by Marcie Davis | Aug 9, 2015 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Aging Dogs, Doggie Healthcare
With all the talk lately about the benefits of meditation and other ancient Ayurvedic practices, have you ever thought about how your dog might benefit from such alternative practices? I was curious about meditation and decided to visit the Deepak Chopra Center for...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 10, 2014 | Assistance Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Assistive Technology, Equipment & Supplies
Will robots and other technology replace guide dogs? I’ll never forget the first day of service dog team training. One of the first things the trainers told us was, “Your new dog is not a robot.” And, here we are 20 years later talking about robots as assistance dogs....
by Marcie Davis | Aug 9, 2014 | Assistance Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Dogs in the Workplace, People, Public Interaction
Hearing Dog Snow helps Wayne Wicklund with his work as a computer tech and webmaster. In the International Assistance Dog Week newsletter, we’ve been asking people to share their stories of their dogs in the workplace. Anne Wicklund wrote in from Arizona about her...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 4, 2014 | Service Dogs
Kate Bales and Assistance Dog Bonnie work together on nonfiction and fiction writing. In the International Assistance Dog Week newsletter, we’ve been asking people to share their stories of their dogs in the workplace. Although she describes herself as semi-retired,...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 4, 2014 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Dogs in the Workplace, People, Public Interaction
High School teacher Lisa Loftis and her Diabetes Alert Dog, Ija, work at the Creative Education Preparatory Institute (CEPI). In the International Assistance Dog Week newsletter, we’ve been asking people to share their stories of their dogs in the workplace....
