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

Wed Oct 19 23:57:22 UTC 2011

Hi, Will,
no, they haven't tried to force me into paying a pet deposit on Odie.
I moved into Sunset Park Apartments January 14, 2006 and have been living 
here for almost six years next year.
The problem with the new pet rules document that Dale and I got a copy of is 
that it states no exception to service dogs.
That, right there, is a big, big no no and discriminatory..
I got Odie as a guide dog on March 28, 2005 and he worked until September, 
2010.
unfortunately, I had to medically force him to be retired from guide dog 
work due to degenerative disc disease in his lower back.
His new working career is being a medical alert service dog.
My husband Dale and I decided on that since he medically saved our lives 
many times.
Dale's life was saved three times in a row.
Odie medically saved mine and went beyond the duty of being a guide dog.
On March 27, 2008, Odie saved me again as there was a bad apartment fire on 
the second floor twenty-five feet away from my apartment and it was 
underneath us.
Odie smelled the smoke and immediately woke me up, letting me know that both 
of us were in a dangerous situation.
A fireman told me that I was very, very, very lucky that Odie woke me up 
because if it wasn't for him, both of us would have been dead immediately 
from smoke inhailation.
That day, he definitely was spoiled with lots of pets and attention from all 
the firemen.
Bibi and Odie
the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
Bibi and Odie
the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Burley" <william.burley3 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] OK... I Feel Really STUPID!!! and other things


> Bibi,
>
> How long have you had your current guide?  Has the complex been trying to
> force you to pay a pet deposit for the length of having your guide?
>
> William "Will" Burley
> William.burley3 at gmail.com
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> Skype:  William.burley69
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:02 AM
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> 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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