[bksvol-discuss] Re: my 2 cents about guide dogs
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:15:20 -0800 (PST)
Uh-oh. I think I hit reply when I meant to hit delete.
Sorry. I was laughing at that second woman. Do you
think she was serious or teasing her stupid friend? I
can't believe some people.
Cindy
--- Rose Combs <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Several years ago my husband and some other men from
> our blind bowling
> league were in a men's tournament. I was sitting
> behind the lanes and had
> the honor of watching three guide dogs, one was
> hiding under the table and
> the other two were on either side of me. I was
> reading a Braille book.
>
> Two ladies went by and one said "Oh, my, look, that
> lady is in such terrible
> shape she needs to of those guide dogs. The other
> one said "No, dear, one
> of them is her guide, the other one reads her mail."
>
>
> I have often wondered what task the third one would
> have had if they had
> noted him.
>
>
>
>
> Rose Combs
> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gary Petraccaro
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:49 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my 2 cents about guide
> dogs
>
>
> I always loved it when someone would call my dog
> "one of those blind dogs."
> I was always tempted to say that the dog was fine.
> <grin>
> Btw, the use of the dog was the worst part about
> Longstreet. Early Edition
> did it much better.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: E. <mailto:thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:18 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my 2 cents about guide
> dogs
>
> Seeing Eye dogs only come from Seeing Eye in N.J.
> All others are
> guides. I write this as reference. People are
> starting to say "service
> dogs" to dover dogs who either act as guides for
> blind folks or help others
> with other disabilities such as hearing or other
> mobility issues. Just a
> note for clarification and certainly not a
> criticism.
>
> E.
>
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