The Special Lives of Service Dogs
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Jory Fleming, 22, has autism, which makes social interaction difficult. âI didnât really expect to do much of anything,â he said. He could not have been more wrong. Fleming recently won one of academiaâs most prestigious awards, the $68,000-a-year Rhodes Scholarship, for students who succeed inside and outside of the classroom. With the help of…
It’s written in law that assistance dogs – including guide dogs – should be allowed into offices, shops, restaurants, taxis – basically anywhere their owners are going. But a group of guide dog users marched on Parliament to alert MPs to the fact that the law in this area is all-too-often ignored.
A year after her successful Dreamstarter campaign, Lizzie Corke, founder and CEO of Conservation Ecology Centre, talks about the fantastic contribution Otways Conservation Dogs are making in protecting Australiaâs endangered Tiger Quoll. Whatâs the problem youâre tackling? As an apex predator and the largest marsupial predator remaining on the Australian mainland, the Tiger Quoll plays a vital role…
Funding Opportunity from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Applicants are invited to apply for research grant applications to examine the inclusion of animals in therapy and rehabilitation, neurological conditions, behavioral, emotional and mental health issues and related health outcomes, as well as the adaptation healthy behaviors and the enhancement of learning…
Numerous organisations in Victoria help foster the important roles that animals can play in our lives – whether it’s through horse riding schools for the disabled, assistance dogs for the disabled or elderly, or programs helping people to keep their pets when they go into care or become less capable of doing so themselves. Here…
Did you know? An average dog has 220 million scent receptors, compared to a human who has only 5 million. Dogs can move their nostrils independently of one another, allowing them to pinpoint the source of a scent. Dogs have long been used in history for finding and rescuing lost people. Humans shed around 40,000…
Established in 2003 Mobility Dogs mission is:âto enhance the lives of people living with physical disabilities; increasing independence, confidence, self-esteem and participation in New Zealand communitiesâ through the training of assistance dogs. Mobility Dogs are trained to provide functional assistance with everyday tasks for those living with physical disabilities including: fetching the phone retrieving dropped…
Eric O’Grey knew he was in trouble. His weight had ballooned to 320 pounds, and he was spending more than $1,000 a month on medications for high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. In 2010, a physician told him to buy a funeral plot, because he would need it in five years. He…
2014 SURVEY* REVEALS GUIDE DOGS UNDER ATTACK FROM OFF-LEAD PET DOGS VICTORIAN DOG OWNERS URGED TO âTAKE THE LEADâ. TAKE THE LEAD! Research shows that attacks from off-lead pet dogs are one of the main reasons for the premature retirement of Guide Dogs. 34% of blind or vision impaired Victorian Guide Dog handlers have had their…