International
Assistance Dog Week (IADW) was
created to recognize of all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping
individuals mitigate their disability-related limitations.
Assistance dogs transform the lives of their human partners with
debilitating physical and mental disabilities by serving as their companion,
helper, aide, best friend and close member of their family.
International
Assistance Dog Week recognizes and honors hardworking assistance dogs:
- To raise awareness and educate the public about how these specially trained animals are aiding so many people in our communities.
- To honour the puppy raisers and trainers of assistance dogs.
- Recognize heroic deeds performed by assistance dogs in our communities.
- The celebration takes place each year, starting on first Sunday of August
International
Assistance Dog Week
was established
due to the efforts of Marcie Davis, a paraplegic for over 35 years and CEO of
Davis Innovations, a consulting firm based in Santa Fe, NM.
was established
due to the efforts of Marcie Davis, a paraplegic for over 35 years and CEO of
Davis Innovations, a consulting firm based in Santa Fe, NM.
Davis is the author
of Working Like Dogs:
The Service Dog Guidebook, a resource book that captures personal stories,
checklists and practical tips to provide the reader with an A-Z guide about
service dogs and she is the host of the Internet radio program, Working Like Dogs, at petliferadio.com.
As a member of a service dog team, she founded Working Like Dogs to honor assistance dogs around the world and is
sponsoring International
Assistance Dog Week.
For more information about assistance dogs, please visit:
- Assistance Dogs International (ADI) is a coalition of not for profit organizations that train and place assistance dogs.
- International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) is a non-profit, cross-disability organization representing people partnered with guide, hearing and service dogs.
- Working Like Dogs (WLD) is a resource for people with working and service dogs, or who would just like to learn more about them.
thanks
ReplyDeleteI appreciate articles like this that highlight the importance of assistance dogs. They work extra hard to do their duties, and they really excel in doing it. I just hope this appreciation week goes on and on because assistance dogs, in my opinion, are some of the most underappreciated dogs out there. I found another article highlighting this segment and I hope more people understand their purpose: http://dogsaholic.com/training/assistance-dogs.html
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