[nagdu] Fw: Article: From the Boston Globe
Lisa belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
Fri Feb 10 23:12:58 UTC 2012
Uh, yeah, but where should they be licking? Sorry, couldn't resist. <evil
grin>
I'd like an order of ambition, & a side of focus, and a large coffee. And
could you super size that please? It really needs to last for the rest of
the day.
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
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From: "Doug Parisian" <eggmann at shaw.ca>
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>I Still think those stamps should at least be able to lick themselves.
>
> Doug: we have six legs.
>
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>> My post office was out of them but should have them soon!
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>> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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>> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 4:27 PM
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>>>I forgot to update you guys on the stamps. I was able to purchase them
>>>at my regular post office. If they have them here in the middle of
>>>nowhere, I'm guessing you can purchase them anywhere.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/10/2012 10:59 AM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>>>> At Perkins, applause for stamps honoring service dogs
>>>> By Cindy Cantrell bar Globe Correspondent
>>>> February 09, 2012
>>>> Suzanne Kreiterst Globe Staff
>>>>
>>>> Anne DeFeo, 73, with "the love of my life," her guide dog, Viv.
>>>> "She's the love of my life, and she loves me. We're joined at the
>>>> hip," DeFeo said of her 4 1/2-year-old yellow Labrador
>>>> retriever, Viv.
>>>> On Valentine's Day, DeFeo and Viv will participate with other guide
>>>> dogs and their owners in a ceremony at Perkins honoring the US Postal
>>>> Service for its new 65-cent "Dogs at Work" series of stamps. The
>>>> series depicts a guide dog, therapy dog, military tracking dog, and
>>>> search-and-rescue dog, and celebrates the "enduring partnership between
>>>> dogs and people."
>>>> Designed by Postal Service art director Howard E.
>>>> Paine, the four stamps feature original paintings by John M.
>>>> Thompson, an illustration professor at Syracuse University.
>>>> Television newscaster Randy Price will emcee the 1:30 p.m. ceremony
>>>> Tuesday in the historic Howe Building on the Perkins campus, 175 North
>>>> Beacon St.
>>>> The event will include speakers on the importance of guide and
>>>> service dogs in their lives, and a presentation by Perkins Elder Book
>>>> Club members on "Thunder Dog," a true story recounted by Michael
>>>> Hingson about a guide dog's heroics on Sept. 11, 2001.
>>>> There will be gift bags of dog biscuits made by Perkins students,
>>>> and the presentation of a plaque to Boston's postmaster, James Holland,
>>>> in honor of the Postal Service's longtime commitment to the blind and
>>>> visually impaired.
>>>> DeFeo will be there as a person with first-hand knowledge of the
>>>> bond between guide dogs and their owners.
>>>> "She's meant a whole new life of independence for me," said DeFeo,
>>>> describing the confidence she feels from Vivbs presence, guiding her
>>>> almost imperceptibly.
>>>> "I'm a people person, and now I'm never alone. My pal is always
>>>> right by my side. She's just the best."
>>>> Watertown resident Kim Charlson, director of the Braille and Talking
>>>> Book Library at Perkins, coordinated the event after learning about the
>>>> stamps. Through the Postal Service's free delivery of reading material
>>>> and sound recordings for the blind, the library serves 25,000 people
>>>> across Massachusetts who cannot read ordinary printed material due to
>>>> visual impairment, reading disability, or physical disability.
>>>> "We wouldn't be able to do what we do without the post office," said
>>>> Charlson, who will attend the event with her 3 1/2-year-old guide dog,
>>>> Dolly, a 44-pound German shepherd who accompanies her to conferences
>>>> nationwide.
>>>> Charlson said she estimates that there are 100,000 residents who
>>>> would qualify to use the library's free services and materials such as
>>>> large print, Braille, and digital audio books and magazines, but aren't
>>>> aware of its existence.
>>>> "Events like this help get the word outbb that the library is here
>>>> and we can help," she added. "So many borrowers say they don't know
>>>> what they'd do without access to books and reading. It makes such a
>>>> difference to their quality of life."
>>>> Canton resident Dave Lynn, the Blinded Veterans Association
>>>> representative to the Braille and Talking Book Library, will be
>>>> accompanied Tuesday by his 6-year-old guide dog, Blazer, a red Doberman
>>>> pinscher.
>>>> Lynn, whose degenerative retinitis pigmentosa forced him to
>>>> medically retire from his 14-year Air Force career in 2003, will share
>>>> the steps involved in being matched in need and personality with a
>>>> service animal, and how Blazer has improved his life. While he
>>>> previously used a white cane to navigate public transportation, Lynn
>>>> said, Blazer helps him find doors, escalators, and elevators more
>>>> quickly.
>>>> At times, however, Blazer has become too smart for his own good,
>>>> Lynn said. He emphasizes the importance of dog handling and
>>>> directional skills, particularly when long-practiced routes suddenly
>>>> change -- such as when he gets a new class schedule at the University
>>>> of Massachusetts Boston, where he is majoring in history.
>>>> "Blazer gives me the ability to navigate the world much more
>>>> efficiently," said Lynn, who describes the 94-pound canine as a
>>>> "terrific" guide dog, but also "the biggest goof on the planet" who
>>>> resumes his fun-loving, attention-seeking ways the second that his
>>>> harness is removed.
>>>> In addition to posting a sign on the harness alerting strangers that
>>>> Blazer is working, Lynn said, he looks for opportunities to educate the
>>>> public that guide dogs are service animals, not pets. As such, he is
>>>> serious about his responsibility of properly controlling his dog in
>>>> public places. In return, he wishes people would ask before petting
>>>> Blazer -- a distraction that can be compared to pulling on a driver's
>>>> steering wheel.
>>>> "I understand people like dogs, but it's so nice when I walk into a
>>>> place and they don't acknowledge the dog is there," he said. "They
>>>> treat me like everybody else, which is what should happen."
>>>> Brighton resident Carl Richardson, president of Guide Dog Users of
>>>> Massachusetts, will speak about "these amazing dogs who dedicate their
>>>> entire lives to uea"b and the assistance they provide for a wide range
>>>> of disabilities: safely navigating around obstacles, retrieving items,
>>>> helping with balance, alerting people to everything from a ringing
>>>> doorbell to an oncoming seizure.
>>>> Richardson, who is visually impaired and hard of hearing, emphasizes
>>>> that the use of a service dog versus a white cane is strictly a
>>>> personal choice. And while he agrees that people should ask permission
>>>> before approaching guide dogs, he credits his first guide dog, Kiva,
>>>> with helping to court his wife, Megan Sullivan, a Boston University
>>>> associate professor.
>>>> Richardson credits his current guide dog, Kinley, a 7
>>>> 1/2-year-old black Lab, with reducing his reliance on his wife, and
>>>> providing an extra set of eyes and ears throughout his daily commute on
>>>> the bus and subway.
>>>> "She doesn't have to worry about me because that's Kinleybs job,"
>>>> said Richardson, who is the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator
>>>> at the State House.
>>>> Richardson said he is fortunate to still have Kiva, a
>>>> 14-year-old yellow Lab whom he retired as his service dog due to her
>>>> arthritis at age 9. Because 70 percent of the blind community are
>>>> unemployed, he said, many guide-dog owners can't afford to care for
>>>> multiple animals.
>>>> "I'm so glad the US Postal Service is honoring these magnificent
>>>> dogs, because I can't imagine my life without one," he added. "I also
>>>> hope the stamps bring more recognition and awareness so when we bring
>>>> our dogs into public places, people know it's not a big deal."
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