--- description: When he was 2, Bretagne and handler Denise Corliss searched for victims through the rubble of the World Trade Center title: 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Dog: Last Known Dog Dies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt764ac5d8b9a62b88/698896b8a988cad1846b821b/bretagne-dies-dog-911.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [animals](/tag/animals/) ## animals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Last Known 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Dog Dies by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 1:41 PM CUT  Collect picture of Bretagne taking a nap with Deniese while working at 9/11 site.Almost three thousand people died in the attacks of 9/11 and in the immediate days that followed nearly 100 search and rescue dogs and their owners scoured Ground Zero for survivors. Collect picture of Bretagne taking a nap with Deniese while working at 9/11 site.Almost three thousand people died in the attacks of 9/11 and in the immediate days that followed nearly 100 search and rescue dogs and their owners scoured Ground Zero for survivors.Blake Wallis—Barcroft USA/Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 1:41 PM CUT Bretagne, the last living 9/11 search-and-rescue dog, died on Monday at the age of 16. The golden retriever was euthanized in a veterinary clinic in the Houston suburb of Cypress, according to Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, [CBS News reports.](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-known-living-911-search-dog-dies-in-texas-bretagne/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=25289660 "undefined") The canine [worked with Texas Task Force 1](http://time.com/4031126/bretagne-birthday-party-rescue-dog-september11-911/ "undefined") and handler Denise Corliss to search for victims following the terrorist attack that brought down the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001\. He was 2 years old at the time and spent 10 days searching the rubble for human remains. In recent years, Bretagne had been working as a service dog, helping elementary students with special needs. Last September, [he was treated to a birthday](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-known-living-911-search-dog-dies-in-texas-bretagne/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=25289660 "undefined") celebration that included a suite at 1 Hotel Central Park in New York City and a Tiffany & Co. sterling-silver bone. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4359616/911-search-rescue-dog-dies-bretagne/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4359616/911-search-rescue-dog-dies-bretagne/"},"headline":"Last Known 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Dog Dies","datePublished":"2016-06-07T13:41:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:26:06.805Z","description":"When he was 2, Bretagne searched for victims in the rubble of the World Trade Center","url":"https://time.com/4359616/911-search-rescue-dog-dies-bretagne/","keywords":["animals","Know Right Now"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt764ac5d8b9a62b88/698896b8a988cad1846b821b/bretagne-dies-dog-911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt764ac5d8b9a62b88/698896b8a988cad1846b821b/bretagne-dies-dog-911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Collect picture of Bretagne taking a nap with Deniese while working at 9/11 site.Almost three thousand people died in the attacks of 9/11 and in the immediate days that followed nearly 100 search and rescue dogs and their owners scoured Ground Zero for s","caption":"Collect picture of Bretagne taking a nap with Deniese while working at 9/11 site.Almost three thousand people died in the attacks of 9/11 and in the immediate days that followed nearly 100 search and rescue dogs and their owners scoured Ground Zero for s","creditText":"Blake Wallis—Barcroft USA/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/animals/","name":"animals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4359616/911-search-rescue-dog-dies-bretagne/","name":"Last Known 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Dog Dies"}}]}] ```