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Assistance Dog Presentation at Kansas State University

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May I indulge in a little self promotion....

Tuesday, March 8th in person and via the web, there will be an assistance dog greet and presentation starting at the Student Union (11am-11:45am ) and then finishing up with a formal presentation at Forum Hall (12pm - 1pm). There will be people with their service dogs and volunteer puppy raisers with pups in training from Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) and KSDS.

This is the second year for this event and it had a great turnout last year. We'd love to have anyone join us at K-State, but you will also be able to watch the formal presentation via the web, Live! There's no cost to watch or attend and to be honest...who wouldn't want to be around a gaggle of puppies!!

Deb and I have been involved with CCI for 11 years. The first 8, we had a facility dog that lived with us and Deb took him to work every day. She used Jeb to help people with physical and mental disabilities in their occupational therapy around the state of Kansas. After he died a couple years ago, we decided to become volunteer puppy raisers to try to give back and hopefully continue training new "Jebs"!

Service dogs are really amazing animals and we just love spreading the word about them. You never know when you'll cross paths with someone that could benefit from a service dog. In our own small way, it really is a chance to change a life! It also helps offset all of the bad stuff I do, can't beat that :roll

I've attached a PDF of the flier.
 
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Kewl!!!
Maybe you can teach Ansel to play basketball by then - Wildcats need all the help they can get!!! :nut
 
Can the service dog catch and pass a PT Cruiser? That should be necessary for him to graduate...
 
"Midlife" said:
Can the service dog catch and pass a PT Cruiser? That should be necessary for him to graduate...
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Absolutely...he doesn't have any of my genes!
 
Mark, I was at a seafood reataurant over the past weekend in Ventura and a man walked in with a service pup in training. I talked with him about the pup...not so small Lab...and I thanked him for HIS service. Yes its not only the dogs doing great deeds here.

I wish to say thanks to you and your wife for your service too. :thu :thu :thu
 
Thanks Mike, it does take a good amount of time and work, but it's worth it. Especially when you see their little pea brain click into gear and understand a new command!

It was nice seeing how James (young man in the wheel chair) and his dog Schwan worked together. He was way more confident and courageous on stage than I could ever be! Most of the dogs yesterday were highly distracted by all the people and other dogs in the audience. It's amazing they were able to perform at all.
 
Congratulations on being good people your wife and you Mark, not a lot of good folks left in this world. You have every right to brag, on and off the track.
 
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