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Palm-sized preemie almost ready to go home
Thu Dec 15, 2011
- The baby is three months premature, not six. I was also three months premature, and weighed 20 ounces. The doctors were giving my parents very grim pro
Okla. woman fights to keep paralyzed kangaroo
Fri Apr 1, 2011
- Pleae note that "therapy animals" are not covered by the ADA...The ADA only applies to disabled handlers and service animals - as of March 2011 - a "service animal" is clearly limited to dogs and in some rare instances, miniature horses only.
Appeals court buys Starbucks double-cup defense
Tue Nov 2, 2010
- The condition of elderly skin in which it bruises, burns and breaks down more easily is called "friability". Excellent point re: skin integrity vs. liquid temp.
Judge: McDonald's must pay obese employee $17,500
Thu Oct 28, 2010
- What has happpened to personal responsibility? I guess the "victimization mentality" is spreading globally now. My first job was at McDonald's. I worked there for 6 years.
Should kids with autism be allowed to take their trained dogs to school?
Fri Aug 21, 2009
- Problem Solver and all others who continue to refer to service animals as "pets" - please understand....service animals are not pets, nor are they inexpensive. Service dogs are highly intelligent, highly skilled and very well-trained animals.
Today's tykes: Secure kids or rudest in history?
Wed May 6, 2009
- I have a service dog because of vision and mobiity issues. My dog is always well-behaved, polite and stoic around all of the children who cannot resist petting him -although he wears a large "working Dog - Do Not Pet" patch on his vest.

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For those of you who have inquired - Boris, my Australian Shepherd service dog, is fine following his assault. Thank you all for your concern.

For those of you who wonder why I did not react immediately to the situation - here's the scoop...I was not at all certain that I had actually seen what I thought I had seen. Since I am visually impaired, it was not beyond the realm of posssiblity that I had misconstrued the situation. However, the reactions of those around me indicated that indeed something untoward had occured. At that point, my first concern was for Boris. When I had him stand so that I could assess for injury. I knew that he had been struck, since he had lost control of his bladder - something that had never happened before. I was extremely proud of his hehavior, as those near me told me that he did not so much as curl his lip toward his abuser. At that point, I did become angry - so much so that I was shaking - but by the time I got my emotions under control, the girl (who was definitely of an age to know her behavior was unacceptable ) and her caretaker/parent/responsible adult had melted away. For those of you who wondered whether the caretaker had not witnessed the actions of the child - she did.

My next concern was to see that Boris did not develop anxiety or skittiness around children, so after a few minutes to calm down, we went to the nearby Wal-Mart so he could mingle in a crowd and I could assess his reactions. Interestingly enough, as we were crossing the lobby, a woman ran up to me. She had been in the department store and had witness the incident - she wanted to know if we were all right and expressed similar reactions as many of you.

While I can not control the behavior of those I come into contact with, I can control my reactions and do everything I can to protect Boris. Unfortunately, I now have to be much more vigilant about not letting children pet him. I am saddened that I have to modify this behavior because of the actions of a single child.
— Rachael -1083289