Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies

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Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#1

Posted: 7/26/07 at 12:56pm

NEW YORK (July 26) - A black Labrador who became a national canine hero after burrowing through white-hot, smoking debris in search of survivors at the World Trade Center site died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.



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Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies

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Updated On: 7/26/07 at 12:56 PM

[Kristie-K2]

re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#2

Posted: 7/26/07 at 1:14pm

Now that's a hero!!! Bless his heart!!!!

[SorryGrateful]

re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#2

Posted: 7/26/07 at 1:14pm

What a wonderful dog! How sad.

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[PalJoey]

re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#3

Posted: 7/26/07 at 2:50pm

This was not just an animal. This was a saint.

[AbbaRabbit]

re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#4

Posted: 7/26/07 at 2:53pm

how sad. may he rest in peace.

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re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#5

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:18pm

If you read the article, it says that he also helped in New Orleans after Katrina and in other occasions !
What a wonderful dog ! So much more helpful and useful than many humans ! I strongly believe and say, that dogs are the most wonderful and kind beings on earth !

May he rest in peace !

[RockabyeHamlet]

re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#6

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:44pm

That dog's actions defy discription. He did what many humans would be afraid to do. God Bless him.

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[Tom1071]

re: Rescue Dog Who Searched for 9/11 Survivors Dies#7

Posted: 7/26/07 at 4:46pm

Not to diminish his contribution because he was a truly remarkable animal...but as the article says, it will be difficult to determine if his cancer was related to being apart of the 9/11 rescue efforts or a common occurance in animals of that age.

He was 12 years old. The life expectancy for a Labrador is 11 to 14 years. My Lab was put down at 12 because of cancer. It was heartbreaking.

What amazing joy and love our pets bring to our lives.