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Man who lost sight finds new mission training guide dogs

Bob Baillie of Southern Pines was a golfer and skier who led an active life until a complication from heart bypass surgery left him blind. He thought his life was over until he went to Canada to train with a guide dog. The trip changed his life, and Baillie now hopes to build a similar training facility at home. His mission is to make free guide dogs available to blind children.
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Bob Baillie of Southern Pines was a golfer and skier who led an active life until a complication from heart bypass surgery left him blind. He thought his life was over until he went to Canada to train with a guide dog. The trip changed his life, and Baillie now hopes to build a similar training facility at home. His mission is to make free guide dogs available to blind children.

Photographer : Robert Meikle
Reporter : Scott Mason
Posted 2013-05-13T18:23:00-0400 - Updated 2013-05-13T18:24:30-0400