These old wonderfull faces say it all...

[Tucker's Mom]

These are the dogs that worked the trade center that are still alive but retired, they are heroes too,

-Their eyes say everything you need to know about them. Just amazing creatures.

True heroes of 9/11 still with us today...​

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Moxie, 13, from Winthrop , Massachusetts , arrived with her handler, Mark Aliberti, at the World Trade Center on the evening of September 11 and searched the site for eight days

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Tara, 16, from Ipswich , Massachusetts , arrived at the World Trade Center on the night of the 11th. The dog and her handler Lee Prentiss were there for eight days

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Kaiser, 12, pictured at home in Indianapolis , Indiana , was deployed to the World Trade Center on September 11 and searched tirelessly for people in the rubble

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Bretagne and his owner Denise Corliss from Cypress , Texas , arrived at the site in New York on September 17, remaining there for ten days

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Guinness, 15, from Highland , California , started work at the site with Sheila McKee on the morning of September 13 and was deployed at the site for 11 days

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Merlyn and his handler Matt Claussen were deployed to Ground Zero on September 24, working the night shift for five days

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Red, 11, from Annapolis , Maryland , went with Heather Roche to the Pentagon from September 16 until the 27 as part of the Bay Area Recovery Canines

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Abigail, above, was deployed on the eve evening of September 17, searching for 10 days

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while Tuff arrived in New York at 11:00 pm on the day of attack to start working early the next day

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Handler Julie Noyes and Hoke were deployed to the World Trade Center from their home in Denver on September 24 and searched for five days

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Scout and another unknown dog lie among the rubble at Ground Zero, just two of nearly 100 search and rescue animals who helped to search for survivors

During the chaos of the 9/11 attacks, where almost 3,000 people died, nearly 100 loyal search and rescue dogs and their brave owners scoured Ground Zero for survivors.

Now, ten years on, just 12 of these heroic canines survive, and they have been commemorated in a touching series of portraits entitled 'Retrieved'.

These dogs worked tirelessly to search for anyone trapped alive in the rubble, along with countless emergency service workers and members of the public.

Traveling across nine states in the U.S. from Texas to Maryland , Dutch photographer Charlotte Dumas, 34, captured the remaining dogs in their twilight years in their homes where they still live with their handlers, a full decade on from 9/11.

Their stories have now been compiled in a book, called Retrieved, which is published on Friday, the tenth anniversary of the attacks.

Noted for her touching portraits of animals, especially dogs, Charlotte wanted 'Retrieved' to mark not only the anniversary of the September 2001 attacks, but also as recognition for some of the first responders and their dogs.

'I felt this was a turning point, especially for the dogs, who although are not forgotten, are not as prominent as the human stories involved,' explained Charlotte, who splits her time between New York and Amsterdam .

'They speak to us as a different species and animals are greatly important for our sense of empathy and to put things into perspective.'

 

[B2Tall]

My sister is involved in volunteer SAR in Utah. She says that the dogs suffer the same emotions that people do in such cases, especially when it turns into a "recovery" op and not a rescue. Many trainers/handlers she has dealt with will, at the end of the day, have someone hide in the search area so that the dog can find a living person instead of a dead body. It provides a positive ending for the dog's day instead of the doom-and-gloom that often hangs over such operations.

 

[johnmed3]

True animal heroes. Many times people forget our pets/friends from the canine family are very noble

 

[The_Outlaw]

True animal heroes. Many times people forget our pets/friends from the canine family are very noble

Very true.
This whole thread makes me miss my dog 'Buddy'. :-(

 

[Tucker's Mom]

Before Tucker, we had Coopers (named after a South Australian beer). A week before he was to attend an SAR course, he died. I missed him a lot. He was my dog. We still cry over him every now and then but not as much any more because Tucker gives us joy. Not as smart as Coopers but very sensitive...and talkative -- ultra talkative. When he knows he is going out with his dad (my husband) he'd looked at me and I will pretend I am sad that they are leaving me home, he'd licked me to death and give me a doggie bath all over like as if saying, "don't be sad, Mom -- we will back soon"...he's constantly in training to keep up with Coopers.

 

[swsd40]

Damn. I had a Chocolate Lab, 'Barney'. Very loyal, even to his last breath, when he peacefully passed while laying in my arms. He LOVED playing catch and riding in my truck, lol, he always had to ride in the cab, he never wanted to be in the back. Always in the garage with me, no matter if during the august heat or the dead of winter. Loyal. Always let me know when someone was here, and if that person was nice or not nice, I trusted him, he was never wrong. I miss him very much. Damn. Good thread Mom.

 

[swsd40]

This thread might be a 2 kleenex box thread....... excuse me while i blow my nose. :-(