A local service dog who for years helped comfort first responders in Maryland and across the country will be laid to rest this weekend at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. WBAL-TV remembers Millie, who was a true hero will be buried in a special place of honor.”She wanted to work every day. She was the one that did the work, I was just at the other end of the leash. But she deserves to be noticed, as do all the other service dogs, because they are unwavering, they are necessary,” former handler Debby Rosenberg said.Rosenberg lost more than a family member when her dog Millie passed away in December, she lost her partner. Millie, a Great Pyrenees breed, was a service dog with Crisis Response Canines. Through the national nonprofit organization, she and Rosenberg traveled throughout the state and up and down the East Coast providing comfort to residents and first responders following traumatic events.”Millie’s mission was to help people in need. We focused on the first responders, but the message that she presented was it’s OK not to not be OK, and it’s OK to seek help,” Rosenberg said.Over the years, Millie and Rosenberg spent countless hours visiting 911 dispatch centers, hospitals, and firehouses. They responded to the mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes and to various national disasters. And before her cancer diagnosis, Millie was a constant companion at Unified Command following the collapse of the Key Bridge.”We also spent a lot of time with the salvers. They were the ones that were on the water that we’re doing rescue mission for the lost construction workers,” Roseberg said.On Saturday, Millie will be laid to rest in the pet sanctuary at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. It’s reserved for service, fire and police K-9s regardless of whether they died in the line of duty. The ceremony starts at 11 a.m. and is it will include honor guards and fellow therapy team members. “She is a hero,” Rosenberg said.Millie’s name will be added to the memorial wall, which includes the poem called “To Give My All.” Rosenberg said that’s exactly what Millie did.”We heard a lot of positivity come back that she helped others seek help and just knowing that she’s going to be here honored and remembered, there are no words for it,” Rosenberg said.
A local service dog who for years helped comfort first responders in Maryland and across the country will be laid to rest this weekend at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. WBAL-TV remembers Millie, who was a true hero will be buried in a special place of honor.
“She wanted to work every day. She was the one that did the work, I was just at the other end of the leash. But she deserves to be noticed, as do all the other service dogs, because they are unwavering, they are necessary,” former handler Debby Rosenberg said.
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Rosenberg lost more than a family member when her dog Millie passed away in December, she lost her partner. Millie, a Great Pyrenees breed, was a service dog with Crisis Response Canines. Through the national nonprofit organization, she and Rosenberg traveled throughout the state and up and down the East Coast providing comfort to residents and first responders following traumatic events.
“Millie’s mission was to help people in need. We focused on the first responders, but the message that she presented was it’s OK not to not be OK, and it’s OK to seek help,” Rosenberg said.
Over the years, Millie and Rosenberg spent countless hours visiting 911 dispatch centers, hospitals, and firehouses. They responded to the mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes and to various national disasters. And before her cancer diagnosis, Millie was a constant companion at Unified Command following the collapse of the Key Bridge.
“We also spent a lot of time with the salvers. They were the ones that were on the water that we’re doing rescue mission for the lost construction workers,” Roseberg said.
On Saturday, Millie will be laid to rest in the pet sanctuary at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. It’s reserved for service, fire and police K-9s regardless of whether they died in the line of duty.
The ceremony starts at 11 a.m. and is it will include honor guards and fellow therapy team members.
“She is a hero,” Rosenberg said.
Millie’s name will be added to the memorial wall, which includes the poem called “To Give My All.” Rosenberg said that’s exactly what Millie did.
“We heard a lot of positivity come back that she helped others seek help and just knowing that she’s going to be here honored and remembered, there are no words for it,” Rosenberg said.
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