[nagdu] Dog Attack Update

[Steven Johnson]

>From experience, we do need to keep in mind the long-term effects of such
trauma as I know personally that PPTSD can over time, effect a dog as it did
my previous guide, Misha who was retired on April 19 after almost a year
from when our home was hit directly by a tornado.

Steve & Bennett


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Of rhonda cruz
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog Attack Update

 i'm glad that the dog is able to work. again.  it is wonderful!

On May 22, 2012, at 5:18 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:

> 
> A guide dog is back to work after being attacked by a pit bull 
> Saturday on Main Street in Royal Oak.
> 
> "The dog is showing no lasting effects," said Rochelle Kniffen, 
> director of communications and marketing for Leader Dogs for the Blind 
> of Rochester Hills. The blind client and instructor working with the 
> dog are also doing fine, she said.
> 
> The pit bull broke loose from a 10-year-girl staying with the dog in 
> the sidewalk cafe of the Burgrz restaurant, 410 S. Main.
> 
> "I heard the girl scream and looked up to see the pit bull scrambling 
> after a seeing eye dog and a blind man who were passing by," Lana 
> Louys of Wyandotte, who was dining at the restaurant's outdoor area, 
> told the Daily Tribune. "The pit bull pinned the (guide) dog to the 
> ground and had it by the throat."
> 
> The girl's mother, 41, of Jackson left her daughter alone with the pit 
> bull on a leash, according to the Daily Tribune report.
> 
> "We do not run into this type of situation very much at all," Kniffen
said.
> "It is not a common occurrence."
> 
> Leader Dogs for the Blind trains dogs in Royal Oak several times a month.
> The golden retriever had already completed four months of instruction 
> and was paired with a client.
> 
> Clients come from all over the United States and stay for one month 
> working with a guide dog, Kniffen said.
> 
> "We like Royal Oak, especially on a Saturday with nice weather, like 
> last weekend," Kniffen said. Downtown Royal Oak offers guide dogs and 
> clients an opportunity to train among crowds on tight streets and get 
> familiar with railroad crossings. There are also plenty of 
> distractions, such as other dogs, squirrels, sirens, fire trucks and 
> the enticing small child with an ice cream cone.
> 
> "We train the dogs to stay focused," Kniffen said. "We try to 
> introduce them to as many environments and situations as possible."
> 
> Another reason Leader Dogs for the Blind likes to train in Royal Oak 
> is the friendly storekeepers, Kniffen said. "They are very much open 
> to having the dogs, which makes it that much easier for us," she said.
> 
> Royal Oak Police Lt. Tom Goad said officers who repsonded to the 
> incident found no injuries to the dogs or people involved. The animal 
> control officer who is investigating the case did not immediately return a
call for comment.
> Goad said he expects some sort of enforcement to be issued.
> 
> "You have to be able to keep your dog under reasonable control," Goad
said.
> 
> 
> 
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