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 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 | 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!...
by Marcie Davis | Jul 26, 2010 | Service Dogs, Public Interaction
Have you traveled through an airport since the U.S. Department of Transportation required airports to install service animal relief areas? Whistle and I flew to Washington, D.C. last week. We traveled through the Chicago Midway Airport and Dulles Airport in...
