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

[Doug Parisian]

Oh yes, lots of public appeal but lets get real folks, whether it was truly 
a Seeing Eye Dog, pilot, Some media monkey probably made themselves feel 
good.  Any number of dogs would do the same thing.  If the guy had been in 
fact blind for what, 30 years, surely he would have had the mobility and 
orientation skills to take charge once the dog woke him up.  Chances are the 
act was as much for self preservation as loyalty to the master, and their 
ain't nothing wrong with that.

Doug: the bubble buster!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rhonda cruz" <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Seeing Eye Dog Leads Owner From Burning Home 
InSouthwest Philadelphia


: 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
: >
: > December 10, 2013 10:00 PM
: >
: > By Diana Rocco
: >
: > Source:
: > 
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/12/10/exclusive-guide-dog-saves-owner-
: > from-burning-home-in-west-philadelphia/
: >
: >
: >
: > 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.
: >
: >
: >
: > Tonight, he is speaking out and he's talking only to Eyewitness News.
: >
: >
: >
: > Luther Johnson, 74, is alive and he says that's all that matters.
: >
: >
: >
: > "I felt something nudging me, like touching me, and I jumped up, and 
that's
: > when I smelled the smoke," he said.
: >
: >
: >
: > 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.
: >
: >
: >
: > "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.
: >
: >
: >
: > 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.
: >
: >
: >
: > "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.
: >
: >
: >
: > Luther and Yates are now staying in Red Cross housing. He's lost 
everything
: > he owns, but still he'll tell you this.
: >
: >
: >
: > "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.
: >
: >
: >
: > 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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