[Nfbmo] Guide Dog Protects Owner

Tue Jun 9 23:13:53 UTC 2015

You're right Julie

I've ridden in ambulances, I mean been the one transported, and the attendants didn't even raise an eyebrow.  

There was even one situation when I couldn't control my dog, the attendant did.  

Sent from my iPhone

> 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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