Date:         Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:07:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Stay-at-home orders separate service dogs from the disabled
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <6670A3F2-3CAE-4EC0-8C78-599D29FBA1AB@comcast.net>
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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:
> 
> 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!
> 
> Eric 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 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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