New guide dog takes over duties with blind NYC man
The story of Orlando, the black lab who came to Cecil Williams' rescue, and why Williams needed a new dog.
Cecil Williams pets his guide dog Orlando on Dec. 17 following a fall onto subway tracks from the platform in New York. The blind 61-year-old Williams says he fainted while holding onto his black labrador who tried to save him from falling. Williams new dog, Godiva, will take over guide dog duties for Orlando, and Williams will keep Orlando as a pet. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — There’s a new best friend for a blind man who fell onto subway tracks in New York City.
Cecil Williams has a new guide dog named Godiva to succeed his previous dog, Orlando. Williams and the 2-year-old yellow Labrador graduated from the Guiding Eyes for the Blind school on Saturday.
The 61-year-old Williams lost consciousness and fell off a platform in December. Orlando followed him onto the tracks and tried to revive him. A slow-moving train passed over them, but they were unharmed.
Donations came pouring in, allowing Williams to keep the aging 11-year-old Orlando as a pet.
