[blparent] Mom's Guide Dog Saves Her Baby From Being Hit by a Car

[Kate McEachern]

My bad. I'm catching up on some old mail. Won't post again on this topic, sorry for the late message, get over it.

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> On Sep 24, 2013, at 9:21 AM, "Sharon Howerton" <shrnhow at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I thought the moderator said to drop this topic or do people just ignore
> Dave's messages?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kate
> McEachern
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:19 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Mom's Guide Dog Saves Her Baby From Being Hit by a
> Car
> 
> I'm sure there's dog got lots of praise. I've never been comfortable with
> pushing a stroller, but whatever works. I'm, glad she had the dog with her,
> she must be very thankful. Luckily her baby safe.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 23, 2013, at 12:54 AM, "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Mom's Guide Dog Saves Her Baby From Being Hit by a Car by Mary Fischer 
>> Friday at 1:12 PM
>> 
>> Mom Jessica Crowley is thanking her lucky stars after her guide dog saved
> her baby's life by pushing his stroller out of the way of a car that was
> heading straight for it.
>> 
>> Jessica is registered blind, and her black lab, Jet, has been by her side
> for five years. While getting ready to cross the street pushing her son
> Jacob's stroller, she heard the screech of a car coming in their direction.
> And just before it hit, Jet broke loose from Jessica's grip and knocked the
> stroller out of the way. It did fall over and the baby wound up with a cut
> on his lip, but if it weren't for Jet's quick actions, something much worse
> could have happened.
>> 
>> Jessica says that Jet loves little Jacob as if he were her own, which is
> evident based on how she reacted when she realized he was in danger. Who
> says a dog can't have mama bear instincts -- even if a human baby is the one
> she's trying to protect? It's amazing how even though she's trained to
> assist Jessica, she immediately switched gears and came to Jacob's rescue.
>> 
>> I'm sure this mom keeps replaying what happened over and over again in her
> mind -- I know I would if my son had almost been hit by a car. And I don't
> know how I'd ever be able to give that dog enough love and praise to thank
> her for what she did -- though something tells me dogs do what they feel is
> right without expecting anything much in return.
>> 
>> What a blessing it is that Jessica had Jet with her that day. I'm sure
> every time she hears her sweet baby boy's voice, she's once again reminded
> of what a gem of a dog she has in her life!
>> 
>> Is your dog protective of your baby?
>> 
>> 
>> http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/161452/moms_guide_dog_saves_her
>> 
>> Jo Elizabeth
>> 
>> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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