THE HERO DOGS OF 9-11

THE HERO DOGS OF 9-11 Salty was a seeing eye dog for his owner. His owner tried to save Salty by telling the dog to leave without him, but instead, Salty led his owner down 70 floors and saved his life. He was awarded the Dickin Medal Roselle was a seeing eye dog, and was awarded the Dickin Medal for leading her owner and 30 other people out of the north tower, saving their live Apollo was the first search and rescue dog to arrive at the towers. He was almost killed by the fire. He was given multiple medals and honors, and is one of the only dogs to have ever been cloned Thunder was part of a two dog team. Ricky and Thunder would work together to signal for bodies. Ricky would point, and Thunder confirm by lying down. They let rescuers know exactly where the bodies were with this method. "Ricky was the smallest dog on the scene at 9/11. He was able to squeeze into places that nobody else could. He had no fear, even with his small size." Coby and Guinness were two Labrador Retrievers who went above and beyond. They searched tirelessly for bodies for 12 hour shifts for 11 days in a row. Riley was a search and rescue dog. This iconic photo shows her being transported to the debris. She was tasked with finding survivors, though she mainly found bodies, which depressed her. She also provided comfort to countless families during one of the worst days of their lives. Trakr found the last survivor of 9/11, who had been trapped under rubble for 26 hours. He worked until September 14th, when he eventually collapsed due to smoke inhalation. He was given countless awards for his bravery and dedication. Jake was a search and rescue dog, and worked tirelessly for 17 days in the debris of the Twin Towers. He went on to save even more lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. When Ground Zero yielded no survivors, the K9s grew depressed, forcing handlers and firefighters to hide in the rubble to give them motivational "finds." Over 300 specially trained working dogs deployed to Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville following the September 11, 2001