9/11's last surviving search dog Bretagne dies aged 16 | Daily Mail Online

9/11's last surviving search dog Bretagne dies aged 16 | Daily Mail Online
The emotional moment firefighters salute Bretagne - the last surviving 9/11 search dog - as she arrives to be euthanized at the age of sixteen

• Bretagne, a 16-year-old search golden retriever, was euthanized on Monday 
• The dog was the last living search canine who responded to September 11 
• The terrorist attack was Bretagne's first-ever search and rescue mission 
• She later took part in rescue efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan 
• Bretagne was suffering from kidney failure and had stopped eating 

The last surviving search dog who helped to find survivors after the Twin Towers came crashing down on September 11 has died.
Bretagne, a 16-year-old golden retriever, was euthanized on Monday in a Texas veterinary hospital.
With a host of honors to her name and countless searches behind her, Bretagne was honored - as any human would be - one final time before her death.
A row of firefighters stood at attention as Bretagne walked with her owner, Denise Corliss, into the Fairfield Animal Hospital in Cypress, Texas.

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Respect: Bretagne, a 16-year-old golden retriever who was part of the search team during 9/11, was euthanized on Monday in a Texas veterinary hospital

Bretagne began suffering from kidney failure and when she stopped eating, Corliss knew it was time to say goodbye.
'She was really anxious last night and she just wanted to be with me.
'So I laid down with her, right next to her. When she could feel me, she could settle down and go to sleep. I slept with her like that all night,' Corliss told TODAY..."