[nfb-talk] [nagdu] nagdu Digest, Vol 74, Issue 13
Darian Smith
dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Sat May 14 18:12:58 UTC 2011
forgive me for missing the party, but what's the short tease of thunderdog?
On 5/13/11, Michael Hingson <info at michaelhingson.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have no idea. At this point Amazon and Barnes & Noble have Thunder Dog
> available for pre order. They plan to release it around August 2.
>
> On the other hand, I plan to have plenty of both audio and print at the NFB
> convention in Orlando. Orlando will be the first time Thunder Dog will be
> available.
>
> I know that the NLS has an interest in the book, but I don't think we are
> quite there as far as recording it is concerned. I'll keep y'all posted on
> that.
>
> We are excited that Brand Book Clubs is going to carry Thunder Dog. This
> means that such book clubs as the Christian book club, Crossings, and the
> Book of the Month Club will have Thunder Dog featured in September.
>
> Larry King has written the foreword for the book. He did a great job with
> his part.
>
> Stay tuned.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Mike Hingson
>
> The Michael Hingson Group, INC.
> “Speaking with Vision”
> Michael Hingson, President
> (415) 827-4084
> info at michaelhingson.com
> To learn more about my upcoming book, speaking topics and speaking
> availability please visit www.michaelhingson.com
> Thunder Dog is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!
> http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_
> 1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3
>
>
> for info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit:
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Holly Mcknight
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 6:43 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] nagdu Digest, Vol 74, Issue 13
>
> Hi, I have noticed that Michael Hongson's book Thunder Dog can be found on
> Amazon, I was wondering when and if it can be downloaded from BARD? I hope
> so. Hope all had a good Friday The 13th.
>
> Sent From My iPhone
>
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>> 1. {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
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>> 2. Re: {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>> (Julie Phillipson)
>> 3. Re: {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>> (Michael Hingson)
>> 4. Out of the office for a few vacation days (Anna Thomasson)
>> 5. Re: dog whistles (dmgina)
>> 6. Fw: PENTAGON MEMO. Beloved New Warriors On the Modern
>> Battlefield. (Ed Meskys)
>> 7. Re: Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would Not
>> Serve Her (Sheila Leigland)
>> 8. Re: {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>> (solsticesinger at gmail.com)
>> 9. Putting eye ointment (Tracy Carcione)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 10:56:33 -0700
>> From: "Michael Hingson" <mhingson at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>, <cagdu at nfbcal.org>
>> Subject: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
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>> The Michael Hingson Group, INC.
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>>
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>>
>> (415) 827-4084
>>
>> info at michaelhingson.com
>>
>> To learn more about my upcoming book, speaking topics and speaking
>> availability please visit www.michaelhingson.com
>>
>> Thunder Dog is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!
>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_
>> 1_3?s=books
>>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr
>> _1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3> &ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3
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>> From: GDB Alumni Association [mailto:tduncan at guidedogs.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:10 AM
>> To: mhingson at sbcglobal.net
>> Subject: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni,
>>
>> Have you and your guide dog been victims of an attack from a loose dog?
>> Would you like to learn about laws that protect us from these attacks?
> Would
>> you like to educate your local law enforcement with confidence about this
>> serious, underaddressed issue?
>>
>> Join GDB Handlers of the Northeast on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM PDT
> /
>> 7:00 PM EDT, as we welcome Emily Simone, GDB Field Service Manager for
>> Central California and Colorado, and advocate for guide dog protection
> laws,
>> as we discuss this very issue.
>>
>> The Alumni Association Board of Directors has taken guide dog protection
> on
>> as a campaign, and it is up to us, the over 2000 alumni of Guide Dogs for
>> the Blind, to make law enforcement and others aware of this very serious
>> issue. Emily will share with us ideas on how to do this, as well as what
> we
>> can do in the event our dogs are attacked, and even how to prevent
> attacks.
>>
>> To join us: From the US and Canada, call toll-free: 866-699-3239 When
>> prompted, enter conference ID 20290074.
>>
>> We hope to see you there!
