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Show DAILY HERALD Sunday, May 13, 2007 SLC housing director suspended To some, raising guide dogs. is a priceless philanthropy THE low-inco- something that is priceless." Sally h Fleming-McCullag- guide dog raiser Fleming-McCullag- h, Fleming-McCullag- Fleming-McCullag- 0Ui)C7J3G3 7 days. 4 lines JLLLV do it is the first question raisers are usually asked, they said. "When I raised my first dog, I thought, Labs are a dime a dozen. I'm not going to get attached," Lynn Anne Hansen said. "It took about five minutes to realize I was wrong." Hansen is raising Arcadia, her sixth lab in six years. But when Moriah Berthrong attended graduation for VaL, the Labrador she raised last year, she gained a better understanding of why she became involved with the group. The woman's face "lit up" as she reveled in being able to take walks at night with her new companion. "I love dogs," Moriah Berthrong said. "But I do not have the relationship that these people have with them." & v-- ManseU said. Wheeler said the insurance issue is a technical problem. Kappes and her husband did divorce, but reconciled within six months. "Technically, she should have filed the papers taking online. ftelffl jfffr rf f 52 rrs. him off the policy. But their living situation didn't change," he said. Kappes hired her son and the family of other employees because they agreed to conduct inspection work for $50 less per hour than the authority was paying other inspectors, Wheeler said. HUD does not prohibit the hiring of family members, although the practice requires prior approval, Wheeler said. The amount HUD paid Kappes's son and others is roughly $20,000, Wheeler said. No one has alleged the work was not done. If. heraldextra.com TORL insurance after the coupie divorced and for hiring her son and other relatives of housing authority employees, her attorney Max Wheeler said. The allegations arose following a HUD audit. The housing authority's board has also hired an attorney to conduct a separate investigation, chairman Dave SdflD GET? and a photo. Includes Classified Marketplace It doesn't sell, renew for 7 days FREE. PRESS housing program has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of questionable hiring practices and insurance fraud. Rosemary Kappes was placed on paid leave from the Salt Lake City office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday. The department and the U.S. attorney's office will investigate, Kappes is under scrutiny for keeping her husband on her "I could give money to a charity, but this is h Fleming-McCullag- ASSOCIATED SALT LAKE CITY The local director of a federal Aaron Falk Berthrong said. TH HERALD JOURNAL If a dog decided to chase after a ball, "it wouldn't be an LOGAN She hears the issue for us, but if you cant see whispers when she walks into it could be dangerous," Moriah a store with Conrad, dressed in Berthrong said. a green jacket, at her side. Even while they are being trained, the dogs are consid"They'll say, She's blind," Sally says ered service animals in Utah, ' and smiles. "1 usually like to allowing raisers to take them make eye contact with them." to work, school, restaurants or A member of Paws With a shopping malls. h is Purpose, Candy Berthrong said raising one of six Labrador re- she has taken her Labrador, trievers the valley group hopes Dorian, to a number of musical will graduate into guide work performances even the opera. for the blind. "He's getting very cultured," The short-terintensive she said. Raisers are not charged with program is sponsored by a national group called Guide Dogs training the animals. When the for the Blind. The process is dogs are ready, they are sent both challenging and rewardto a campus in California or ing, members said. Oregon for extensive training. "I could give money to a By the time they are done, the animals have received charity, but this is something that is priceless," said about $100,000 worth of trainh said. who is raising her ing, Most in the group are fifth dog. Raisers receive the dogs dog lovers who , when they are about 2 months develop deep bonds with the old and keep them for a little animals. more than a year. "They say dog owners start During that time, the animals to look like their dogs," Berare subjected to a strict regithrong said. "I can vouch for men designed to prepare them that; I have dog hair everyfor their future owners needs. where." No table scraps. No fetch. Parting ways with the dogs often proves the greatest chal"You're basically training them not to be a dog," Candy lenge for the raisers. 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