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Rico is gaining weight and getting better! He keeps trying to stick his head through the fence when rabbits run through the fence, and keeps getting his nose bumped. Anyway, Rico says hi!

Over 300 dogs helped out following the attacks on 9/11. SAR dogs, therapy dogs, working dogs. Every story was an inspiration. I wish I could list highlight every dog that helped that day, but there are so many stories! But today we remember, and we honor them.

1/4 Jenner and Merlyn were two SAR dogs at Ground Zero. Jenner was a black lab who worked at the site along with her trainer Ann Wichmann. Merlyn, handled by Matt Clausen, was also on site. Why is this special? Jenner was two year old Merlyn’s dad.

1/2 Hansen was a 7 year old Belgian Sheepdog who worked alongside his handle, Lindenhurst Fire Chief Steve Smaldon for an astonishing 150 days. He found many people, including the bodies of two NYPD officers,

1/3 Even the dogs were impacted by what they saw. One such dog was Worf. Worf was a 12 year old German Shepherd who deployed to the scene and found the remains of two firefighters on his first day. Worf was impacted by what he saw. He stopped eating, he shut down. His fur even began falling out.

1/4 Not every dog searched for people in the rubble, some dogs searched for ways to help those left behind. One such dog was Nikie. Nikie was a trained therapy dog, and following 9/11 his services were desperately needed. Nikie reported to the Family Assistance Center along with her handler

1/3 Ricky the rat terrier was the smallest dog to deploy to Ground Zero. He was 17” tall and weighed just 18 pounds but he was fearless! And his small size was a huge asset. Ricky was able to travel through small areas where other dogs or people couldn’t fit.

1/3 Sage was two when she deployed to the Pentagon with her handler Diane Whetsel. While there, she discovered many people, including one of the bodies of the terrorists who hijacked the plane. She spent many years as a SAR dog, by the time she retired she had traveled to

Otto was one of the dogs which deployed to the Pentagon with the National Search Dog Foundation (SDF). He accompanied his trainer, Sonja Heritage. He was on the scene almost immediately as part of Virginia Task Force 1. The pair spent over 10 days searching the site. Today we honor Otto.

1/3 Today we remember Cara the skydiving camera dog. Cara deployed as part of Florida Task Force Two along with her handler Mike Forsythe. For days searchers tried to find a way to deploy cameras into the rubble. Forsythe feared that a traditional camera harness could result in injury to Cara if she

1/3 Trakr was retired when he deployed to Ground Zero on 9/11. The Canadian dog had already had a distinguished career as a K9, having found over 1 million dollars worth of contraband prior to his retirement in May 2001. But, as they drove 15 hours to offer to help,

1/4 Today, it is especially important to remember Sirius. Sirius was a NY Port Authority K9 which deployed to the scene on that early Tuesday morning. Sirius was the only K9 killed on that day, being caught in the falling rubble. His partner Lt David Lim

1/3 Remember them - Bretagne was two years old when the call came for teams to deploy as part of Texas Task Force 1. She worked hard searching the rubble, along with over 300 other SAR dogs and their handlers. She also deployed to other disaster sites through the

1/3 Remember them - Apollo, first on the scene. On 9/11/01, Apollo was scheduled to receive an ACE Award for Exellence. Instead, this NYPD K9 deployed to Ground Zero just as the towers fell. Apollo, fell into a hole just as the collapse happened, and his partner

Remember them- Abby, a black Labrador who was trained by the National Search Dog Foundation (SDF). Her handler was named Debra Tosch. She was born in the bedroom of the founder of SDF in October 1997.

Book recommendation for today, “Thunder Dog,” about a service dog who led her human away from Ground Zero.

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We watched Straight Talk, and at the end everyone honked their horns to let Dolly’s character know they loved her, we should do that, everyone should honk their horns at once to show Dolly’s family how much we love them, and her. How about Saturday at noon EST??? #DollyParton

Ok, we’re doing a moment of silence at 12:00 pm EST!

Google Dolly Parton. 😭

I want to thank Dolly Parton for showing the world that it is ok to be from the Appalachian region and that we have a lot to offer. She was an inspiration and a great ambassador. She did so much for so many and didn’t really ask a lot. She brought happiness to so many, we should all be so lucky.

In a world full of Donalds, be a Dolly. Always. #RIPDolly

This is sad news, she was a huge bright spot and my mom loved her. She did so much for so many people. In her honor, go do something truly good for people today.

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