>>
>> Cynthia Detro
>> President, Guide Dog Handlers of the Northeast
>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 14:06:22 -0400
>> From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection
>> Presentation
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>> can anyone join this or is it just for your grads?
>>
>> Julie Phillipson
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Hingson" <mhingson at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; <cagdu at nfbcal.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:56 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Michael Hingson Group, INC.
>>>
>>> "Speaking with Vision"
>>>
>>> Michael Hingson, President
>>>
>>> (415) 827-4084
>>>
>>> info at michaelhingson.com
>>>
>>> To learn more about my upcoming book, speaking topics and speaking
>>> availability please visit www.michaelhingson.com
>>>
>>> Thunder Dog is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!
>>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_
>>> 1_3?s=books
>>>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr
>>> _1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3>
> &ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> for info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit:
>>>
>>> http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com
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>>>
>>>
>>> From: GDB Alumni Association [mailto:tduncan at guidedogs.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:10 AM
>>> To: mhingson at sbcglobal.net
>>> Subject: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni,
>>>
>>> Have you and your guide dog been victims of an attack from a loose dog?
>>> Would you like to learn about laws that protect us from these attacks?
>>> Would
>>> you like to educate your local law enforcement with confidence about this
>>> serious, underaddressed issue?
>>>
>>> Join GDB Handlers of the Northeast on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM
> PDT
>>> /
>>> 7:00 PM EDT, as we welcome Emily Simone, GDB Field Service Manager for
>>> Central California and Colorado, and advocate for guide dog protection
>>> laws,
>>> as we discuss this very issue.
>>>
>>> The Alumni Association Board of Directors has taken guide dog protection
>>> on
>>> as a campaign, and it is up to us, the over 2000 alumni of Guide Dogs for
>>> the Blind, to make law enforcement and others aware of this very serious
>>> issue. Emily will share with us ideas on how to do this, as well as what
>>> we
>>> can do in the event our dogs are attacked, and even how to prevent
>>> attacks.
>>>
>>> To join us: From the US and Canada, call toll-free: 866-699-3239 When
>>> prompted, enter conference ID 20290074.
>>>
>>> We hope to see you there!
>>>
>>> Cynthia Detro
>>> President, Guide Dog Handlers of the Northeast
>>>
>>> <http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PixelServer?j=25P847oFn_9wHE7JeY3hSg..>
>>>
>>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 11:25:55 -0700
>> From: "Michael Hingson" <info at michaelhingson.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection
>> Presentation
>> Message-ID:
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>>
>> The notice indicates it is mainly for GDB grads. I am, however, trying to
>> get an answer to that question.
>>
>> The?Michael Hingson Group, INC.
>> ?Speaking?with Vision?
>> Michael Hingson,?President
>> (415) 827-4084
>> info at michaelhingson.com
>> To learn more about my upcoming book, speaking topics and speaking
>> availability please visit www.michaelhingson.com
>> Thunder Dog is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!
>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_
>> 1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3
>>
>>
>> for info on the new KNFB Reader?Mobile, visit:
>> http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Julie Phillipson
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:06 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>
>> can anyone join this or is it just for your grads?
>>
>> Julie Phillipson
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Hingson" <mhingson at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; <cagdu at nfbcal.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:56 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Michael Hingson Group, INC.
>>>
>>> "Speaking with Vision"
>>>
>>> Michael Hingson, President
>>>
>>> (415) 827-4084
>>>
>>> info at michaelhingson.com
>>>
>>> To learn more about my upcoming book, speaking topics and speaking
>>> availability please visit www.michaelhingson.com
>>>
>>> Thunder Dog is now available for early ordering on Amazon!!!
>>>
>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr_
>>> 1_3?s=books
>>>
>>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Blind-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X/ref=sr
>>> _1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3>
> &ie=UTF8&qid=1289090352&sr=1-3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> for info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit:
>>>
>>> http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: GDB Alumni Association [mailto:tduncan at guidedogs.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:10 AM
>>> To: mhingson at sbcglobal.net
>>> Subject: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni,
>>>
>>> Have you and your guide dog been victims of an attack from a loose dog?
