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In article , Jeanne Hedge
wrote: I wish there were kitty service animals who could do things like this... Are there? Or are felines too independent to make good service animals? (though the Power of Purr is a pretty good service in and of itself) My "virtual daughter's" senior cat has, on more than one occasion, just about dragged her to her son's door when the child was having a seizure behind a closed door. Clifford(RB) guarded me from a well-meaning housekeeper doing everything wrong after I skidded on a wet floor and broke my ankle. He was far more impressive than when he confronted the neighborhood tomcat who raised one eyebrow and said "yes, eunuch?" |
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In article , Jeanne Hedge
wrote: I wish there were kitty service animals who could do things like this... Are there? Or are felines too independent to make good service animals? (though the Power of Purr is a pretty good service in and of itself) My "virtual daughter's" senior cat has, on more than one occasion, just about dragged her to her son's door when the child was having a seizure behind a closed door. Clifford(RB) guarded me from a well-meaning housekeeper doing everything wrong after I skidded on a wet floor and broke my ankle. He was far more impressive than when he confronted the neighborhood tomcat who raised one eyebrow and said "yes, eunuch?" |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:59:17 GMT, wrote:
Jeanne Hedge wrote: "I sensed there was a problem on the other end of the 911 call," said dispatcher Jenny Buchanan. "The dog was too persistent in barking directly into the phone receiver. I knew she was trying to tell me something." The dog is amazing, of course, but I'd also like to give a little credit to this intuitive person working as a 911 dispatcher. She obviously has a brain in her head! Some people would have hung up after hearing a dog barking. I don't know if the OP listed a link to the story, so this could be a different dog and dispatcher compbo. The story I heard here on the local news said that the owner had previously notified emergency services about having a service dog trained to dial 911. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky (RB) [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:59:17 GMT, wrote:
Jeanne Hedge wrote: "I sensed there was a problem on the other end of the 911 call," said dispatcher Jenny Buchanan. "The dog was too persistent in barking directly into the phone receiver. I knew she was trying to tell me something." The dog is amazing, of course, but I'd also like to give a little credit to this intuitive person working as a 911 dispatcher. She obviously has a brain in her head! Some people would have hung up after hearing a dog barking. I don't know if the OP listed a link to the story, so this could be a different dog and dispatcher compbo. The story I heard here on the local news said that the owner had previously notified emergency services about having a service dog trained to dial 911. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky (RB) [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:42:48 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote: I don't know if the OP listed a link to the story, so this could be a different dog and dispatcher compbo. The story I heard here on the local news said that the owner had previously notified emergency services about having a service dog trained to dial 911. There story on CNN.com says the dog was trained to take the phone of the hook and push the speed dial button for 911 with her nose, but there's no mention of the owner having previously notified emergency services that the dog was trained to do this. OTOH, the owner trained the dog to do this, with help from people from the Assistance Dog Club of Puget Sound. It seems reasonable to me that someone somewhere along the line told the authorities. Kind of like how you can let the fire department know if you have small children or invalids in your home, just in case. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:42:48 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote: I don't know if the OP listed a link to the story, so this could be a different dog and dispatcher compbo. The story I heard here on the local news said that the owner had previously notified emergency services about having a service dog trained to dial 911. There story on CNN.com says the dog was trained to take the phone of the hook and push the speed dial button for 911 with her nose, but there's no mention of the owner having previously notified emergency services that the dog was trained to do this. OTOH, the owner trained the dog to do this, with help from people from the Assistance Dog Club of Puget Sound. It seems reasonable to me that someone somewhere along the line told the authorities. Kind of like how you can let the fire department know if you have small children or invalids in your home, just in case. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:42:48 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote: I don't know if the OP listed a link to the story, so this could be a different dog and dispatcher compbo. The story I heard here on the local news said that the owner had previously notified emergency services about having a service dog trained to dial 911. There story on CNN.com says the dog was trained to take the phone of the hook and push the speed dial button for 911 with her nose, but there's no mention of the owner having previously notified emergency services that the dog was trained to do this. OTOH, the owner trained the dog to do this, with help from people from the Assistance Dog Club of Puget Sound. It seems reasonable to me that someone somewhere along the line told the authorities. Kind of like how you can let the fire department know if you have small children or invalids in your home, just in case. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Jeanne Hedge wrote: I wish there were kitty service animals who could do things like this... Are there? Or are felines too independent to make good service animals? Yes, because they are selfish. They are interested mostly in their own comfort. Dogs are different. They can be trained to do almost anything just for a word of praise. I am always amazed when I see a guide dog working when it takes it's owner aside from something that might bump their head. It's nowhere near a threat to the dog. They have learnt how high their owners are, and must protect them from injury. Some years ago, going to meet my visually impaired friend there was a lorry as she approached me. The dog knew me and she began to wag her tail when she saw me, and not concentrate. However, she suddenly noticed that the lorry had an open sort of top stable door, which could have caused my friend to bang her head on it. So, she stopped, and she sat down. This made it impossible for my friend to move and get injured. This was Jess, a labrador and one of the whitest ones I've ever seen. She is long gone to RB, but..her life was spent in service to her hoomin, and she actually enjoyed having a job to do. Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Jeanne Hedge wrote: I wish there were kitty service animals who could do things like this... Are there? Or are felines too independent to make good service animals? Yes, because they are selfish. They are interested mostly in their own comfort. Dogs are different. They can be trained to do almost anything just for a word of praise. I am always amazed when I see a guide dog working when it takes it's owner aside from something that might bump their head. It's nowhere near a threat to the dog. They have learnt how high their owners are, and must protect them from injury. Some years ago, going to meet my visually impaired friend there was a lorry as she approached me. The dog knew me and she began to wag her tail when she saw me, and not concentrate. However, she suddenly noticed that the lorry had an open sort of top stable door, which could have caused my friend to bang her head on it. So, she stopped, and she sat down. This made it impossible for my friend to move and get injured. This was Jess, a labrador and one of the whitest ones I've ever seen. She is long gone to RB, but..her life was spent in service to her hoomin, and she actually enjoyed having a job to do. Tweed |
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