# Thank you, Bear.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-bear/119919>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 20, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-bear/119919 "2002-07-20T02:32:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-bear/119919/1 "2002-07-20T02:32:41Z")

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[CNN–9/11 hero dog wins insurance reprieve](http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/19/bear.insurance/index.html)

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> Bear, a 12-year-old golden retriever, risked his life and health to locate people trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the September 11 terrorist attacks. His human partner Scott Shields says that in the first few days after the attack Bear located more human survivors than any other dog at the site.

I wish I could thank you in person. But I’m glad you’re getting good care after all your hard work for us.

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**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-bear/119919/2 "2002-07-20T02:55:30Z")

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If you can, go give a SAR dog a snuggle tonight.