Robin Dickson CEO President dogsforthedeaf.org and Tybo
DFD was started in 1977 by current President and CEO Robin Dickson’s father the late Roy G. Kabat, a long-time Hollywood and circus animal trainer who raised animals for motion pictures and television shows including “Dr. Doolittle” and “Born Free.” Based in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon in the United States, Dogs For The Deaf rescues dogs from animal shelters throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. The organization rescues, trains, and places a combination of Hearing Dogs, Miracle Mutts (Special Dogs for Special People), Harmony’s Hounds (Dogs with Special Needs), and Career Change Dogs annually. The staff trains with positive reinforcement and lots of love. To find out the different ways to support this fabulous
organization please go directly to DogsForTheDeaf.org for more information on how to donate.
I spoke with Robin Dickson yesterday and asked her about the several new programs that her organization has begun. She told me that the
Autism Assistance Program is just one of many.
She went on to explain that Autism Assistance Dogs generally are larger dogs weighing
around 50 pounds. These dogs are specially trained to be calm, and wear a special harness.
It is the parent that controls the dog on a leash with the
child attached to the dog by a tether.
If the child tries to bolt, the dog is trained to sit and stay calmly and act as an anchor,
enabling the parent time to step in and take over.
If you are in Oregon in June go check out the Dogs for The Deaf Special Event “Dog Walk”
June 4, 2011
Hawthorne Park in Medford, Oregon
In honor of the 20th year of Dog Walk the theme will be the Roaring 20′s!
For More Information:
Dogs for the Deaf
10175 Wheeler Road
Central Point, OR 97502 tel: 541-826-9220
fax: 541-826-6696
email: info@dogsforthedeaf.org
There is so many choices in life that include so many ways of looking at your past, present and future. Keeping positivity as your primary perspective may seem far reaching to the skeptical realist. Yet most people that have overcome difficult obstacles and have been able to maintain a clear and positive attitude; tend to be realistically able to handle new obstacles without becoming overwhelmed.
From kindergarten age my parents would take me & my siblings to
Florida to visit family & friends during winter vacations. I remember walking very carefully so as not to pop the Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish washed ashore on Miami beach. If you go there, and you disregard the Yellow Flagwith black jellyfish
Florida to visit family & friends during winter vacations. I remember walking very carefully so as not to pop the Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish washed ashore on Miami beach. If you go there, and you disregard the Yellow Flagwith black jellyfish
warning you about Portuguese man-of-war, and decide to go swimming, you may want to see this video from Captain Joe Bruni about
“First Aid Tips : How to Treat Jellyfish Stings”
After watching these hypnotic and colorful creatures, it’s amazing to find out last month info was presented at the Society for Neuroscience that gave data about the ability of aequorin, a jellyfish-derived protein, to protect neurons in those who have suffered a stroke. This “Jellyfish May Help People that have Strokes Highlight” started by Osamu Shimomura, Roger Tsien and Martin Chalfie’s huge body of research work which won them the 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
DFD was started in 1977 by current President and CEO Robin Dickson’s father the late Roy G. Kabat, a long-time Hollywood and circus animal trainer who raised animals for motion pictures and television shows including “Dr. Doolittle” and “Born Free.” Based in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon in the United States, Dogs For The Deaf rescues dogs from animal shelters throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. The organization rescues, trains, and places a combination of Hearing Dogs, Miracle Mutts (Special Dogs for Special People), Harmony’s Hounds (Dogs with Special Needs), and Career Change Dogs annually. The staff trains with positive reinforcement and lots of love. To find out the different ways to support this fabulous
