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

[Jessica Diaz]

Hello,
How amazing. This is when I am blown away even more by the love and
loyalty God has given us in these amazing dogs. My dog will get an
extra hug. Have a great day.
Jessica Diaz

On 12/12/13, Doug Parisian <eggmann at mymts.net> wrote:
> 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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