» OLD MESSAGE ARCHIVES «
The Pop Culture Information Society...
Messageboard Archive Index, In The 00s - The Pop Culture Information Society

Welcome to the archived messages from In The 00s. This archive stretches back to 1998 in some instances, and contains a nearly complete record of all the messages posted to inthe00s.com. You will also find an archive of the messages from inthe70s.com, inthe80s.com, inthe90s.com and amiright.com before they were combined to form the inthe00s.com messageboard.

If you are looking for the active messages, please click here. Otherwise, use the links below or on the right hand side of the page to navigate the archives.

Custom Search



Subject: Guide dog gets a guide dog

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 3:56 pm

A Suffolk man was devastated when his faithful guide dog lost his sight - so he got a new dog to act as eyes for both of them.

Edward had given Graham Waspe, 60, six years of loyal service until he had to have both eyes removed after developing inoperable cataracts.

Mr Waspe, from Stowmarket, couldn't bear to be parted from his canine companion - so he got a new guide dog to look after them both.

Now two-year-old Opal acts as the eyes for both Graham and Edward, who is now living out a well deserved retirement.

"My wife and I cried when we heard Edward had glaucoma and would be losing his sight but we were determined to keep caring for him," said Mr Waspe.

"Since losing his sight last October, he has just adapted incredibly well. He and Opal are very affectionate and just love to lie down together."

Despite being unable to see, eight-year-old Edward, who is otherwise healthy, has shown no sign of slowing down.

Graham, who is registered blind, has only limited vision in one of his eyes due to two separate incidents earlier in his life.

Now Graham, Edward and Opal raise awareness of the Guide Dogs charity by visiting local schools and community groups.

Subject: Re: Guide dog gets a guide dog

Written By: DJ Blaze on 03/15/11 at 12:26 pm

Wow, interesting, but the worst part about it was that I was casually glancing over the recent posts and read the title as "Dog eats tour guide"...

Subject: Re: Guide dog gets a guide dog

Written By: Foo Bar on 03/18/11 at 10:43 pm

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/1012/yo-dawg-dawg-xzibit-dogs-yo-demotivational-posters-1293310092.jpg

(Well, there was the other way to play it, but hey, we try to keep it to PG-13 around here.)

Check for new replies or respond here...