Please accept my apologies. This was scheduled to go live Wednesday, 12/5/18. It failed to publish for reasons I don’t understand. Like many people around the world, I was touched by this photo of President George H. W. Bush’s service dog Sully by his casket this weekend. The late President George H.W. Bush’s service dog Sully helped him with “a list that’s two pages long” of tasks, after his wife Barbara passed away earlier this year. Photo by Evan Sisley. I’ve written about service…
The Artdog Image(s) of Interest This week’s “making a positive difference” (perhaps I should say a “Pawsitive” difference) Image of Interest is drawn from a video. Anyone who has followed this blog for a while has undoubtedly picked up on my love and respect for service animals of all types, but this week’s image is important to me for several reasons. First, I have a family member whose certified Emotional Support dog has recently become a crucial part of winning…
The other day I came upon what I think is a wonderful story from the Denver, Colorado area. I’ve shared stories about a variety of service dogs on this blog, but this is the first “facility dog” I’ve encountered. This is one way that Pella helps comfort child witnesses, out of sight of the jury. This program in Colorado was born of the persistent vision and efforts of criminal investigator Amber Urban, who got the idea from the Courthouse Dogs program in…
The Artdog Image of Interest Dogs can be trained to do all kinds of things to help their deaf or hearing-impaired owners. Meet Klara and her Hearing Dog Jasper, who’s made a world of difference for the whole family. VIDEO: Many thanks to NDCS (National Deaf Children’s Services) of the UK, and to YouTube for this video.
The Artdog Image of Interest Here’s another service dog video. This one tells the story of a Canadian Afghanistan War vet whose PTSD was ruining his life. Now his service dog Norman “has my back.” Man and dog demonstrate some of the ways that Norman helps. VIDEO: Many thanks to CBC News, and YouTube for this video.