by Marcie Davis | Jan 17, 2011 | People
Actress-comedian and assistance dog champion, Betty White celebrates her 89th birthday today! What a role model and tireless advocate for assistance dogs and all animals everywhere. We can all take a lesson in life from this bubbly, vivacious, hard-working, and...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 9, 2011 | Service Dogs
This past fall my husband, Franz, service dog, Whistle and I took a drive into the rural countryside of northern New Mexico. It was a beautiful fall Saturday morning, the leaves had changed colors to a vibrant red and orange and there was a crisp breeze in the air. We...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 6, 2011 | Assistance Dogs
The International Association for Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) is a contender in the Pepsi Refresh program, hoping to win funding for emergency veterinary care and other projects. They made it into the top 100 in December, but now they need your help to move into...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 5, 2011 | Service Dogs
Recently, an article in the American Association of People with Disabilities Newsletter (January 3, 2011) about a Northern Virginia elementary school denying 12-year-old Andrew Stevens the right to bring his seizure alert assistance dog to school caught my attention....
by Marcie Davis | Jan 4, 2011 | Aging Dogs, Dog Food & Nutrition
To my chagrin, I am facing 2011 with an all too familiar New Year’s resolution to lose weight. Mind you, this is the same New Year’s resolution that I have proclaimed every year since I became a wheelchair user at age six. As a sedentary individual with a love for...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 1, 2011 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs
I love learning about new technology that can help make my life easier, especially when it pertains to living with a disability. The December 2010 issue of New Mobility magazine published an article by Justin Moninger entitled, “5 Things to Make Life Easier.” He based...
by Marcie Davis | Dec 29, 2010 | Service Dogs Travel
Well, I learned some valuable lessons this year about traveling internationally with my service dog, Whistle. As you know, Whistle and I were trying to travel to London early this Fall for me to speak at the World Health Organization’s 2010 Safety Conference regarding...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 30, 2010 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Service Dogs Travel, International Travel
Earlier this year I was invited to go to London in September to speak at the World Health Organization’s 2010 Safety Conference regarding violence against children with disabilities. I was SO excited because Whistle and I have never been to London and it was...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 8, 2010 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Puppy Raisers
Who would have thought that in six weeks we could create a new web site (assistancedogweek.org), develop a tool box of free informational materials, AND get events planned in nine states which include three Governors signing proclamations declaring August 8-14, 2010...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 5, 2010 | Service Dogs, Doggie Healthcare
NOTE: This is Whistle’s first blog post. Who knew he could write? Look for more posts from Whistle in the future. – Marcie Davis My mom freaked out when she saw the big snake in the backyard this summer. I wasn’t even allowed to go outside to check it out!...
