Location: College Station, Texas

Service: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Texas A&M Engineering and Extension Service (TEEX)

Partner: Denise Corliss (TEEX)

Deployments: New York City, New York, United States (September 11 Terrorist Attacks)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (Hurricane Katrina)
Cities of Texas, Texas, United States (Hurricane Rita) (Hurricane Ivan)

Allegiance: United States of America

Overview: Bretange (French spelling of Brittany) was a Female Golden Retriever trained by the Texas A&M Engineering and Extension Service (TEEX) as a search and rescue dog. TEEX serves as a training organization for public safety authorities in the State of Texas. Bretange was among many search and rescue dogs from outside New York sent to assist at the World Trade Center disaster site. She served with her detachment from Texas as part of a FEMA Aid Mission.

Bretange served at Ground Zero when she was only 2 years old, and stayed for 10 days to help find survivors and the deceased. After she returned to Texas she went on to assist in relief operations with all of the major hurricanes effecting her service area including Hurricane's Katrina, Rita and Ivan. She retired at age 9 and went on to serve as a goodwill ambassador for the service dogs trained to help the elderly.

On her 16th Birthday Bretange was invited to return to NYC and was given a grand welcome. She and her family were escorted in Limos and a Vintage NYC Taxicab during their stay. She returned to Ground Zero where her efforts were remembered along with the many of the other service dogs who had since passed away. Because many of the other service dogs had passed Bretange was the last known surviving search dog to have served at Ground Zero.

Her owner and TEEX had noted old age had severely effected Bretange's day to day life and on Monday, June 6, 2016 she was put to sleep and relieved of pain at an animal hospital in her hometown in Texas. Her Coworkers and other Local Firefighters, Paramedics and Police Officers attended to show their respects and say their goodbyes. Her coffin was draped in the American Flag and given a police escort to her final resting place.