PARALYZED MAN GETS AID FROM 4-LEGGED PAL.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer Eddie B Eddie B is an American musician that has recorded with the band Conviction and under the names Eddie Baird and Eddie & the Crusaders. He has recorded in styles ranging from hip hop music to contemporary Christian music and others. . is one of Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
He's also well liked for his cheerful grin, business-like manner and good grooming. Oh, he occasionally sheds his golden hair on the otherwise spotless floor and slobbers slobbers 1. moist dermatitis, or wet dewlap of rabbits; caused by continuous wetting of the dewlap due to poorly placed watering devices. 2. rhizoctonia leguminicola poisoning in cattle. on the money pouch, but no one seems to mind. "I like it when he comes in," teller Janel Schneider said. "When he goes to another teller I go look at him - he's so cute." Eddie, for short, is a golden retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). who serves as a pair of hands for Don Krebs, a quadriplegic quadriplegic /quad·ri·ple·gic/ (-ple´jik) 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by quadriplegia. 2. an individual with quadriplegia. who relies on the pooch nearly round-the-clock to pick up pens and remote controls, push elevator buttons and even pull his wheelchair when Krebs is too tired to wheel it himself. "My hands are paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. so it's difficult for me to pick something up," said Krebs, 40, a Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. businessman who broke his neck in a water-skiing accident in 1978. "He's my hands." Krebs obtained the 4-year-old pooch about a year ago through San Diego-based Canine Companions for Independence. "These are $10,000 dogs but he only cost me $100," he said. Krebs was on a waiting list three years before he got Eddie. "It took me a long time to get him," he said. "A lot more people want them than they have dogs." Eddie - named after Eddie Bauer sporting goods, which supports the canine training program - spends nearly every moment by Krebs' side, assisting him at home as well as at Krebs' business, Access to Recreation. The company specializes in recreational equipment for the handicapped. Eddie demonstrates amazing dexterity for a four-legged friend. One night recently Krebs dropped a bottle of salad dressing that, fortunately, still had its top firmly on. "He was smart enough to use his front paws to stand it up so he could get his mouth around it," Krebs said. On banking day, Eddie trots happily alongside Krebs as he wheels his way to the teller's window. Tail wagging wildly, the pooch picks up the green money pouch from the man's lap, stands on his hind legs, turns over the sack to the teller and waits patiently for the teller to count out the money. And Eddie is so attuned at·tune tr.v. at·tuned, at·tun·ing, at·tunes 1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship: an industry that is not attuned to market demands. 2. to Krebs that the dog senses when the man is in pain, hopping onto his master's lap or otherwise helping Krebs forget his discomfort. "We're together 24 hours a day, so he knows me pretty well," Krebs said. "He really is becoming my best friend," Krebs added. "I used to live alone - not any more." CAPTION(S): Photo Don Krebs' dog Eddie B. gives bank teller Janel Schneider a money pouch. Krebs says that his canine helper has kept him from living alone. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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