[Cagdu] my lost guide

[Shannon L. Dillon]

Hey, Ken, so glad to hear he's home safe and sound.

SHANNON L. DILLON
 

> From: kenvolonte at comcast.net
> To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:03:46 -0700
> Subject: [Cagdu] my lost guide
> 
> This has been a long day. Edison escaped from our back yard early this 
> morning. Early, when there were no cars on the street which usually sounds 
> like the ocean. I called and called, then got dressed and started walking 
> with my cane and his leash clicking and calling. I heard his bark and 
> called again. He was perhaps three houses down. I ran back to the house as 
> fast as I could, left the front door open and started dropping nuggets of 
> kibble into his food boll. In a minute, he bounded through the door all 
> glad to see me. I later discovered that the lock on my west gate was 
> faulty; and the day progressed pleasantly.
> 
> Tonight I let him out but stood outside figuring that when he was done, 
> he'd come back to the door; but once he had escaped, he had a taste for more 
> adventures in the neighborhood. It was now 10:30:pm. Again, I walked with 
> cane and leash clicking and calling, but he was nowhere to be found.
> 
> Velvet and I set off driving around the neighborhood looking for him. 
> We phoned the S-mart, the pizza restaurant down the street, any place that 
> had to do with food. Edison is, after all, a lab. Nobody had seen him.
> 
> I called the police and animal control. There was nothing left to do 
> but go home and wait. I also called GDB to report this incident. I left my 
> name with the voice mail to which I was directed by another phone machine.
> 
> When we got home, the phone was ringing. It was someone from Guide 
> Dogs' kennel staff. She took down Edison's stats and time of loss, etc. 
> While I was on the phone with her, the door bell rang. Two girls were 
> standing there. "Are you a blind person", they wanted to know. They were 
> embarrassed and feeling awkward. "Well, we think we have your dog." It was 
> true enough. They had him on a thin plastic leash such as I've never run 
> across. All of this was heard by the Guide Dogs person who thanked me for 
> calling and rejoicing at the happy outcome. When I think of what could have 
> happened... I don't think I'll sleep tonight. Edison had made his way to 
> one of the sororities at UOP where there was a party going on. a cook out. 
> He's a lab. What can I say. 
> 
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