[Spridgets] Horns....now Kate Bales

[Ron Soave]

--- Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:
> BTW.  I'm very familiar with Leader Dogs (I've been
> a Lion for20+
> years), but I confess my ignorance of the term "aide
> dog

I'm not familiar with Leader Dogs, but probably
similar (Kate's may have been a leader dog, I don't
remember for sure - I am more familiar with aide
dogs). In my experience, they are typically assigned
to people who may have seizures or some unpredictable
condition where emergency help is needed. I have a
friend whose daughter is unable to communicate and has
seizures. Her  dog either alerts the family if they
are sleeping or in another room if something is going
wrong or in a worst case can trigger a 911 alarm. In
Kate's case, she had to travel a great distance to get
to a VA hospital for treatment, and the dog was denied
entry into the hospital. The hospital corrected that
after the news got wind of it.

Ron


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