A special dog used to help people is getting some much-needed help of her own at a Virginia clinic, myFOXdc.com reported. <\/p>\n
Red, a 12-year-old black Labrador, is one of the last surviving search and rescue dogs deployed during the 9\/11 attacks. <\/p>\n
Her handler, Heather Roche, told WTTG-TV that Red was recently certified when Sept. 11, 2001, occurred, and the devastating terror attacks were her first big mission. <\/p>\n
Red's job was to find DNA evidence at The Pentagon's north parking lot with 26 other dogs, and according to Roche, she did a \"fantastic job.\" <\/p>\n
\"I got her as a puppy ... You have to convince [her] everything that she does, whether it's climbing ladders or any kind of search, that it's her idea,\" Roche told WTTG-TV. \"No matter what I've asked her to do, she's done it and she's done it flawlessly.\" <\/p>\n
But in her old age Red developed crippling arthritis, and underwent stem cell regenerative therapy Monday to help ease her pain so she can get back out on the job. <\/p>\n
Dr. John Herrity of Burke Animal Clinic in Burke, Va., told WTTG-TV, \"Red has a back issue that, after a fall from a ladder has not really been right, and has been living in pain, so we're going to give those stem cells IV [intravenously] and then also inject them along the back to try to help Red's comfort.\" <\/p>\n
\"She's had a great career and has made a difference to a lot of families by bringing their loved ones home,\" Roche said. <\/p>\n
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