August 8 – 14 is National Assistance Dog Week (NADW). This week was created to recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability related limitations.
Service Dog Hogan and his partner Jonathon (seen above) enjoy dock diving for fun and relaxation.
The goals of NADW are to:
- Recognize and honor assistance dogs
- Raise awareness and educate the public about assistance dogs
- Honor puppy raisers and trainers
- Recognize heroic deeds performed by assistance dogs in our communities
In honor of those who use dogs for service, please note we are offering a 20% discount on ANY SIZE or COLOR Har-Vest purchased for a working dog during the celebration week. Just go and order your HAR-VEST anytime between the 8th – 14th and if your dog is a working dog use PROMO CODE NADW for discount to be applied.
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I’m really late in making this comment, but then I’m just now discovering your blog.
Thanks for that discount for assistance dogs’ vests. I don’t need an assistance dog, yet, but they day may be in my future. I know such a dog is in my blind granddaughter’s future; she’s age 10 and blind from birth, adopted from China at approximately age 4 (they don’t know her age since she was found alone on a street with body development of about age 2 and adopted at age 4). From watching her learning ability and excellent talents at mechanics, e.g., opening child-proof bottles — remember she’s blind — and learning Braille almost as quickly as she learned English. How many blind girls do you know who know three languages, reads more books than all other blind children in the United States and Canada, and wins her age category against all other invited blind children in a Braille Challenge last year? I certainly hope she is up to the challenge of adapting to an assistance dog; I also hope that the assistance dog is up to the challenge of living and working with my genius granddaughter.
Thanks for helping me to be better educated about assistance dogs; I have a looooooong way to go.