They trust us with everything that they have... they follow us in to battle, they search for wounded, and in my heart... they are also heroes of 9/11 That day, those dogs looked at their handlers with complete trust and waited for their tasks. They worked until beyond exhaustion without so much as a whine or grunt. Out of the 100 original 'first responder' dogs, only 12 are still alive today. You can now buy a book called Retrieved which commemorates these 12 heroic canines. They are truly amazing and I so wish that I was able to sit and listen to the stories that they had to tell.
Check out some of these great photos from the Fema site.
this made me cry. i don't know if it's because they're so brave, or cause i love dogs so much, or cause i'm sad that only 12 are still alive (i have a hard time dealing with the fact that our pets don't live forever)... or cause of pms (see previous halloween comment about cupcakes). anyway, great pics, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHeroes, every single one of dem! :)
ReplyDeleteWoofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae