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Greetings to all of you, your loved ones and canines from Dorian and me here in West Hollywood. I hope this communication finds you happy and healthy and that many of you are planning to attend Guide Dog Day at the Capitol and GDUC's spring convention activities. Guide Dog Day will be celebrated differently this year taking place on the west steps of the Capitol in Sacramento from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 10. GDUC will be highlighting the many accomplishments our guide dog movement has achieved while at the same time raising awareness of the serious threats faced by working teams as the result of uncontrolled dog attacks and irresponsible pet owners. It is essential to have a large turnout at Guide Dog Day in order to achieve our objectives in raising public awareness and attracting media attention. The CCB convention is taking place in Sacramento immediately following this event, and there will be busses for safely storing luggage and convenient transportation to and from the Arden West Hilton Hotel. Guide Dog Day at the Capitol will feature Assemblywoman and puppy raiser, Fran Pavley, handlers' accounts of uncontrolled dog attacks on their guides and of course, this year's winner of GDUC's California Guide Dog Instructor of the Year award, Lori Brown. Lori is an instructor at Guide Dogs for the Blind's Oregon campus and is the first ever woman to win GDUC's prestigious honor. Stay tune for more details about Lori Brown. Guide Dog Users of California's convention promises to be both interesting and informative with a hands-on first aid for dogs presentation by the Sacramento Red Cross during our Saturday, April 12 morning program and Ralph Dennard as our luncheon speaker. Ralph is the founder and creator of the San Francisco SPCA identification and training program for hearing dogs which has been both innovative and highly successful. GDUC's program agenda will appear later in this edition of Forward. My enthusiasm for what's coming up in GDUC doesn't mean that lots hasn't been going on since my last message to all of you. In January, I attended the Coalition of Assistance Dog Organizations, CADO, International Association of Assistance Dog Partners, IAADP and Assistance Dogs International, ADI meetings in San Antonio, Texas. I represented guide dog handlers alongside Debbie Grubb, President of Guide Dog Users, Inc., GDUI, and extensive reports of all those activities will be published in Pawtracks for your information. The Department of Justice is taking its time getting around to establishing its promised Advanced Announcement of Proposed Rule Making, AAPRM, but this does not diminish the important fact that the definitions carefully worked out and agreed upon by the CADO representatives enjoy strong support by the vast majority of assistance dog partners around the country including guide dog handlers. The U.S. Council of Dog Guide Schools is beginning to understand and appreciate the effort and reasoning that have resulted from CADO's efforts, and it is my fervent hope that guide dog handlers will not be shy about urging guide dog schools to allow us to speak with one voice by asking them to stand with us in supporting the CADO initiatives. I was not in attendance at the first meeting with John Wodatch at the Department of Justice but will have the honor of attending the second one later this spring with Debbie, and I am proud to be a part of this important far reaching effort on behalf of the guide dog movement's future in this country. At the conclusion of the first meeting, John Wodatch stated that CADO's was the best and most professional presentation DOJ had ever witnessed by a consumer advocacy group. Well, I think I've covered just about as much territory in this message as the lengthy course of the Alaskan Iditarod which you will read more about later in this issue of Forward. In the meantime, I hope to see as many of you as possible in Sacramento for Guide Dog Day at the Capitol, the CCB convention and GDUC's Saturday April 12 activities. Continued safe traveling with your guides, and read on! Sheila Styron |
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A review by Abby Vincent I went to the history of dogs exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History today, with my guide dog Mills by my side. It was quite interesting. Since it was the Veterans' Day holiday, many children with parents were there. I don't know how many times I heard "hey, Mommy, there's a real dog". There was a model of a German Shepherd guide in harness that you could touch. One child said, "look, there's a pretend dog and a real dog". His father tried to explain that the dog helps the lady. Answer: "that's boring". There were models of dogs showing the different structures of early, middle, and modern dogs and their various relatives. One side shows the inside bone structure, the other side shows the outside of the dog. One exhibit had the "Canine Companions for Independence" harness, a hearing dog jacket and, of course, a guide dog harness. Many of the exhibits had audio. The table in front is about the height a wheelchair user would need. On the right is a cone-shaped earpiece. To the left of that is a button you press to hear the audio. There are some sound illustrations of various howls, barks. One exhibit shows a search and rescue team looking for people lost in a snow bank. There are samples of sculptures from different cultures. I was impressed with how early in the history of humankind dogs were used as companions and workers. I did have a sighted guide. He was most helpful getting around the kids. He did read some of the descriptions to me and described the layout of the exhibit. If you do go, behind the building, not the side with the steps, there's a cheap parking lot and an entrance for wheelchair users. If you're disabled, you get in free. When the exhibit leaves Los Angeles, in January, it will travel to other areas. I hope many of you get a chance to see this well-presented tribute to dogs and their relationship to humans. |
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1. The dog lives here. You don't. 2. If you don't want dog hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. 3. Yes, he has some disgusting habits. So do I and so do you. What's your point? 4. OF COURSE he smells like a dog. 5. It's his nature to try to sniff your crotch. Please feel free to sniff his. 6. I like him a lot better than I like most people. 7. To you he's a dog. To me he's an adopted son who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly. I have no problem with any of these things. 8. Dogs are better than kids. They eat less, don't ask for money all the time, are easier to train, usually come when called, never drive your car, don't hang out with drug-using friends, don't smoke or drink, don't worry about whether they have the latest fashions, don't wear your clothes, don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and if they get pregnant you can sell the pups. |
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When: April 10, 2003; 11 am to 1 pm Where: The West Steps of the Capitol Why: To celebrate the accomplishments of California guide dog teams and to raise public awareness of the need for responsible pet ownership in order to prevent vicious dog attacks on our guides. Who will be there: Guide dog handlers, legislators, the press, the California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind, representatives from the three California guide dog schools, puppy raisers, law enforcement representatives and concerned members of the public. What will take place: April 10, 2003, will officially be proclaimed GUIDE DOG DAY AT THE CAPITOL by the office of the Honorable Governor Gray Davis. Guide Dog Users of California will present its annual award to the California Guide Dog Instructor of the Year. Assemblywoman Fran Pavley will speak. Guide dog handlers will tell their stories and we will all celebrate the beauty, freedom and independence blind handlers experience when working with guide dogs. |
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by Debbie Grubb On Friday, January 10, 2003, the Coalition of Assistance Dog Organizations met in San Antonio, Texas. Linda Jennings, President of Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and Corey Hudson, ADI Secretary, represented that organization. Ed Eames, President of the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) Toni Eames and Joan Froling, Chair of the IAADP Board represented that organization and Debbie Grubb and Sheila Styron represented GDUI. Wells Jones, Executive Director of the Guide Dog Foundation, participated in the meeting representing his school which is a member of the Council of United States Dog Guide Schools. Meeting outcomes: 1. Debbie Grubb reported on two conversations she had with Jeanine Worden from the Department of Justice Housing and Civil Enforcement Section who has informally served as a liaison between CADO and John Wodatch, Chief of the Department of Justice Disability Rights Section. Jeanine Worden stated that the ADA Title III regulations, where the service animal definition is housed, are still up for their ten year review. This review must take place although there is no time line for that to occur. The work being done by the Access Board on rewriting the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) comes under Title III and the regulations review may wait until that work is complete. The DOJ Business Brief concerning service animals that was released in January of 2002 is still being circulated. Jeanine Worden will speak to John Wodatch about revising the Service Animal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in order to address CADO's concerns about guard and protection animals being classed as service animals and that individual training to perform a task to mitigate a disability is the test for legitimacy of a service animal. She reminded CADO that there is no guarantee that the Regulation change will come out as we would like it to. It is crucial that we respond to the DOJ Notice of Proposed Rule Making when it is published. Jeanine offered to set up meetings for CADO representatives with John Wodatch and, if we would like, with the head of the White House's New Freedom Initiative. The CADO representatives decided to take Jeanine up on her offer to arrange a meeting with John Wodatch. Since no funding is now required for the Service Animal Definition changes, it was decided that we would not meet at this time with the head of the New Freedom Initiative. However, if circumstances warrant, we may ask Jeanine to set up this meeting as well. (Note) I have spoken to Jeanine Worden and she will contact John Wodatch to arrange a meeting with CADO representatives for some time in March, April or May. 2. Ed Eames reported that the FAA has contracted with the National Council on Disability (NCD) to draft a document for airline personnel to use to assist in assessing the legitimacy of an assistance, therapy or emotional support animal. Although there will be no documentation required for individuals working assistance animals, documentation will be required for those traveling with therapy or emotional support animals. This documentation does not have to be provided by a physician. Any access denial must be immediately documented. Four questions starting with "Is your animal a pet?" can be asked of individuals traveling with assistance, therapy and emotional support animals. Guidelines describing public behavior for assistance, therapy and emotional support animals are being drafted. There are subcommittees of this committee mandated to deal with the issues of relief areas and meet and assist protocol in airports. 3. CADO reaffirmed the terminology for assistance dogs agreed upon in its initial meeting in 2001. Assistance dogs include guide, hearing and service dogs. Guide dogs guide people who are blind. Hearing dogs alert people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Service dogs assist people with disabilities who are not blind, deaf or hard of hearing. Animals granted public access should meet training standards of being individually trained to perform a task to mitigate a disability. 4. CADO must provide input on important issues regarding assistance animals in a timely manner. The best process for making this happen is to use the CADO email List. Once agreement has been reached on whether or not the issue is to be addressed, a time of several days will be set aside for brain storming to allow for maximum input into the letter, memo or testimony. The next step will be to prioritize the suggested items for input into the final document. A volunteer will then put together a rough draft of the document. At that point, all the CADO representatives will appoint one person to represent their organization in presenting recommended changes to the document. A few days will be set aside for this process as contact must be made with that person by the other members of the list. 5. Wells Jones, Executive Director of the Guide Dog Foundation, promised to raise the issue of joining CADO to the Council of United States Dog Guide Schools. Wells Jones serves as Secretary of the Council and explained that he plays a major role in setting the agenda of the Council. He plans to set up a conference call at which a representative of GDUI will be able to make a case for the Council's joining CADO. (Note) Wells Jones has already sent out a message regarding this subject to his colleagues and has received the latest version of the CADO Position Paper from me. The CADO meeting was very productive and I honestly believe that it is in GDUI's best interest to continue our membership in this coalition. |
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Dear God: How come people love to smell flowers, but seldom smell one another? Where are their priorities? Dear God: When we get to Heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the same old story? Dear God: Excuse me, but why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have its own model, but it would be easy to rename the Chrysler Eagle the Chrysler Beagle! Dear God: If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog? Dear God: Is it true that in Heaven, dining room tables have on-ramps? Dear God: If we come back as humans, is that good or bad? Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please. Dear God: When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake hands to get in? Dear God: We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent IDs, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand? Dear God: Are there dogs on other planets or are we alone? I have been howling at the moon and stars for a long time, but all I ever hear back is the beagle across the street! Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize? |
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by Cris Anderson In the late 1980's while an Instructor at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. in San Rafael, California, I was introduced to a blind Italian gentleman whom I will never forget. He was a student in my class, prepared to receive his first guide dog. He went by the friendly nickname of "Chato". Italian was Chato's primary language and even though he could carry on conversations quite well in English, he did have some problems with certain concepts that came up during training. Some of the guide dog training included technical fine points that Chato was unable to understand. Also, being newly blinded in the previous year he was nervous and scared, consequently he was stiff and awkward while traveling with his guide dog. His progress was slow, and after just the first week of a month long training class he began to fall behind. I needed to do something to help him understand the concept of following his dogs' body movements in a more relaxed way. Everyday presented a new opportunity to help Chato work smoothly with his dog, to feel the pull of the harness, the subtle cues that say "follow me, I'll take you safely home". Yet, my inability to speak Italian and his limited understanding of English slowed our progress. During the quiet evenings in the campus dormitory Chato and I talked frequently about himself and his loving wife. How they met in Italy, their travels, and their mutual love of dancing. I could imagine him, sleek and elegant, joined in a waltz with his beautiful, graceful wife. Dancing. Dancing! Could I teach this wise Italian gentleman