George HW Bush's service dog Sully pays touching last tribute

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Sully the dog sleeps next to the casket of the late US President George HW Bush



Sully the dog will be travelling with the casket on the flight from Texas to Washington DC on Monday.

Sully is named after the airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, saving all 155 passengers and crew on board.

The two-year-old labrador was assigned earlier this year as a service dog to Mr Bush who used a wheelchair in the last years of his life. A highly trained dog, Sully can perform a number of commands, including opening doors and fetching items such as the phone when it rings.

He will now work as a service dog, assisting with therapy for wounded soldiers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46424261

[FM123]

1. What a touching depiction of love and devotion.

To our dogs, we are just us.

[kysrsoze]

2. Poor thing. A relative's dog stopped eating and deteriorated when

he died. She went soon after he did. She was such a sweet dog.