We'd like to remember just how much dogs helped humans in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. If there was ever a time in history where dogs proved their distinction as Man's Best Friend, it was during this unimaginable and overwhelming tragedy.
The 9/11 attacks brought about the largest deployment of Search and Rescue (SAR) dogs in U.S. history. Over 350 trained SAR dogs and handlers came to the Twin Towers site and the Pentagon to search for survivors and to find bodies. The SAR dogs were mostly Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Collies, along with some Spaniels, Dachshunds, other pure breeds and plenty of talented mutts.
This event created a remarkable elevation of the human-canine bond, where dogs and people worked together, understood each other's needs, and helped each other on physical, emotional and even spiritual levels, to get through a crisis neither species understood.
Search and Rescue Dogs save human lives every day. The magnitude of 9/11 brought over 300 of these devoted canines together, bringing international attention as to how remarkable they are. After 9/11, some SAR dogs retired from duty and lived out the rest of their lives as pets. Some went on to work other major disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina.
To all of these heroic pups as well as those who remain anonymous: Thank you and Godspeed.
The 9/11 attacks brought about the largest deployment of Search and Rescue (SAR) dogs in U.S. history. Over 350 trained SAR dogs and handlers came to the Twin Towers site and the Pentagon to search for survivors and to find bodies. The SAR dogs were mostly Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Collies, along with some Spaniels, Dachshunds, other pure breeds and plenty of talented mutts. This event created a remarkable elevation of the human-canine bond, where dogs and people worked together, understood each other's needs, and helped each other on physical, emotional and even spiritual levels, to get through a crisis neither species understood.
Search and Rescue Dogs save human lives every day. The magnitude of 9/11 brought over 300 of these devoted canines together, bringing international attention as to how remarkable they are. After 9/11, some SAR dogs retired from duty and lived out the rest of their lives as pets. Some went on to work other major disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina.
To all of these heroic pups as well as those who remain anonymous: Thank you and Godspeed.
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