Yeah, I had a yellow lab named Stryker.  Now the little girl is an all black 
lab with one little white spot and her chest--hence she is called Flurrie. 
She is so terribly jealous and spoiled.  LOL, every time Dave puts his arms 
around me to give me that goodnight kiss, or any kiss for that matter, she 
has to come right between us.  I tell her she is just trying to keep me 
honest.  Hahahaha.

April

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Gilley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Seeingeye-l] got this from a friendFw: BlindNews: Assistance 
Dogs


> Your not the only one with a cool pooch... I have a tan colored female
> lab named Snowball... cool name for a Michigan dog eh?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of VIRGIE UNDERWOOD
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: [Seeingeye-l] got this from a friendFw: BlindNews:
> Assistance Dogs
>
> Hi to everyone,
> Here is a message I thought some of you might want to see.  Perhaps
> nobody
> on this list has a guide dog besides me but hopefully this will be of
> some
> importance to some of you.
> Virgie and Hoshi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer Wilgus" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:38 PM
> Subject: [Seeingeye-l] got this from a friendFw: BlindNews: Assistance
> Dogs
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "merrilee hill-kennedy" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:29 PM
>> Subject: Fw: BlindNews: Assistance Dogs
>>
>>
>>> good article, not sure why the name paul moyer keeps popping up in
> the
>>> article. annoying and strange.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Marcia Moses" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:46 AM
>>> Subject: BlindNews: Assistance Dogs
>>>
>>>
>>>> NBC4, Los Angeles
>>>>> Wednesday, February 22, 2006
>>>>>
>>>>> Assistance Dogs
>>>>>
>>>>> LOS ANGELES -- As you may know -- animals, particularly dogs -- can
> be
>>>>> trained to help people with almost any kind of disability. There
> are
>>>>> guide
>>>>> dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for the deaf and service dogs for
>>>>> people
>>>>> with disabilities ranging from epilepsy to cerebral palsy.
>>>>>
>>>>> The U.S. Department of Transportation is currently considering
> rules
>>>>> that
>>>>> will impact how these dogs and, subsequently, the disabled, travel
> on
>>>>> airlines.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Approximately 25,000 people in the United States use
>>>>> service
>>>>> animals.
>>>>>
>>>>> CHERIE SATO: If he is not on the plane with me, I am not going to
> be
>>>>> there.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Cherie suffers from seizures, so she has Jake.
>>>>>
>>>>> CHERIE SATO: He alerts me if a seizure is coming on.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Diane has balance and orthopedic disabilities, so she
> has
>>>>> Figment.
>>>>>
>>>>> DIANE WHITE: I have had him for over a year, and I have not fallen
>>>>> once.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: And Lisa has cerebral palsy, so she has Montgomery.
>>>>>
>>>>> LISA KNAPP: He gives me my independence.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Independence that some members of the disabled
> community
>>>>> say is
>>>>> being threatened. Threatened by the airlines industry and the U.S.
>>>>> Department of Transportation.
>>>>>
>>>>> ED EAMES: I can't believe what's going on. I really can't believe
> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: The DOT is considering putting assistance dogs in
> cargo.
>>>>>
>>>>> CHERIE SATO: If he's on the plane with me, I am not going to be
> there.
>>>>> I
>>>>> won't go.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: This is one of several DOT options for airlines on how
> to
>>>>> deal
>>>>> with assistance dogs.
>>>>>
>>>>> ED EAMES: They are discriminating against a segment of the disabled
>>>>> community.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Ed Eames advocates for the consumer rights of the
> disabled
>>>>> and
>>>>> acknowledges that some passengers may not want to sit next to an
>>>>> assistance
>>>>> dog.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Dogs that come in all shapes and sizes.
>>>>>
>>>>> EAMES: I say to those people, 'You have every right. You have paid
> for
>>>>> a
>>>>> seat.'"
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: But, he says, there is an easy fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> EAMES: Simply ask for a volunteer in the plane who would be willing
> to
>>>>> share
>>>>> leg space with the dog.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Eames says flight attendants and other passengers are
> very
>>>>> cooperative, and that this informal approach is extremely
> effective.
>>>>>
>>>>> EAMES: It has been working for years.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: So if the practice of asking for a volunteer to switch
>>>>> seats has
>>>>> been working, what's the problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> When asked by KNBC, the department of transportation could not
> provide
>>>>> any
>>>>> examples of passenger complaints involving assistance dogs.
>>>>>
>>>>> We wanted to see for ourselves, so we took two flights with Michael
>
>>>>> Osborn
>>>>> and his guide dog, Hastings.
>>>>>
>>>>> PASSENGER (VIDEO SHOWS PASSENGER IN PLANE): A stewardess came
> forward
>>>>> and
>>>>> said there was a guide dog in the back that was a little cramped
> for
>>>>> space.
>>>>> We said, 'Yeah, no problem, and so we all shifted around.'
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Without even being asked, flight attendants arranged
> for
>>>>> roomier
>>>>> seats, in both cases, moving us to the bulkhead.
>>>>>
>>>>> PASSENGER: It wasn't a big deal at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: And passengers willingly changed seats.
>>>>>
>>>>> CAROL (PASSENGER): On a plane with 200 people, there is bound to be
> at
>>>>> least
>>>>> one dog lover.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: So why are these rules?
>>>>>
>>>>> The DOT declined multiple requests for an on-camera interview, but
>>>>> provided
>>>>> a statement, saying they "strongly support the rights of persons
> with
>>>>> disabilities to travel with their service animals on airlines."
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: So why are the disabled so concerned?
>>>>>
>>>>> The proposed rule says if a service animal does not fit under the
> seat
>>>>> in
>>>>> front of the customer, the airline may "offer the option of
> purchasing
>>>>> a
>>>>> second seat."
>>>>>
>>>>> ED EAMES: It would put a financial burden on the disabled person,
> which
>>>>> would make air travel virtually impossible.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Another DOT recommendation - traveling on a later
> flight.
>>>>>
>>>>> ED EAMES: That takes an assumption that we don't have to make
>>>>> deadlines.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Finally, and most offensive to the disabled, "having
> the
>>>>> service
>>>>> animal travel in the cargo hold."
>>>>>
>>>>> ED EAMES: That defeats the notion of the independence that is being
>
>>>>> provided
>>>>> to us through working with an assistance dog.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: Some say this is the equivalent of asking an able
> bodied
>>>>> person
>>>>> to check their eyes or their legs with their baggage.
>>>>>
>>>>> ED EAMES: It's punishing me for being disabled.
>>>>>
>>>>> PAUL MOYER: It is of note that British Airways automatically blocks
> out
>>>>> a
>>>>> second seat, free of charge, for people traveling with assistance
> dogs
>>>>> in
>>>>> their economy cabin.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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