August 4 Assistance Dog Day #AssistanceDogDay fall on August 4th and if truth were told Charlie’s Dog Bear should be a Emotional Support Dog and so should Pheobie and at times so should have been David’s Dog Annie. Without insurance we haven’t been able to get the Dog’s certified but one day God-willing we will be able to.
I wanted to remind you Assistance Dog Day is celebrated on August 4th every year incase you know someone with assistance Dog.. We all know Dogs are a man’s best friend because of their loyalty and dedication don’t we?
Assistant dogs take this to a whole new level. Assistant dogs help people with disabilities or illnesses to navigate through life. Assistant dogs help where they can and perform simple tasks like guiding their owner’s path, helping fetch an item, and lots of other activities.
Assistant dogs and their trainers deserve to be celebrated, and so this brought about Assistance Dog Day which aims to raise funds and increase awareness of the work they do. Assistant dogs makes up part of International Assistance Dog Week.
Assistance Dog Day is part of International Assistance Dog Week (I.A.D.W.) and was created to recognize all of the dedicated, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability-related limitations.
Assistant dogs amazingly transform the lives of their human partners with physical and mental disabilities by serving as their helper, companion, aide, best friend, and close member of their family. As well as there best friend.
Assistance dogs are not for personal defense, protection, or comfort. There are different types of assistance dogs and they do different things. Guide dogs help the blind and those with vision loss to cross the street, walk through doorways, and move around obstacles.
Hearing alert dogs help those with hearing loss as they recognize alarms and sirens, as well as the ringing of telephones and doorbells. Other assistance dogs do other things to help their human counterparts navigate day to day task.
Assistance Dog Day is also held to raise awareness and educate the public about how these specially trained dogs are helping so many people in the community. Apart from that, Assistant Dog Day also honors the puppy owners and trainers of assistance dogs, whose efforts better the lives of others. The heroic deeds of assistance dogs are also recognized on Assistance Dog Day with lots of fun activities on Assistance Dog Day.
Assistance Dog Day might not be what it is today if not for the efforts of Marcie Davis, a woman who has been a Paraplegic for over 35 years. Marcie Davis wrote the book “Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook.”
The book focuses on personal stories, checklists, and practical tips to provide readers with a guide about service dogs and she is the host of the internet radio program, “Working Like Dogs.” She founded Working Like Dogs to honor assistance dogs around the world and Marcie Davis is part of the sponsors of International Assistance Dog Week.
How to Observe Assistance Dog Day
- Celebrate Assistance Dog Day by donating to a training center. This helps them get more funds to cater to the dogs.
- Host an event to celebrate assistance dogs and their trainers if you can not host a event then look around because there will be lots of events would be happening on Assistance Dog Day for you to attend.
- Spread awareness about Assistance Dog Day which goes a long way to appreciate not just the dogs, but the trainers as well.
Facts About Assistance Dogs
- Assistance Dogs are not pets as they have a job to do, which is to assist their owners.
- Service dogs, because of their specific services, are expensive to train.
- All dogs can be service dogs as long as they are well-trained to carry out a particular task.
- Any dog can be used as a service dog, however, Retrievers make the best ones because they are very smart dogs.
- Service Dogs do not need a certification, they just need to be able to perform a specific task.
Why Assistance Dog Day is Important
- Assistance Dog Day celebrates the efforts of dogs as they help their owners because Dogs can feel a lot of emotions and so it’s good to show dogs our appreciation as well.
- While the dogs do a lot, we can’t take away some of the shine off the trainers. Without them, assistance dogs would be regular dogs.
- Seeing people celebrate Assistance Dog Day would encourage people with disabilities to use them. This would go on to help more people and prevent more accidents or casualties for people with disabilities.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
