[1] Ana was one of the first search dogs to be deployed to the site of the World Trade Center following the September 11 attacks.
[2] Ana was born to a backyard breeder, and proved to be too active to work as an assistance dog.
[3][4] Ana was trained at a kennel in Gilroy, California, and, upon graduation, she was the first nationally certified Fire Department Disaster Search Canine and the first dog certified by the Search Dog Foundation.
[4] Besides the World Trade Center search, Ana and Captain Lee were involved in several other searches, including the sites of collapsed buildings in Sacramento,[6] and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
[7] She was featured on a report on Animal Planet,[8] and on the National Geographic Channel's Dogs with Jobs.