>>> Would you like to learn about laws that protect us from these attacks?
>>> Would
>>> you like to educate your local law enforcement with confidence about this
>>> serious, underaddressed issue?
>>>
>>> Join GDB Handlers of the Northeast on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM
> PDT
>>
>>> /
>>> 7:00 PM EDT, as we welcome Emily Simone, GDB Field Service Manager for
>>> Central California and Colorado, and advocate for guide dog protection
>>> laws,
>>> as we discuss this very issue.
>>>
>>> The Alumni Association Board of Directors has taken guide dog protection
>>> on
>>> as a campaign, and it is up to us, the over 2000 alumni of Guide Dogs for
>>> the Blind, to make law enforcement and others aware of this very serious
>>> issue. Emily will share with us ideas on how to do this, as well as what
>>> we
>>> can do in the event our dogs are attacked, and even how to prevent
>>> attacks.
>>>
>>> To join us: From the US and Canada, call toll-free: 866-699-3239 When
>>> prompted, enter conference ID 20290074.
>>>
>>> We hope to see you there!
>>>
>>> Cynthia Detro
>>> President, Guide Dog Handlers of the Northeast
>>>
>>> <http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PixelServer?j=25P847oFn_9wHE7JeY3hSg..>
>>>
>>>
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 16:03:08 -0400
>> From: Anna Thomasson <anna.thomasson at towerswatson.com>
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] Out of the office for a few vacation days
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 15:46:19 -0600
>> From: dmgina <dmgina at samobile.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog whistles
>> Message-ID: <C35D90DA-5398-4B51-A142-49EF3684665D at samobile.net>
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>> The next time get a childs whistle. That will work.
>> Dar
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 12, 2011, at 10:32 AM, "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks! I looked at some local stores, but couldn't find any regular
> whistles. But then again there aren't any stores that sell exclusively
> sporting goods here. Sometimes small town living is annoying! *smile*
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:58 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog whistles
>>>
>>>
>>>> Julie,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We use a regular whistle, plastic, that can be found in sporting goods
>>>> stores.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jenine Stanley
>>>>
>>>> jeninems at wowway.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>>>> Of Julie J
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:04 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog whistles
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do they use regular whistles or the silent dog whistles?
>>>>
>>>> Julie
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "dmgina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 9:44 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog whistles
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi there, gdf teaches whistle training. Sure comes in handy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dar
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 12, 2011, at 7:13 AM, "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Heya all!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone have any experience using a dog whistle?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have wanted to teach Monty to come to a whistle for a while now. I
> do
>>>>>> let him run off leash on some of our farm fields. I thought a whistle
>>>>>> might be more effective in recalling him, than me shouting. Sometimes
>>>>>> the wind is blowing 40 or more mph or there is machinery running,
> which
>>>>>> makes it difficult to hear my voice.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I purchased a dog whistle and have just started in the house to teach
>>>>>> Monty to come when he hears it. So far I use his name plus whistle,
> he
>>>>>> comes then I give a treat. So far so good.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's the thing though. People can't hear a dog whistle. I can hear
> a
>>>>>> small sound, just of the air going through the whistle, so I know it's
>>>>>> working, but the actual sound the whistle makes I cannot hear. Does
>>>>>> anyone have any idea how loud a dog whistle is to a dog? How far away
> is
>>>>>> he going to respond to it? Will it be heard better than my voice when
> it
>>>>>> is really windy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas on how I could figure this out?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Julie
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 19:28:36 -0400
>> From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>, <dogGuideUsersNH at yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [nagdu] Fw: PENTAGON MEMO. Beloved New Warriors On the Modern
>> Battlefield.
>> Message-ID: <AA10C5B315D247A793D7C158E93CB394 at frodo>
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>> Subject: PENTAGON MEMO. Beloved New Warriors On the Modern Battlefield.
>>
>>
>> PENTAGON MEMO. Beloved New Warriors On the Modern Battlefield.