to dance with his dog? It was worth a try! The very next evening I asked Chato to meet me in the dormitory dining room after dinner and to bring only his empty guide dog harness. He expressed his confusion, understandably! I had never asked him to do anything like this before during our short training time together. I asked him to trust me, he agreed. We sat together in the now vacant room and I reminded him of our talks about his love of dancing. Just the mention of it brought a sweet smile to his face. I asked him if he would dance with me, he beamed. "I would love to dance with you Cris", he said in his thick Italian accent, "but we have no music". "That's alright", I boldly countered, "I'll hum". So, to an impromptu rendition of Starlight Waltz we danced around and around the enormous dining hall. Chato's delight was obvious and his dancing skills finely tuned. He was light on his feet and highly sensitive to our synchronized moves. After a short break I reminded Chato that he had agreed to trust me, then I asked the impossible. "Chato", I said, "I want to dance with you again, but now I want you to let me lead". He was awe struck, stately Italian gentlemen never have the lady lead! I had to plead! "Trust me Chato, trust me". Another chorus of Starlight Waltz and we were off. It took only a few moments for him to learn to follow me. We went left and right, forward and back, he being responsive to my every move with the grace and lightness of the skilled dancer he was. "Now", I told Chato as we slowed to a stop, "I want you to do one more thing for me". As I took up the empty harness and placed it by his left leg where his guide dog usually stands, I asked him to hold the harness handle in his hand and imagine himself waltzing with his dog. "But, Chato", I said, "You must let him lead!" Around the room we went again, this tall elegant gentleman stepping ever so lightly to the moves of the empty harness as I first lead him one way and then another, forward then back. It was at this point that our unusual evening lesson became clear to Chato. With a glow that took over his entire being, he said, "I now understand that you want me to follow my guide dog as if we were dancing!" "Yes Chato", I beamed sharing in his delight, "but you must let him lead!" Well, from that day forward Chato followed his dog with the elegant, light steps of a talented dancer. Chato's pride and delight at this newly understood concept was thrilling to see. He and his guide dog progressed quickly through the remainder of training and no less than once a day he thanked me for teaching him to dance with his dog. |
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by Melita Waters This year GDUC was again the beneficiary of a beautiful quilt donated to us by the Amish Country Traditions. The quilt and craft show was held on Friday and Saturday, March 21st and 22nd. Due to the terrible weather back east we didn't have the quilt until much too late to do much advance selling of tickets, but we did very well anyway. We got our tickets made for us by Heritage Memorial Services. Like last year they donated them to us for the privilege of having their name on the tickets. We thank them for their much appreciated contribution. This year we had a great time at the show. Dave Foster, his sister Mary Lou Foster and I worked the ticket table almost the whole show. Sheila Styron came down Friday afternoon to give us a much needed break. Thanks Sheila for your help. We arrived early Friday morning to put the quilt up on display and to get the ticket table set up and ready to go. When we arrived there were already people waiting to come in when the show opened at 10:00 AM. When the doors were opened there was a huge rush of people that flooded the display room. So many that they didn't all have the time to buy their tickets. Many of them came back when the were on their way out. There was a gentleman who was working at the quilt show. His job was to help people load the large pieces of furniture after purchase. He had plenty to do, but he also had a lot of time on his hands. He was a real gem. His name is Pierre. He turned out to be a fabulous shill for us. He snared people as they were coming in and made sure they knew we were raffling off the quilt and who we were. He was a lot of fun to have around. He certainly had a lot to do with the success of our raffle. The quilt was entitled "Ocean Waves". It was done in several shades of blues and greens with lovely accent colors. The edge was a most graceful scalloped edging. It was made by Fanny Fisher. We got a little bit of history on this quilt that we haven't received before about our quilts. Fanny Fisher lives on a farm in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. There is a story about a man down in San Diego who wanted verification that a particular quilt was authentic and actually made on a farm in Amish Country. When the quilt expert at that show looked at the name on the quilt he was interested in, she said, "Oh yes, it is. That lady lives on a farm. Smell the quilt. It will smell like fresh hay. Fanny Fisher's quilting room is over the horse stable." And, the quilt did smell like hay. I wonder how long that wonderful fragrance will last? We also learned that the farm Fanny lives on (if you ever saw the movie The Witness) is just about half a mile from the property they used for the barn raising in that movie. Fanny Fisher's family would have taken part in that barn raising. I think knowing facts like that about a quilt like ours makes