[Nfbmo] Guide Dog Protects Owner

Tue Jun 9 19:44:45 UTC 2015

I thought this was a very endearing story. It made my heart soar when the dog jumped in front of the  gal  to save her. It's so awesome what  our guide  dogs  will do for us. I love them also much.

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> On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Julie McGinnity via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Erin or someone who knows laws better than I may correct me, but I
> believe that there aren't healthcare regulations concerning service
> dogs an ambulances in most situations.  I think the issue here is that
> she wouldn't be able to control her dog in the ambulance.
> 
> In other words, if one of my friends got sick or broke a bone, I think
> I could ride in the ambulance with them and take my dog.  I could not
> be in the operating room if a friend had surgery, but the public
> generally doesn't go into operating rooms anyway, so...  But I believe
> that I could ride in the vehicle in most situations.
> 
>> On 6/9/15, Nancy Lynn via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I got this from another list.
>> Brave Service Dog Throws Himself In Front Of Oncoming Bus To Protect Blind
>> Owner
>> By
>> 
>> Matthew Birl
>> 
>> http://www.brobible.com/life/article/service-dog-throws-self-front-bus/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> An incredibly brave and apparently prescient service dog in New York state
>> took an instinctive leap in front of an oncoming school bus to prevent his
>> owner from being hit. Never has “man’s best friend” resonated more than this
>> story of Bigo, a golden retriever guide dog, and his owner, Audrey Stone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> When Bigo the service dog saw an oncoming mini school bus heading for Audrey
>> Stone, the blind woman he was trained to guide, the golden retriever’s
>> protective instincts kicked in: He threw himself at the closest part of the
>> vehicle he could.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Police photos show the result:
>> 
>> fur stuck to the front driver’s side wheel and in the middle of Michael
>> Neuner Avenue in New York, where the bus came to a stop after striking the
>> pair.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The driver of the Brewster school bus, carrying two kindergartners to St.
>> Lawrence O’Toole Childhood Learning Center, told police he didn’t see the
>> pair crossing the road as they made their way home at about 8:15 Monday
>> morning.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Stone, 62, suffered a fractured right elbow, three broken ribs, a fractured
>> ankle and a cut to her head in the accident, said Brewster Police Chief John
>> 
>> Del Gardo. Bigo’s leg was cut down to the bone, said Paul Schwartz, who
>> manages the Xtra Mart gas station at the intersection and ran to the scene
>> to help.
>> 
>> But, if not for Bigo’s incredibly commendable braveness, the consequences
>> obviously could have been far worse.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> “There were 15 EMTs and people all around her and the dog didn’t want to
>> leave her side,” Schwartz said. “He was flopping over to her and she didn’t
>> want him to get away from her, either. She kept screaming, ‘Where’s Bigo?
>> Where’s Bigo? Where’s Bigo?’ We kept telling her he was fine.”
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Schwartz and one of the EMTs bandaged Bigo’s right leg.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> “The dog was being a good sport, really calm,” Schwartz said. “He sat with
>> me the whole time. He was limping as we put him on a big blanket on the
>> sidewalk and it started to rain. He let us wrap up his leg without any
>> problem. He wasn’t barking or crying or yelping. But he kept pulling toward
>> her. After she was put on a gurney and taken away, he stopped doing that. He
>> seemed a little lost after she left.”
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A staff member at Middlebranch Veterinary in Paterson confirmed that Bigo
>> was being treated there on Monday. Brewster Police Chief Del Gardo said
>> later that the dog was undergoing surgery on its leg.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Because there are healthcare rules preventing animals from being transported
>> in ambulances, Bigo stayed behind at the scene.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> God Bless this dog’s loyalty.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> “The dog took a lot of the blow,” Del Gardo said. “And he did not want to
>> leave her side. He stood right with her. He was there to save her.”
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bigo and Audrey are set to reunite soon, thankfully.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What a great pup you must be, Bigo. We sincerely hope you and Audrey get
>> well soon.
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> Julie McGinnity
> National Federation of the Blind of Missouri second vice president,
> National Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President
> graduate, Guiding Eyes for the Blind 2008, 2014
> "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
> 2 Cor. 7
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