>> NY Times Thursday, 2011_05_12
>> By ELISABETH BUMILLER. WASHINGTON -- Marines were on a foot patrol last
> fall
>> in
>> the
>> Taliban stronghold of Marja, Afghanistan, when they shot and killed a
> lethal
>> threat:
>> a local dog that made the mistake of attacking the Marines' Labrador
>> retriever.
>> Capt. Manuel Zepeda, the commander of Company F, Second Battalion, Sixth
>> Marines,
>> was unapologetic. If the Lab on the patrol had been hurt, the Marines
> would
>> have
>> lost their best weapon for detecting roadside bombs -- and would have
> called
>> for
>> a medevac helicopter, just as they would for a human. An attack on the Lab
>
>> was
>> an
>> attack on a fellow warrior.
>> As Captain Zepeda put it that day, 'We consider the dog another Marine.
>> The classified canine that went on the Navy Seals' raid of Osama bin
> Laden's
>> compound
>> last week has generated a wave of interest in military dogs, which have
> been
>> used
>> by the United States since at least World War I. Now, more valued than
> ever,
>> they
>> are on their own surge into Afghanistan.
>> American troops may be starting to come home this summer, but more dogs
> are
>> going
>> in. In 2007, the Marines began a pilot program in Afghanistan with nine
>> bomb-sniffing
>> dogs, a number that has grown to 350 and is expected to reach nearly 650
> by
>> the
>> end
>> of the year. Over all, there are some 2,700 dogs on active duty in the
>> American
>> military.
>> A decade ago, before the Sept. 11 attacks, there were 1,800.
>> Most of the public isn't aware of what these dogs add to national
> security,'
>> said
>> Gerry Proctor, a spokesman for training programs at Lackland Air Force
> Base
>> in
>> Texas,
>> including the Military Working Dog School. Dogs are used for protection,
>> pursuit,
>> tracking and search and rescue, but the military is also increasingly
>> relying on
>> them to sniff out the homemade bombs that cause the vast majority of
>> American
>> casualties
>> in Afghanistan. So far, no human or human-made technology can do better.
>> Within the military, the breeds of choice are generally the German
> shepherd
>> and
>> a
>> Belgian shepherd, or Malinois, but Marines in Afghanistan rely on
> pure-bred
>> Labrador
>> retrievers because of the dogs' good noses and nonaggressive,
>> eager-to-please
>> temperaments.
>> Labs now accompany many Marine foot patrols in Helmand Province in
> southern
>> Afghanistan,
>> wandering off-leash 100 yards or more in front as bomb detectors. It is
> the
>> vital
>> work of an expensively trained canine (the cost to the American military
> can
>> be
>> as
>> high as $40,000 per dog), but at the end of a sweltering day, sometimes a
>> Lab is
>> still a Lab.
>> Last spring on a patrol in Helmand's Garmsir District, a Lab, Tango, was
>> leading
>> a small group of Marines on a dirt road leading into a village when the
> dog
>> suddenly
>> went down on all fours, wagging his tail -- a sign that he had detected
>> explosives
>> nearby. The patrol froze as a Marine explosives team investigated. No bomb
>
>> was
>> found
>> and the patrol continued, but on the way back the dog, miserable in the
>> 102-degree
>> heat and like most Labrador retrievers a good swimmer, abandoned his
> duties
>> and
>> leaped
>> into an irrigation canal to cool off. But then he could not climb back up
>> the
>> steep
>> bank. One of the Marines, swearing lustily, finally jumped into the canal
>> and
>> carried
>> the dog out in his arms.
>> The bonds that grow in battle between the Labs and their Marine handlers
> are
>> already
>> the stuff of heart-tugging war stories. But few have had the emotional
>> impact of
>> that of Pfc. Colton W. Rusk, a 20-year-old Marine machine gunner and dog
>> handler
>> who was killed in December by sniper fire in Sangin, one of the most
> deadly
>> areas
>> in Helmand. During his deployment, Private Rusk sent his parents a steady
>> flow
>> of
>> pictures and news about his beloved bomb dog, Eli, a black Lab. When
> Private
>> Rusk
>> was shot, Marine officers told his parents, Eli crawled on top of their
> son
>> to
>> try
>> to protect him.
