今年是9/11十周年,紐約時報刊登了七張搜救犬的相片,這些搜救犬都歸私人所有。2001年9月11日,它們在主人的帶領下,第一時間參與了9/11災難的搜救工作,它們是幫助我們人類的真正英雄! 現在它們老了,退休了,有的已經故去。。。。。。
Moxie, age 13, Winthrop, Mass. She arrived at the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11 and began working the next morning. Though she is trained to find survivors, she identified six bodies and many body parts during the eight days she worked there. Since her owner retired her at age 7, she has hunted and spent time on the waterfront.
Orion, age 13, Vacaville, Calif. He worked at the World Trade Center for five days after the attacks and later participated in searches for missing hikers in the High Sierras, at elevations of as much as 12,000 feet. Orion』s owner says that the dog 『『loved the work. His purpose in living was doing search and rescue work.』』
Guinness, age 14, Highland, Calif. He worked at the World Trade Center site for 10 days. In the wake of Katrina and other catastrophic hurricanes, he searched for survivors in areas where the water receded. Guinness』s owner says, 『『We keep the training fun for the dogs; it』s like a game for them.』』
Red, age 11, Annapolis, Md. Trained as a 『『live find』』 dog as well as a 『『cadaver』』 dog. Red was driven by her owner to the Pentagon after the attacks, and she worked for 11 days, finding remains for DNA identification in the north parking-lot area. She retired in July. Her owner says, 『『Red wants to work, but her body just can』t do it anymore.』』
Bailey, age 14, Thompson Station, Tenn. She went to the Pentagon following the attacks of 9/11. Later in her career, she was active in wilderness searches in her home state. Her owner says: 『『Even today, if I say we』re going to search, she』ll get all excited. She still perks up.』』
Tara, age 16, Ipswich, Mass. She arrived at the World Trade Center site at about 1 a.m. the day after the attacks. At that time, her owner says, 『『there was a lot of hope that people would be found alive.』』 Over her nine-year career, she located the victim of a crane collapse and participated in wilderness searches. She died earlier this year.
Bretagne, age 12, Cypress, Tex. She worked at ground zero for 10 days; it was her first deployment. Subsequently, her seven years of active duty included searching for survivors in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
9 /11英雄搜救犬
狗的年齡--人的年齡(概略比照表)
1 月齡 ── 1歲
2 月齡 ── 3歲
3 月齡 ── 5歲
6 月齡 ── 9歲
9 月齡 ── 13歲
1 歲齡 ── 17歲
1歲半齡 ── 20歲
2 歲齡 ── 24歲齡 (此時心智已趨向穩定)
3 歲齡 ── 28歲齡
4 歲齡 ── 32歲齡
5 歲齡 ── 36歲齡
6 歲齡 ── 40歲齡(開始邁入中年, 生體機能開始退化)
7 歲齡 ── 44歲齡
8 歲齡 ── 48歲齡
9 歲齡 ── 52歲齡
10歲齡 ── 56歲齡
11歲齡 ── 60歲齡
12歲齡 ── 64歲齡
13歲齡 ── 68歲齡
14歲齡 ── 72歲齡
15歲齡 ── 76歲齡
16歲齡 ── 80歲齡
17歲齡 ── 84歲齡
18歲齡 ── 88歲齡
19歲齡 ── 94歲齡
20歲齡 ── 96歲齡