11/09/2021
The Museum of the Dog has a new exhibit honoring Search and Rescue Dogs: 9/11 Remembered: Search and Rescue Dogs. The exhibit runs through January 2, 2022. THE NEW BARKER will share a link below for a virtual tour, which is free to access and view.
Before September 11, 2001, the general public did not have a clear idea of what search and rescue (SAR) dogs did. That would all change when over 300 SAR teams would be called in to help the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center and the Twin Towers. These dogs would take center stage and show their value during a time of such tragedy. 9/11 Remembered: Search and Rescue Dogs examines the history of search and rescue dogs and highlights the SAR dogs of 9/11.
Highlights of the exhibit include several sculptures from the DOGNY statue project (one of which is shown in the photo) and the winners of the “Salute to Search and Rescue Dogs” art contest, hosted by the museum (two, shown in the photo).
Someone posted on the Museum's Facebook about meeting two physicians who managed the mobile surgical unit at ground zero. The physicians told him that patients were placed into two categories: the walking wounded, and the search and rescue workers, which were the majority of patients they saw. Their patients included the SAR dogs, who like their handlers, were treated for dehydration, exhaustion, eye and extremity trauma from hot or sharp debris, and chemical irritants. "Many of these dogs and their handlers succumbed to the long term effects of inhalation injuries from particulates and carcinogens," wrote John Kowalski. "Let there be no doubt that they gave their all for this mission."
Virtual tour: https://youtu.be/DDs_27zFOYQ