>> The 3-year-old Eli, the first name of the survivors listed in Private
> Rusk's
>> obituary,
>> was retired early from the military and adopted in February by Private
>> Rusk's
>> parents,
>> Darrell and Kathy Rusk. He's a big comfort to us,' Kathy Rusk said in a
>> telephone
>> interview from her home in Orange Grove, Tex. After the dog's retirement
>> ceremony
>> in February at Lackland Air Force Base, an event that generated enormous
>> news
>> coverage
>> in Texas, the Rusks brought Eli for the first time into their home. The
>> first
>> place
>> he went was Colton's room,' Mrs. Rusk said. He sniffed around and jumped
> up
>> on
>> his
>> bed.
>> So far, 20 Labrador retrievers out of the 350 have been killed in action
>> since
>> the
>> Marine program began, most in explosions of homemade bombs, Marine
> officials
>> said.
>> Within the Special Operations Command, the home of the dog that went on
> the
>> Bin
>> Laden
>> mission, some 34 dogs were killed in the line of duty between 2006 and
> 2009,
>> said
>> Maj. Wes Ticer, a spokesman. Like their handlers, dogs that survive go on
>> repeat
>> deployments, sometimes as many as four. Dogs retire from the military at
> the
>> age
>> of 8 or 9.
>> To an American public weary of nearly 10 years of war, dogs are a way to
>> relate,
>> as the celebrity status of the still-unknown commando dog proved.
> (President
>> Obama
>> is one of the few Americans to have met the dog, in a closed-door session
>> with
>> the
>> Seal team last week.)
>> Few understand the appeal of dogs in battle better than Rebecca Frankel,
> the
>> deputy
>> managing editor of ForeignPolicy.com. Last week, she posted a 'War Dog'
>> photo
>> essay,
>> with her favorite pictures of dogs jumping out of helicopters, skydiving
>> from
>> 30,000
>> feet and relaxing with Marines. The photo essay went viral, with 6.5
> million
>> page
>> views to date -- a record for the site.
>> I think people go weak at the knees for these dogs,' Ms. Frankel said in
> an
>> interview.
>> I do, too. But their contribution is significant. These are serious dogs.
>> PHOTOS: Dogs like Sgt. Brian Maxwell's, on patrol in Afghanistan, are
>> trained to
>> sniff out explosives. (PHOTOGRAPH BY JOAO SILVA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES);
>> Making
>> a
>> practice jump with soldiers of the 10th Special Forces Group over the Gulf
>
>> of
>> Mexico.
>> (PHOTOGRAPH BY MANUEL J. MARTINEZ/U.S. AIR FORCE, VIA REUTERS) .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 18:49:40 -0600
>> From: Sheila Leigland <sleigland at bresnan.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery
>> Would Not Serve Her
>> Message-ID: <auto-000028698455 at fe-3.cluster1.bresnan.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Marion have a situation at work. People seem to think that our new dogs
> aren't behaving the way they think they should and have the right to try to
> direct them. Unfortunately they know next to nothing about guide dogs the
> training or what a dog is capable of. They think that I need to comply with
> there judgment calls. I work very part time and they seem to think that
> dictating how I get to work is there concern. I don't agree since i'm pretty
> sure I'm not covered by there insurance. Any suggestions would be helpful.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:17 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would
> Not Serve Her
>>
>> Sheila,
>> I agree with you. I believe society has expectations of how someone of
> a
>> particular class is supposed to act and, when they do not fit into their
>> stereotype, confuse assertiveness with aggression. this being said, I also
>
>> believe it is important to handle such situations calmly, yet assertively.
>
>> The law is on our sides and we need to learn how to take advantage of that
>
>> fact.
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would
>> Not Serve Her
>>
>>
>>> I don't know if this lady had a bad attitude or not but sometimes it
> seems
>>> like if we stand up for ourselves we are just being sensitive it doesn't
>>> seem right. Others seem to be peeermitted to stand up for themselves but
>>> not blind folks. It needs to change.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: wmodnl wmodnl <wmodnl at hotmail.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:21 AM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would
>
>>> Not Serve Her
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been to this establishment many times and have had only good
>>> experiences being served with my guide dog. I am also aware of others who
>
>>> have had positive experiences with this business.
