[nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After5-MileBarefootWalk

Wed May 19 17:00:31 UTC 2010

I think people just use the term "guide dog" to mean any dog individually 
trained to assist a person with a disability.  I think they understand that 
not all disabled people with assistance dogs are blind, but lack the 
knowledge to use the correct terms.

I did see the bit about the search and rescue dog being added as a second 
dog in the family.  I just don't know what to think.  My first thought was 
that the family is looking to dogs to solve problems that might be better 
solved through other means.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found 
After5-MileBarefootWalk

> Anyone else notice the second dog mentioned, where it said that the
> family is considering getting a second guide dog that specializes in
> tracking sents? Seems like there's a conflict in terms here as well.
> Wouldn't a sent tracking dog be more of a search and rescue dog rather
> than a guide dog?
>
> Wayne
>
> On 5/18/10, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
>> The autistic kid can have a service dog at school IF IT IS TRAINED to 
>> help
>> his disability.
>>
>> However, I think dogs in schools can be challenging because of the 
>> imaturity
>> of the other kids.  When kids are given service dogs, the parents go to 
>> the
>> classes to learn about the dog as the kid does. The parents are the ones
>> legally responsible for the dog's care and actions.  I guess this can 
>> work -
>> CCI issues dogs to kids all the time and for many years.
>>
>> I think it is different for blind kids and guide dogs. It is much more
>> imperitive that a guide dog is not being destracted by everyone petting 
>> it
>> because it has to watch out for obstacles - unlike a service dog for a
>> sighted kid. Petting those won't always cause a dangerous situatin to 
>> arise.
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 7:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After
>> 5-MileBarefootWalk
>>
>>
>>> Hey, a friend just asked me if this kid is legally allowed to have his
>>> dog at school with him. Anybody know? I'm thinking of Tracy's earlier
>>> comment about how these dogs are more for the parents then the child.
>>> Ideas?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:30 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile
>>> BarefootWalk
>>>
>>> Sounds like the dog did its job, it touched him and he walked away.
>>> And as for guide dog or service dog, who really cares when you've got a
>>> lazy reporter working under a deadline?
>>> If it bleeds, it reads.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:37 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile Barefoot
>>> Walk
>>>
>>> Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile Barefoot Walk
>>> Autistic 10-Year-Old Reported Missing From Canton Township
>>> POSTED: 6:31 am EDT May 17, 2010
>>>
>>> CANTON, Pa. --
>>> A 10-year-old boy who suffers from severe autism has been found
>>> safe after he was reported missing from his Washington County
>>> home.
>>>
>>> Bradley Dallatore was reported missing shortly after 9 p.m.
>>> Sunday by his parents in Canton Township.
>>>
>>> Bob Dallatore, Bradley's father, said that because of his son's
>>> autism, Bradley doesn't always understand boundaries.
>>>
>>> "It's very common. They have no sense of danger. Don't understand
>>> what they're doing when they're doing it. It's very
>>> nerve-wracking to have him out there," Bob Dallatore said.
>>>
>>> Police said Bradley wandered away from his home and walked five
>>> miles, barefoot, along the railroad tracks near Washington Park,
>>> where he was spotted by a neighbor.
>>>
>>> A little less than two hours after he was reported missing, he
>>> was returned home. Despite a route littered with trash and broken
>>> glass, Bradley's mother, Linda Dallatore, said her son was not
>>> hurt.
>>>
>>> "It was wonderful to see him. Seeing the beautiful smile on his
>>> face. The minute he saw me he gets this big old grin. He says, 'I
>>> found you.' I said, 'Yes, you found me. But don't ever do that
>>> again,'" Linda Dallatore said.
>>>
>>> Channel 4 Action News first met Bradley in April 2008 when his
>>> mother asked for help because Bradley's Washington County school,
>>> Trinity West Elementary, wouldn't allow the child's guide dog on
>>> school grounds.
>>>
>>> The dog remains banned from the building and the Dallatores filed
>>> a lawsuit in response.
>>>
>>> Trained guide dogs can help calm children with autism, reduce
>>> emotional outbursts and increase their mobility and
>>> socialization.
>>>
>>> Bradley now attends Pressley Ridge School on Pittsburgh's North
>>> Side, where the dog is welcomed.
>>>
>>> The new school is an hour away from his home, but Bradley's
>>> parents said he is thriving there, thanks in part to the black
>>> lab that can gently nudge him out of an episode.
>>>
>>> "Once the dog starts touching him, he is able to refocus his
>>> attention to the dog and then he's able to walk away," Bob
>>> Dallatore said.
>>>
>>> The family is considering getting a second guide dog that
>>> specializes in tracking scents, in case Bradley wanders off
>>> again.
>>>
>>> For more information about service dogs, visit
>>> 4pawsforability.org.
>>>
>>> AutismLink operates the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, providing
>>> parent support and services in the North Hills, Moon Township and
>>> the South Hills. For information about how a grant might be able
>>> to help a needy family get an animal, call 412-364-1886.
>>>
>>> Source:
>>> http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/washington/23575737/detail.ht
>>> ml
>>>
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