# The last 9/11 service dog has died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795 "2016-06-08T01:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/1 "2016-06-08T01:01:27Z")
[Bretagne](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/a-very-very-good-dog?utm_term=.lr9Dz5Yn7G#.cl02wE8Wkz), the last living search & rescue dog who served at Ground Zero was put to sleep yesterday after suffering from kidney failure. She was a few months shy of her 17th birthday. She lived a good life, which was neither mundane or pointless. A word of advice, don’t read the article on your phone at work, especially if you have a dog the same age at home. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/2 "2016-06-08T01:59:02Z")
Every time I read an article like this a dust cloud, or something, comes around and my eyes get messed up. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/3 "2016-06-08T18:08:32Z")
I saw that. Nice to see the local firefighters lined up and gave her a last salute. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant…” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/4 "2016-06-08T19:12:54Z")
Sweet baby. Looks like she had a good long life. She’ll be waiting for her owner at the Rainbow Bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/5 "2016-06-08T19:43:59Z")
I have a great deal of admiration for service animals. Fair winds and following seas. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/6 "2016-06-09T00:37:48Z")
I remember reading stories about them at the time. They were getting as depressed as their handlers. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/7 "2016-06-09T14:01:49Z")
I remember reading some of the rescue workers would “hide” so the dogs could find someone alive, just to keep their spirits up. Don’t tell me dogs don’t know. They know. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-9-11-service-dog-has-died/756795/8 "2016-06-09T21:22:25Z")
_ **Good** _ dog. ☹