Andy saved My Life Nearly a Week Ago!

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Casey Mathews

I have meant to blog about this much earlier, but life intervened, and I haven’t had the chance. The short version is that Andy… Saved my life nearly a week ago! We were crossing a busy street. I had a nearly quiet street, so Andy and I crossed. Out of nowhere, a car whizzed passed. Of course, by the time I realized this, the car was a hundred feet down the road! Before I even knew what was happening, Andy stopped very suddenly, and put his head directly in front of my body! By the time we got a crossed the street, I gave him a lot of kibble!

Lately Andy and I have been working on finding the elevator at work. I’m using the clicker, and this is working very nicely. Andy now will usually take me directly to the elevator, without any prompts from me! Next, I plan to show him how to find my wife Judy. I’ll be using the clicker for that to. I also plan to show Andy how to find chairs, benches, and the like, via the clicker of course.

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About Casey Mathews

I have been a blind computer user for nearly 18 years now. I have specifically worked in the Access Technology field for about 13 years. I very much enjoy helping people become independent through technology. I am a happy recipient of a bachelors in Information Technology degree from the University of Phoenix Online. I have also attended the scripting Jaws and Magic workshop at Freedom Scientific where I learned a lot of complex scripting techniques, and concepts. I am happily married to a wonderful wife of four years. She makes me smile and laugh all of the time. She is the biggest blessing in my life! If you haven't yet visited my Web Friendly Help web site I think you will find it useful. you can also drop me a line on my contact page, or email me Here. I look forward to hearing from you!
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2 Responses to Andy saved My Life Nearly a Week Ago!

  1. R says:
    October 29, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    Incredible! These dogs are truly amazing and I can’t wait for one of my own! Thank you for posting, what an experience, way to go Andy!

  2. becky says:
    October 29, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    That is so great — good boy, Andy! Great reminder for me to pull out the clicker too. Cricket knows ‘find Steve’ and it is great!