Hi there. I must've missed the article, but I agree with the people on this list. I would not ever put an app in place of my guy dog. She provides so much for me. It is nice to have a GPS application, but as everyone else said, finding drop-offs, finding the door, finding stairs, an app could not do that. Plus, apps have no personality.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2012, at 10:08 AM, "Michael Malver" <[email protected]> wrote: > And you probably won’t find an app to replace your dog either. Sure, I can > find a gps tool to tell me what buildings are near me, and what streets are > coming up, but only a guidedog can walk you through large puddles while > managing to keep its own feet dry by pulling away from what you just walked > through. > And no, I’m nt complaining. Though it’s annoying, I have to admire my dog’s > problem solving skills. > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kevin Minor > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT: RE: Smartphone-Friendly Innovation Holds Promise of Freeing Dogs > From Involuntary Service > > Hi. > > I know this message will quickly go off topic if not careful, so I will just > mention that groups like PETA consider any animal that has been domesticated > the same as a slave. It doesn’t matter how well the creature is treated. I > have a Seeing Eye dog, and I haven’t found an app for my iPhone that would > replace him. He seems quite happy and in fact eager to guide me where I need > to go. > > Just my thoughts on the topic. > > Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY, President, Bluegrass Council of the Blind. > [email protected] > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
