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A8 - THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 6, 1984
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It has been said many times that a dog is a home an 111 -week-old purebred Iden
retriever who'will'be like a member f the
man's best friend: I am purely not going to family until that puppy, Cody, is a roxi-
argue that fact. It is amazing how quickiyya mately 15 months:
person can get attached to a four -legged Cody is one of the 23 pups tha are being,
friend with soft hair, big eyes and a friendly. grained in Canadian, homes so hat in just
tail, not to mention that soft pink tongue that d over a year they can begin training in a
is so famous for its sloppy kisses. newly renovated school for S eing Eye Dogs
It is easy to see that I am a dog lover. in Oakville, Ontario. Dogs I' a Cody are sent
Many people have owned dogs for five, 1S , to homes where they can bet trained a little
and even 15 years and it is easily understood bit, loved, cared' for and pampered. After
how traumatic it feels when that pet, who is Cody leaves the for
house he will
practically a member of the family dies or is o on to be .trained and provide a very
tun over. Losing a pet is surely not an easy important service in a blind person's life; he
thing to do. .. .•will allow them to become mobile.
How would you react however, if god were Dr. Thompson is a member of the Seaforth
Lions club and heard about the puppies
while at a convention in' Port Elgin. The
Guide Dog School has been a project of
Lionism for 60 years. These schools work
with blind and visually impaired people who,
can be independently mobile with the help of
a trained dog. Lions have supported. a
trained to -lead the blind
given a dog for just a year to take care of and
to train from an 11 -week-old puppy to
full-grown dog. At the end of that year the
dog would leave your home and go onto a
new life and new home where he would
provide a very useful service. Dr. Bill
Thompson and his family have such a dog.
Leader Dog ‘School in Michigan and there
are five other places in the D.S. where there
are guide .dog schools • but the Lions Club
decided that there was a need for a school in
Canada.•
A school has been purchased from the
town of Oakville at the cost of S226,000. A
layout for the renovations and development
of -'the facility has• been ,developed and
architects' drawings have been -prepared.
The horhe of the Lions Foundation of Canada
and Canine Vision Canada is on the way; the
goal for the opening is Nov. 1, 1984.
Arrangements have been made with the
Breeders Association of Canada and a
program fs being set up for a supply of paps
some of which have already been supplied to
the Canine Vision Canada puppy program.
There are now four puppies in homes of
Lions in, District A9 (which includes the
Seaforth ' club). 'One of these puppies is
Cody. To qualify to have a puppy starwith
you for a year there must be a person with
the pup at most times and there must be an
opportunity to walk the dog on streets that
are near heavy traffic, exposing the dog to
cars and crowds. When walking, the dogs
are not to be told to "heel" as most people
teach, but are expected to lead. The pups are
not to be given table scraps.
The basic training that the Thompson
family does for Cody is to give him some
tender loving care, get him used to being
handledand get him used to sleeping in a
cage so that when he goes to the school he
will be used to a kennel. Dr. Thompson says
that Cody didn't like the cage at first and
whined and barked a lot at night when he
was put there to sleep but how he'll go there
himself.
Cody eats dry puppy food and receives no
people food of 'any type. Surprisingly
enough, the people at Canine Vision Canada
prefer it if the family training the dog has
children in it. If there are children in the
family, the puppies will get lots of attention
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SUNDAY SCHOOL students of St. Thomas
Anglican Church planted flowers as part of
Flower Sunday. The event was held In
conjunction of the 129th anniversary of the
church. (Hook photo)
Summer sc of
offered again
The Huron County Board of Education is
offering a full Summer School Program at
Central Huron Secondary School again this
year. Courses are offered to both elementary
and secondary school students in Math,
English, Science, History, and Computer
Studies.
This year "Summer School 84" is offering
two new credit courses at the secondary level
- Keyboarding (Typing 141), and Computer
Studies (Data 241), both of which will earn a
.half credit towards a student's graduation
diploma. English as a second language and
driver education are also offered.
For a four week period beginning July 2,
summer school students receive intensive,
personal instruction in one subject for three
hours each day. Since class sizes are usually
small, and since only one subject is being
studied, students have an excellent oppor-
tunity to improve their understanding of a
subject so that the following year's work will
be easier.
Bus transportation has been arranged to
Collect students from the major areas of the
county. This arrangement will be improved
once school actually starts and we know who
is coming. '
In the past, both staff and students have
found summer school to be a rewarding
experience - not only for the improvement in
regular school work, but also for the
experience of summer school itself. Small
classes, a new environment, good weather, a
relaxed atmosphere all tend to make
summer school enjoyable.
A complete list of courses offered is
available from all school principals and
guidance counsellors.
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