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: GingerKutsch at yahoo.com
>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 08:19:53 -0400
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would
> Not
>>>> Serve Her
>>>>
>>>> Blind Woman With Guide Dog Says Midtown Eatery Would Not Serve Her
>>>> By: NY1 News
>>>>
> http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/138854/blind-woman-with-guide-d
>>>> og-says-midtown-eatery-would-not-serve-her
>>>>
>>>> A blind woman told NY1 that a Midtown restaurant discriminated against
>>>> her
>>>> when they would not let her guide dog inside.
>>>> To view our videos, you need to
>>>> enable JavaScript. Learn how.
>>>> install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.
>>>>
>>>> Then come back here and refresh the page.
>>>>
>>>> A legally blind woman told NY1 that a Midtown restaurant discriminated
>>>> against her when they would not let her guide dog inside.
>>>>
>>>> Irene Sirotta said she, her guide dog Tyler and a friend went inside La
>>>> Baguette restaurant, but an employee asked them to leave.
>>>>
>>>> She said they showed documentation to prove Tyler, seen above, is a
> guide
>>>> dog, but they were still told to get out.
>>>>
>>>> "It's discrimination. You can go in there, why can't I? Why?" said
>>>> Sirotta.
>>>> "He's a guide dog. Why can't I go in there? New York State law says I
> can
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>> Message: 8
>> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 08:38:00 -0400
>> From: <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection
>> Presentation
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>>
>> I would very much like to attend this, if it's open to people who haven't
>> graduated from GDB. Hopefully, they'll make it available to all of us.
>>
>> Shannon and Caroline
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Hingson" <mhingson at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; <cagdu at nfbcal.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:56 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] {Disarmed} FYI FW: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>
>>
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>>> From: GDB Alumni Association [mailto:tduncan at guidedogs.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:10 AM
>>> To: mhingson at sbcglobal.net
>>> Subject: Guide Dog Protection Presentation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni,
>>>
>>> Have you and your guide dog been victims of an attack from a loose dog?
>>> Would you like to learn about laws that protect us from these attacks?
>>> Would
>>> you like to educate your local law enforcement with confidence about this
>>> serious, underaddressed issue?
>>>
>>> Join GDB Handlers of the Northeast on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM
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>>> /
>>> 7:00 PM EDT, as we welcome Emily Simone, GDB Field Service Manager for
>>> Central California and Colorado, and advocate for guide dog protection
>>> laws,
>>> as we discuss this very issue.
>>>
>>> The Alumni Association Board of Directors has taken guide dog protection
>>> on
>>> as a campaign, and it is up to us, the over 2000 alumni of Guide Dogs for
>>> the Blind, to make law enforcement and others aware of this very serious
>>> issue. Emily will share with us ideas on how to do this, as well as what
>>> we
>>> can do in the event our dogs are attacked, and even how to prevent
>>> attacks.
>>>
>>> To join us: From the US and Canada, call toll-free: 866-699-3239 When
>>> prompted, enter conference ID 20290074.
>>>
>>> We hope to see you there!
>>>
>>> Cynthia Detro
>>> President, Guide Dog Handlers of the Northeast
>>>
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 08:46:02 -0400
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] Putting eye ointment
>> Message-ID: <873b4b6ca0e0fbcbaf1a242fadb5820f.squirrel at mail.panix.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
>>
>> I need to put some ointment in Echo's eye twice a day for a couple weeks.
>> I did good yesterday, but not so good today. I have my husband hold her
>> head still, then use one hand to pull down on the skin under her eye,
>> hopefully opening it up, then use the other hand to position and squeeze
>> the tube, trying not to poke her with it. I haven't poked her, but today
>> I'm not sure I hit the target, either. Oh for that third hand I've always
>> wanted!
>> If anyone has a good method that's better than mine, please share.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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