Message #265640

[Michelle Jahn]

They spent 10 days at the scene searching rubble for human remains.

Nearly 100 other search and rescue dogs were used after 9/11 to try to find and save people trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Centre.

Bretagne retired from active duty aged nine.

After retiring, Bretagne helped other search dogs and volunteered at a reading programme at a primary school in Texas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36466635/last-known-911-rescue-dog-bretagne-dies-aged-16