Fw: dog guide lost in central Florida
george bybee
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From: "Charles Rivard" <woof...@sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:19 PM
Subject: [H N L] dog guide lost in central Florida
> KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- A blind man visiting Kissimmee for a convention lost
> his seeing-eye dog. The dog's owner, Jeff Bazer, said Devon got spooked
> during Tuesday night's storms and hasn't been seen since.
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> Devon is a big, black Labrador retriever and Bazer said he is desperate to
> find him.
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> For all of his 39 years, Bazer has seen the world differently than the
> rest of us.
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> "It really depends on how you look at it. And each day can be a bit of a
> challenge sometimes," Bazer said.
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> Jeff was born blind, and for the last 8 years, his most trusted companion
> has been his guide dog Devon.
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> "He goes everywhere with me. He travels on airplanes, and trains, and
> cabs. Wherever I am, he is," he said.
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> Jeff works for a company that develops computer software for the vision
> impaired. They put him up for the week in a rental home in Kissimmee. But
> Tuesday night, just before the storms raced through the area, Devon got
> out and hasn't been seen since.
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> "I can only hope and pray, and believe me we've said several prayers here
> in the house. I have, and many, many people who are helping us look,"
> Bazer said.
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> If somebody has already found Devon, they should know how valuable a guide
> dog is.
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> "From its birth to it's typically 2 years old, when they're handed out to
> a person, it costs roughly $40,000," said Kelli Parker of Division of
> Blind Services.
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> Parker is working with Bazer to find Devon.
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> "He is the most important part of my life, for sure. He's a wonderful dog,
> and he has a job to do and he knows that. And we just hope we get him
> back," he said.
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> Devon wears a collar with his name and Jeff's name, address and phone
> number on it. The dog has a special tattoo in his ear. It's his service
> dog I.D., and Devon has a microchip that contains Jeff's contact info.
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