the whole thing more interesting. `We held the drawing on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM. There was a lovely little girl there who was just about 4 years old. Her name was Caroline. We had her draw the winning ticket. She sat up on the table where the ticket can was. I rolled and tumbled the can until she told me to "stop that is enough mixing". Then I took the lid off the can and she dug clear down to the bottom of the can and drew out Terry Brunsen's ticket. Terry lives in Lancaster, CA and was not present for the drawing. I called her when I got home. She wasn't home yet. Lancaster is on the other side of the basin from Orange County over on the Burbank side. She returned my call on Sunday morning. She was delighted. She told me she had never won anything in her whole life and she was glad to have that magnificent quilt. We mailed it to her a couple of days later. She now has it and is using it well, I am sure. The show this year was less well attended than usual. We were told that this sort of thing happens when there is a major national event taking place. The San Diego show was very well attended, but that one was just before the start of the current war. Our show was after it's start. I hope the Amish Country Traditions had a good enough show to continue with the Orange County show next year. If they have the show here again, we will get the quilt. I certainly hope they do. We realized $1,215.00 this year for our treasury. Hopefully the weather will be better next year so we get the quilt earlier and more of us can take part in the advance sales of tickets. This is a really fun show. I wish you could all spend an hour or two with these wonderful people and have the opportunity to handle some of the quilts and hand-crafted furniture and other items at the show as well as turning your hand to selling tickets. Maybe next year you can all help make this fund raising event a success for GDUC. |
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Report of the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind The State Board of Guide Dogs held its' third meeting of this fiscal year on February 27 in Riverside, California. Generally, there are four meetings per year. The meeting was quite productive and exciting with a great deal of information and ideas explored and reviewed. The first agenda item was proposed by Guide Dogs for the Blind on behalf of the three California guide dog schools. The schools want the Board to consider using a professionally trained person as the spotter for practical examinations of candidates testing to become licensed instructors. The spotter gives instructions to candidates during exams and has always been a member of the Board. Testing and licensing is the exclusive responsibility of the Board under well-defined regulations. The suggestion is to have an Orientation and Mobility Specialist, unaffiliated with any school, as the spotter. There was extensive discussion followed by an agreement to further review and analyze the issue, logistics and impact of the change to determine whether it will improve testing process. The next agenda item was a review of the proposed changes to the arbitration procedures. Although there is presently an arbitration process in effect, the Board has determined that there is room for improvement. It is very important to the Board that handlers are made aware of the process and clearly understand the guidelines of a request for arbitration. This is most important to know in the event a guide dog school recalls a guide and the handler disagrees with the decision. The revisions to the arbitration rules will require that the handler will be immediately informed of their rights and the details of the decision by the schools so they can contest it if they so choose. Further, if the handler does not choose to contest the decision within the defined timeline, the school will then have the right to decide the future of the guide. The well being of the dog is a priority and the determination of the future of the dog cannot be kept in limbo. The Board unanimously voted to pursue the change of the arbitration regulation. Other agenda items included reports of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Guide Dog Day Committee. The Board strongly supports Guide Dog Day at the Capitol, which will be held at 10AM on Thursday, April 10 on the West Steps of the Capitol. The date was chosen to coincide with the CCB Convention in Sacramento. The Board hopes that handlers will see the importance of publicly celebrating the use and rights of guide dogs with a show of strength and unity. I personally feel that a poor showing will give the impression of complacency and lack of concern of the problems facing guide dog teams and access. The schools, user groups, puppy raisers and individuals are all supporting the effort to encourage active participation in Guide Dog Day. Further, there will be a Board Meeting Wednesday night before Guide Dog Day to make it convenient for handlers interested in attending a meeting to do so. Details will be in our public announcement. In the open public forum at the end of the meeting, leaders in of the Orientation and Mobility profession made an interesting presentation. They want to open a dialog with the State Board to discuss the possibilities of the adding O&M licensing to the Board's responsibility. They contend that currently, there are too many circumstances where untrained people are given the job of formally teaching O&M to blind or visually