Bretagne (August 25, 1999–June 6, 2016)[1] (pronounced Brittany)[2] was a Golden Retriever rescue dog who searched for survivors at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks.
[5] Corliss, a volunteer firefighter with the Cy-Fair Fire Department, began training Bretagne for search and rescue work at just eight weeks old.
First grade students who were shy about reading aloud were more willing when Bretagne was there lending a friendly listening ear.
[1][9] As Bretagne entered the animal hospital in Cypress, Texas, firefighters and search and rescue workers from the fire department lined the sidewalk and saluted.
When she was carried out later by the search and rescue workers, in a casket draped in a Texas flag, the line of firefighters resumed their salute wearing black bands across their badges.