9-11 Rescue Dog Gets Hero’s Send Off [Video]

Bretagne (pronounced Brittany) was one of the rescue dogs who searched for survivors at Ground Zero in New York City in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks.

At 17, she was suffering, and her quality of life diminshed to the point where the tough decision to put her down was made. Her last walk to the veterinarian's office will make you tear up a little.

Since Bretagne was offically the last rescue dog remaining from the fateful day, almost two dozen local firefighters and members of the search dog community honoured Bretagne with a hero's send-off, lining the entrance to the vet's office and saluting the old dog as she passed by.After Bretagne was put down, her body was draped with an American flag.

She'll be taken to Texas A&M University, where vets will study possible effects that exposure to Ground Zero had on her body.