Being the animal lover
that I am I found myself constantly looking for information about the World
Trade Center rescue dogs. Thanks to The Scoop, I have been rewarded. Many of
these pictures are from
The Scoop's
website.
Stop by their site for more pictures & info.
update: as more time passes I am
pleased to see more sites for rescue dogs appearing.
| Tascha
came from Ohio to aid in the rescue effort. Her handler is Gary Flynn.
Tascha was one of the many dogs who needed to receive fluids by IV.
(Photo: Sep 18, 2001, Michael Rieger / FEMA) |
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Worf is
also from Ohio, he located the bodies of 2 missing firefighters on the first
day. Working at Ground Zero traumatized him so badly that he is now retired.
(Photo: Michael Snyder / Cincinnati Enquirer) |
FACT: Different dogs alert to their finds in different ways.
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Kinsay
is having an injured paw treated. She came all the way from Texas. (Photo: Sep 20, 2001, Mike Rieger / FEMA)
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This is
Guese; notice the bandage on his left paw. He is a cadaver dog who came from
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources with his handler John Patrick. (Photo: Sep 19, 2001 AP / Kathy Willens) |
FACT: Some dogs specialize in finding cadavers while some specialize in finding live people.
| This is a rescue dog being transported from the rubble. | |
 (Photo: Sep 15, 2001, US Navy / Preston Keres) |
Another rescue dog, hard
at work. |
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update: the dog being
transported is Riley from
Pennsylvania |
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| If anyone knows these dogs please let me know so that they can be named. | |
FACT: Rescue dogs are rewarded upon finding what they search for. This was hard for the dogs working at Ground Zero since they were not finding any survivors. The dogs were rewarded anyway in order to keep their spirits up. Volunteers also took turns hiding among the piles, allowing the dogs to find someone alive, to help keep their enthusiasm for work high.
A dog wishes only to be a selfless friend of his ally and master
-unknown
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This page is dedicated to all search & rescue dogs for the selfless acts that they perform. |
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