Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:07:08 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Stay-at-home orders separate service dogs from the disabled
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Good on you Eric
Funny thing, I had fleeting worry about how the dog retirement unfolds :-)
Alistair
> On Apr 20, 2020, at 8:26 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
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> It’s a small world. I’m amazed that article showed up here!
>
> However, it is sort of vanagon related. The little building I’m in front of was my first retirement project this past fall. I built it mainly to store my camping and vanagon related items!
>
> Plus, once Ryan retires I’ll have two dogs traveling in my vanagon.
>
> I know many folks that were expecting to train with their next dog. They are in a difficult place because frankly even though the dogs main purpose is to be a guide for mobility. They provide a great deal of emotional support. And, who couldn’t use a bit more of that right now.
>
> Still come West River Westies event I wonder if I’ll be there with my retired guide and a white cane or a retired guide and a young successor dog.
> Lets just hope we are all camping together before too much longer!
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> Eric
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>> On Apr 20, 2020, at 10:14 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Wow —
>> Hard to imagine having such a great and absolutely essential need as a
>> guide dog being put on hold -
>> Stay Strong Eric -
>> Thanks for sharing
>> Regards
>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:53 AM Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I realize it's not Friday but I think this may be an exception. Could this
>>> be our Eric Caron in a Washington Post article?
>>>
>>>
>>> https://epaper.ajc.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?guid=2648ab55-32dd-4b64-9b98-7f5312d81bcc&pbid=8e0858ee-1443-484d-9e94-f8b8a1eaaaff&utm_source=app.pagesuite&utm_medium=app-interaction&utm_campaign=pagesuite-epaper-html5_share-article
>>>
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