impaired individuals. The representatives are concerned about the quality of training and safety of the students. The Board indicated a willingness to hear more details of the ideas as the O&M representatives develop them. At the conclusion of the Board Meeting, the Strategic Planning Committee met and focused on two key considerations for the future of the Board. One was the concept of licensing O&M Specialists and the other was the consideration of the Board undertaking a strong, public role supporting the access rights of guide dog teams. The O&M consideration is a long-term possibility. The Board taking public positions on access and consumer protection can be a short-term goal. Both issues require careful review. Please feel free to contact the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind with any questions, ideas or issues. Also, if you want to contact me with your thoughts, feel free to email me at the following address: fontinabrenner@yahoo.com Allan Brenner |
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Submitted by Sheila Styron During the last week of February, I attended my second annual Ski For Light cross country ski trip which took place in Anchorage, Alaska this time around. In case you haven't heard, there wasn't much snow this year, but they made up for it by having lots of slippery ice. In true SFL spirit, attendees managed to have a great time, anyway. A highlight for me was witnessing the ceremonial start of the 2003 Iditarod, for which snow had to be trucked in. The teams completed a ceremonial eleven mile course Saturday, March 1, before traveling north on Monday to where there was some real snow to complete the thousand miles plus serious course. The entry fee for the Iditarod is $1,049.00 which symbolically represents the amount of miles covered by participating teams. The dogs wear little snow booties, and 8 to 10 of the 45 to 50 pound huskies pull a sled loaded with supplies, equipment and a musher. Apparently, huskies are being bred smaller and smaller for speed. So I guess my sister's 120 pound pet malamute couldn't get a job on an Iditarod team. As the musher trucks were parked near the race start line which was only a couple of blocks from the Captain Cooke Hotel where we were staying, we heard much anticipatory yipping the night before until each team took off and became utterly silent. These musher trucks were lined and stacked with small box type kennels on either side with little holes through which the dogs could poke out their heads. Iditarod observers were not discouraged from petting eager huskies beforehand which many of us took advantage of the opportunity to do. We were asked not to take our guide dogs out alongside the Iditarod route, but if I ever have another chance to cheer on those huskies, I see no problem in working a guide in that environment, as there were many local dogs watching the race without incident. I managed to find a place along the course where I was only about five feet or so from the teams as they came flying by, and I heard some huskies panting with excitement as well as the whooshing and shooshing of the sleds rushing past. However, there was no sound at all from the bootied paws of the rapidly running little sled dogs, and not a single yip to be heard as they tore down the trucked in snow covered road. The 65 teams set out at two minute intervals, and the second they took off running, not a single other vocalization escaped their snouts except for those occasional pants which was a stark contrast to all the canine chorusing preceding the race. The mushers' hats were apparently something to see, drawing much comment from the public announcer. SFL bid on and received the honor of participating in the Iditarider program, which means ACB's Pat Beatie got to ride on a dog sled for eleven exciting miles. Pat held on for her life for the ride of her life and loved every thrilling moment of it. She had to wear a face mask, because unlike our guides, Iditarod huskies relieve in harness while running at top speed, the results of which I will leave to your imaginations. Like our guides, huskies know left and right, though it sounds more like gee and hah. They seem to be voice activated, wearing no leashes while performing their jobs. I hope my words have conveyed some measure of the excitement I felt while attending the ceremonial start of the 2003 Iditarod in Anchorage. The next time a guide dog pulls hard on a harness I am holding on to, I will be tempted to yell out gee-hah and to dream of far away places covered in snow. |
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List of Guide Dog Schools
[NOTE: Area codes may have changed since this list Eye Dog Foundation Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc. Freedom Guide Dogs Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Guide Dogs for the Blind (Oregon Campus) Guide Dogs of America Guide Dogs of the Desert, Inc. Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Inc. Kansas Specialty Dog Service Leader Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Pilot Dogs, Inc. The Seeing Eye, Inc. Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. Southwest Guide Dog Foundation Upstate Guide Dog Association Inc. |
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Sheila Styron, President Ann Kysor, Vice President Abbie Vincent, Secretary Dan Kysor, Treasurer Jerry Arakawa, Director Linda Chung, Director Melita Waters, Immediate Past President Dave Foster, Editor |
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