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Heinz:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/18/blind-man-who-survived-fall-onto-subway-tracks-may-have-to-give-up-guide-dog/
NEW YORK - The guide dog that leaped onto subway tracks after his blind owner lost consciousness and fell off a station platform is assured a loving home after his retirement.
Cecil Williams, who has been recovering at a hospital with Orlando still by his side, had been slated to get another working dog in January or February to replace the 11-year-old black Lab.
His medical benefits will cover a new guide dog, but won't pay for a non-working dog.
Guiding Eyes, based in Yorktown Heights, provides working dogs for free but cannot cover retired dogs' expenses.
"Orlando is my best buddy, he's my pal," Williams said Wednesday during a news conference at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. "He takes me everywhere I need to go. He's a very gentle gentleman."
When word got out that Williams couldn't afford to keep the black lab as a pet the donations began pouring in.
A pair of anonymous donors will cover all of Orlando's expenses as he sails into retirement and remains by Williams' side, 1010 WINS' Gary Baumgarten reported.
"They told me that somebody was nice enough. So this is what I want to say. Christmas and the spirit of giving it exists here and it's in New York," Williams told CBS 2′s Jessica Schneider.
The black lab bravely leapt onto the tracks Tuesday morning after Williams, 61, lost consciousness and tumbled in front of an oncoming train at the 125th Street station.
Witnesses said Orlando began barking frantically and tried to stop Williams from falling from the platform.
"I tried to scream at him to come in because he was near the tracks and then he fell down to the tracks and he pulled the dog in with him and the train was approaching," witness Ana Quinones said.
"We saw when he fell down to the tracks and his dog fell with him and everyone started freaking out," said witness Danya Gutierez.
Orlando began nudging and licking his owner, trying to wake him and get him out of harm's way. Witnesses called for help and the train's motorman slowed his approach as Williams and Orlando lay in the trench between the rails.
"I yelled at him to stay down as train was coming in," Quinones said.
"When the train came in, I screamed really loud, because I didn't know what happened to him," said Gutierez. "I thought he was hit."
Both escaped serious injury when the train passed over them.
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Aladin:
Animals sometimes have better behavior then us Human beings.
J. B A N A N A S:
I'm not reading anything about how witnesses bravely banded together and rescued them by hand.
Hack Wilson - real:
dogs are wack....who wants to walk a dog in the freezing cold or warm ass summer weather? and now many cities expect you to PICK UP IT'S POOP?
Get the fuck outta here.....go get a cat.
Fraxxx:
--- Quote from: Mr. Bones on January 26, 2014, 02:56:34 PM ---dogs are wack....who wants to walk a dog in the freezing cold or warm ass summer weather? and now many cities expect you to PICK UP IT'S POOP?
Get the fuck outta here.....go get a cat.
--- End quote ---
Sound advice for the blind. :laugh:
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