[nagdu] OK... I Feel Really STUPID!!! and other things

[Larry D. Keeler]

Those criminal justice majorrs!
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From: "Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:02 AM
Subject: [nagdu] OK... I Feel Really STUPID!!! and other things


> Hi, all,
> I know that my subject is weird, but it was gonna have to come out one way 
> or the other.
> Yesterday before Odie and I left our home for the day, I decided to play 
> around on the internet, just researching service dog schools as a whole 
> for the heck of it.
> I hPpened to also stuble across something which happens to pertain the 
> rights of service dogs and handlers along with responsibilities.
> When the whole service dog dispute began with me along with my apartment 
> complex, HUD and other various organizations which donate money for 
> assistance programs within my complex, I didn't even bother to check 
> Denver Gov's web site and another one where I saw something similar for 
> guide/assistance dogs.
> Boy! I still feel as if I could beat myself up for not checking 
> immediately.
> My husband, Dale along with natalie and another friend Alisha Robbinson 
> told me not to feel that I am densed.
> Dale honestely admitted that he didn't think about checking other 
> resources either when doing research.
> When he went to the Colorado State's web site, he didn't directly find too 
> much in regards of a service dog law.
> Well, now that I've comrs across more information, I'll be having my 
> husband translate the info into a text only document so it can still be 
> read under Microsoft word and that I'll be  able to share with others who 
> may run into similar problems if it should come down to their four-legged 
> furry partner.
> There's another web site that my friend Natalie came across and encouraged 
> me to check it out which also has stuff on the service dog law here in 
> colorado as well.
> I'll have to check out ADA Gov in a little while so I can compile 
> something from there.
> Thankfully, I now have more besides what I have found so far to back me up 
> and no, I will not be fighting this battle alone.
> My husband Dale is in my corner as well as some other friends who are 
> willing to step up and help out too.
> Now for the rest of the other things...
> Odie and I went out with my friend Amanda Dreher and her hearing dog 
> Louie.
> We both planned a day to hang out together just to walk around and do some 
> looking around inside the Life Way Christian book store way out in 
> Centenial, Colorado.
> i'll admit that both boys were full of energey and it was definite they 
> needed to get out and exercise.
> When I mean fully of energey, Odie began to pull me over to the H-line 
> light rail train and I had to tell him to calm down with saying easy.
> by the time we reached the door however, driver had already locked them up 
> and was preparing to pull off.
> Of course, Odie wasn't too happy over us missing a light rail, but I told 
> him there would be another one coming.
> We caught the F-line up to the Broadway Station and got off there to wait 
> for Amanda and Louie to meet us.
> Both boys went crazy as soon as they saw each other.
> We took the H-line light rail up to the Colorado Station to get off and 
> transfer to the route40 bus.
> I'll admit that while the light rail driver was trying to put the ramp 
> down, he told me that Odie was fixing to jump over it.
> Before that happened though, I got on the four-legged furry kid's case, 
> telling him he wasn't going to do that.
> Later on, we headed out to Centenial where we weren't that far from the 
> Park Meadows shopping Mall.
> By the time Amanda and I got home, both dogs were really tired out.
> Odie immediately sacked out once we came inside.
> Amanda and I both agree that a big break would be needed and another 
> travel plan will be next time.
> I can admit that when it came to us having to cross over Yosemite and 
> county Line, the light cycle was weird and too short.
> At one point when the walk sign was up, someone decided to turn.
> Luckily, Odie pulled me back quickly and Luie pulled Amanda back really 
> fast.
> Each of us praised our dogs as they did something good.
> Odie did look back at Amanda and Luie to see if they were all right.
> We decided to wait out until another cycle and then had no choice but to 
> quickly run across the street.
> I did tell Amanda that the next time we'd plan to adventure out into that 
> area, I'd be looking into the Loan Tree Call and Ride Service so we 
> wouldn't have to quickly run across a that intersection as it was way 
> larger and wider than colorado Boulevard.
> Since it's housekeeping day today, Odie and I definitely won't be going 
> anywhere.
> I know some people are not happy with me still taking Odie along as my 
> partner, but until I can get another dog, that is the safest way for me to 
> travel, especially while my convulsive grandmal seizures are unknown still 
> and when I along with nerology can get a good better handle on them.
> Since Odie has witnessed the convulsive grandmals as well as another lady 
> on the bus almost two years ago experiencing a seizure, he can immediately 
> let me know if an appending one is going to happen.
> If so, Odie will immediately pull me away from a busy road.
> More likely when I do get another dog, I'll have to make sure it is a 
> conbo one.
> Well, I'm done, so guess that will be enough from me for now.
> bibi and the tired out spoiled Odie
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>
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