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 | 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....
by Marcie Davis | Jul 8, 2014 | Assistance Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Service Dogs, Americans with Disabilities Act, Dogs in the Workplace, People, Public Interaction
Kathy Taylor and her CCI Hearing Dog Janet travel a lot for Kathy’s job as a System Designer-Engineer with CenturyLink In the May issue of the International Assistance Dog Week newsletter, we asked people to share their stories of their dogs in the workplace....
by Marcie Davis | Dec 15, 2013 | Assistance Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Service Dogs Travel, Americans with Disabilities Act
Do you travel by air with your assistance dog? Would you like to have some say in what the animal relief areas at airports will be like? The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is asking for input from service animal partners, and organizations about the issues...
by Marcie Davis | Dec 5, 2013 | Assistance Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, People, Public Interaction
Whistle likes the holidays but isn’t sure about the reindeer antlers he’s wearing right now As the holidays roll around again, many of us are preparing to host an annual holiday party. As you prepare your guest list, does it include someone partnered with...
