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Dog Becomes Guide-Dog to Blind Canine Sibling
Trending Now-Yahoo News ^ | 3/7/13 | Melissa Knowles

Posted on 03/07/2013 1:13:38 PM PST by Kartographer

Guide dogs are not just for humans anymore. Nope. Visually impaired dogs apparently use them, too. That's the case with dog buddies Eddie and Milo. Eddie is a 7-year-old black Labrador. His owner, Angie Baker-Stedham, of Cardiff, Wales, noticed that the dog was losing his sight last year when he started walking into walls and trashcans. Milo is a 6-year-old terrier mix. He had always been close to Eddie, and he took on a new role with his friend -- guide dog.

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To: Alaska Wolf

I have always had someone else’s throwaway- before the concept of rescue dog became popular. Your description of the relationship is right on.


21 posted on 03/08/2013 8:52:33 AM PST by handmade
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To: verga

Well..to sum it up, the injured dog was pulled to safety and lived but the little girl died.

People wonder why I prefer “the company of wolves”.


22 posted on 03/08/2013 9:03:35 AM PST by Salamander (We're all kinds of animals comin' round here...occasional demons, too.)
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To: Salamander

I saw the dog, had to stop watching after the second car drove over the little girl.


23 posted on 03/08/2013 1:11:18 PM PST by verga (A nation divided by Zero!)
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To: Kartographer

Obama voters????? Absolutely not! All of my dogs are true redneck conservatives!

(I have never been so insulted....... mumble mumble.....)
:(


24 posted on 03/08/2013 4:10:22 PM PST by Ditter
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