[nagdu] Seeing Eye Dog Leads Owner From Burning Home In Southwest Philadelphia

[rhonda cruz]

 hi i think that was a vary smart dog, 
 i am glad that the handler is out safe,

 
On Dec 11, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Ginger Kutsch wrote:

> Seeing Eye Dog Leads Owner From Burning Home In Southwest Philadelphia
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> December 10, 2013 10:00 PM
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> By Diana Rocco
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> Source:
> http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/12/10/exclusive-guide-dog-saves-owner-
> from-burning-home-in-west-philadelphia/
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> PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A blind man says he surely would have been killed if
> his Seeing Eye dog didn't lead him out of his burning home.
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> Tonight, he is speaking out and he's talking only to Eyewitness News.
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> Luther Johnson, 74, is alive and he says that's all that matters.
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> "I felt something nudging me, like touching me, and I jumped up, and that's
> when I smelled the smoke," he said.
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> Fire tore through his 59th and Chester Street home while he was sleeping.
> Luther lost his sight 30 years ago and has relied on guide dogs. Monday
> night it was two-year-old Yates that woke him up from a dead sleep.
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> "When I woke up I could hear him jumping and prancing, so I thought maybe it
> was him that was nudging me on my right shoulder," Luther said.
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> Luther could smell the smoke and feel the heat of the fire. He knew he had
> to get out fast. He was able to grab his cell phone, coat and shoes and make
> out the front door with Yates leading the way, just as the fire department
> was arriving.
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> "Angels are God's messengers and workers. So He sent them, he sent an angel,
> and I guess the angel was through my dog Yates," Luther said.
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> Luther and Yates are now staying in Red Cross housing. He's lost everything
> he owns, but still he'll tell you this.
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> "I'm blessed. A lot of people don't make it. All night and all day, that's
> all I've been doing is thanking God," he said.
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> The fire is still under investigation. Luther's family believes it was
> electrical. He's lived in this home and on this block for 38 years, but he's
> grateful to be walking away with his life.
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