[nagdu] guide dogs and emergency transportation

[Craig Heaps]

I had a fall while walking about a month ago and made an ambulance trip the 
ER.  The paramedics loaded Chase in with me and he lay quietly in the ER 
room while they cleaned and stiched some facial cuts.  The police officers 
and firefighters who also responded jokingly offered to take him home and 
watch him for me, since he was such a beautiful, nice dog.

Last October, my wife had a fall while we walking to get lunch and fractured 
her elbow.  Those paramedics put me in the jump seat and spread a blanket of 
the floor for Chase.

Craig and Chase

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Nancy" <VandyVanderBrink at outlook.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 9:37 AM
Subject: [nagdu] guide dogs and emergency transportation


> Hi there,
>
> A question out of curiosity, as some of you may have seen a guide dog 
> saved
> his handler in new York yesterday and that has brought up a couple of
> questions and when I asked my affiliate president, he suggested I ask 
> here.
>
> 1.        Were I injured and the dog not seriously so, could he ride with
> me?
>
> 2.       Were the both of us injured, since police dogs can be treated at 
> a
> hospital if need-be, do guide dogs qualify there too?
>
> 3.       If he was hurt and couldn't go with me, who would transport him 
> to
> the vet?  Maybe that is just a kindness of strangers sort of thing?
>
>
>
> Have any of you dealt with this situation, God forbid, could you give some
> insights or information?
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you kindly,
>
> Nancy VanderBrink
>
> Cell: (864) 384-3936
>
>
>
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