6/23/2023 0 Comments Roselle thunder dog![]() ![]() After refusing to leave Rivera's side, Salty and Rivera's supervisor, Donna Enright, led him to safety. Rivera was working at the headquarters of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. ![]() When the attacks occurred on September 11, 2001, Salty and his owner, Omar Rivera, found themselves on the 71st floor. Omar Rivera was introduced to Salty by Salty's instructor, Caroline McCabe-Sandler. Part of his training included taking trips on the New York City Subway and getting used to traffic in the Bronx. Salty (Decem– March 28, 2008) was trained as a guide dog in early 1998 by Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York. ![]() Roselle went on to be posthumously named American Hero Dog of the Year 2011 by American Humane, and has a book written about her. They each guided their owners out of the burning towers before they collapsed, feats which were later recognized when they were awarded the Dickin Medal by the British charity the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. 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. Roselle with owner Michael Hingson and Omar Rivera with Salty ![]()
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