by Marcie Davis | Jan 27, 2013 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Public Interaction
Service dog Whistle and his new friend, Bueno, after their first meeting As an experienced assistance dog handler, you may consider yourself to be a total “dog person,” but that doesn’t mean you should assume it’s OK to approach every unknown dog. For me and...
by Marcie Davis | Oct 24, 2012 | Assistance Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Puppy Raisers
Retired guide dog Heather Recently my husband Franz, Whistle, and I traveled to Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado, for my annual physical and re-evaluation of my disability-related medical needs. I’ve been coming to Craig for over 10 years. They are...
by Marcie Davis | Mar 11, 2011 | Assistance Dogs, Americans with Disabilities Act
James J. McDonald, Jr., managing partner, Fisher & Phillips, LLP wrote a good summary about the March 15 changes impacting U.S. assistance dogs. His summary is listed below. It’s long but I found it to be very informative. Regulations issued in 1991 following the...
by Marcie Davis | Feb 3, 2011 | Assistance Dogs, Guide Dogs, Puppy Raisers
What a lucky dog! One-year-old guide dog in training Ricki spent her birthday at Disneyland in California, but took a break with her people, Matt and Amie Chapman, to talk to me and Whistle on the Working Like Dogs show recently. Matt and Amie are producing a weekly...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 24, 2011 | Service Dogs Travel, Public Interaction
My husband, Franz, service dog, Whistle and I recently had the opportunity to travel to Orlando, Florida for work. While we were there we took some time to visit Universal Studios. We are big Harry Potter fans and we were interested in visiting the new Wizarding World...
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...
