Amazing Two Guide Dogs Salty and Roselle.

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Salty and Roselle were two guide dogs who were with their owners in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in New York City. They each successfully guided their owners out of the burning towers before they collapsed, feats which were later recognised when they were awarded the Dickin Medal by the British charity the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.[1] Roselle went on to be posthumously named American Hero Dog of the Year 2011 by the American Humane Society, and has a book written about her.

Salty[edit]

Salty
SpeciesDog
BreedLabrador Retriever
SexMale
BornDecember 12, 1996
DiedMarch 28, 2008 (aged 11)
Nation fromUnited States
OccupationGuide dog
Years active1998–2008
OwnerOmar Rivera
AppearanceYellow coat
AwardsDickin Medal
Partners in Courage award
Salty (December 12, 1996 – March 28, 2008) was trained as a guide dog in early 1998 by Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York.[2] Part of his training included taking trips on the New York City Subway and getting used to traffic in the Bronx. Omar Rivera was introduced to Salty by his instructor, Caroline McCabe-Sandler.[2]
When the attacks occurred on September 11, Salty and his owner, Omar Rivera, found themselves on the 71st floor.[3] Rivera was working at the headquarters of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. After refusing to leave Rivera's side, Salty and Rivera's supervisor, Donna Enright, led him to safety.[4] About halfway down, a co-worker, trying to help, tried to take Salty's lead but the dog refused to leave Omar.[2]

Roselle[edit]

Roselle
SpeciesDog
BreedLabrador Retriever
SexFemale
BornMarch 12, 1998
San Rafael, California
DiedJune 26, 2011 (aged 13)
Nation fromUnited States
OccupationGuide dog
Years active1999–2011
OwnerMichael Hingson
AppearanceYellow coat
AwardsDickin Medal
American Hero Dog of the Year 2011
Website
Roselle (March 12, 1998 – June 26, 2011) was born in San Rafael, California, on March 12, 1998, at the Guide Dogs for the Blind. She was moved to Santa Barbara, California, to be raised by Kay and Ted Stern. After this she was returned to Guide Dogs for the Blind so that she could be trained as a guide dog.[5] Roselle and her owner, Michael Hingson, first met on November 22, 1999. She was Hingson's fifth guide dog.[6]
Roselle was asleep under her owner's desk on the 78th floor in Tower 1 of theWorld Trade Center when the attack commenced. She was awakened by the plane impacting some fifteen floors above them.[4] Roselle calmly led Hingson to stairwell B, despite the smoke, confusion and noise surrounding her.[7]
She led her owner and 30 other people down 1,463 steps out of the tower. After descending over half the distance, they passed the firemen who were heading up, who Roselle stopped to greet.[8] The descent took just over an hour. Just after they exited the tower, Tower 2 collapsed, sending debris flying.[9] Hingson later said, "While everyone ran in panic, Roselle remained totally focused on her job, while debris fell around us, and even hit us, Roselle stayed calm."[10] Once clear, Roselle led her owner to the safety of a subway station,[10] where they helped a woman who had been blinded by falling debris. Once they arrived home, Roselle immediately began playing with her retired guide dog predecessor, Linnie, as if nothing important had happened.[11]
After the attacks, Hingson changed careers from a computer salesman to working for the Guide Dogs for the Blind as Public Affairs Director. Hingson and Roselle appeared on numerous television shows including Larry King Live, the CBS Morning Show and Regis and Kelly. They also appeared on a float during the 2002 Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA.[6]
In 2004, Roselle was diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, but medications were able to control the condition. In March 2007 she retired from guiding after it was discovered that the medication was beginning to damage her kidneys. She continued to live with Hingson, who was assigned a new guide dog, Africa.[5] On June 24, 2011, Hingson suspected that something was wrong with Roselle and took her to her local vet, who diagnosed her with a stomach ulcer. Roselle died two days later on June 26, at 8:52 pm. In her memory, Hingson wrote a book of their 9/11 experience entitledThunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero and set up a charitable foundation to raise money to help vision-impaired people engage more fully in everyday life.[6]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_and_Roselle

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