Corgis in the Community!

This is a link to a Facebook video... Roxanne at ASCA Trial
Roxanne is running an agility course with her owner Nancy Wardell. She won a blue ribbon for the 8" Novice class.
Congratulations Roxanne and Nancy!
Roxanne

By Josh out of Miss Bella


Hi Lynn; We have great news. Today Timber, Steve and I became Delta Dog Pet Partners. We can officially go into hospitals and senior centers. We can go into libraries for dog-kid reading programs and Timber can be present in court rooms when kids have to testify. Often Timber does tele-medicine with Steve over his dedicated T-line to Wyoming. Apparently he will be the first Delta tele-medicine dog. I'll send you pictures and we think it would be great if we can get a picture of Tank and Timber in their vests as part of your narratives regarding corgi's and community service jobs. Thanks so much for the treasure you have given us.
Steve and Damaris Methner.
Timber



By Tank out of All That Jazz


Aimee Bingler's life changed when she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Aimee’s Corgi Joey is trained as a seizure-alert dog. Click on this link to view a story aired on Denver’s Fox 31 news on May 19th, 2011.

(From 10/16/2010) Joey is doing SO well. Just this morning he mastered his "take it" and "hold it" lessons, meaning that he successfully retrieved (and more importantly, brought back to me) several different items--from a hairbrush to a sneaker, he has no hesitation or fear whatsoever. This is super important, because many service-dogs-in-training have an aversion to holding certain things in their mouths (be it something metal--like keys--or something bulky, like a shoe), which makes them less likely to pass their licensure test successfully. For a patient like me--who has neurological problems that can cause me to drop things, and also have trouble bending over and picking those things up--it is crucial that a service dog be comfortable working with all kinds of objects, and I am so proud of Joey that he is doing so wonderfully. And at such a young age!...he is mastering skills that pups twice his age haven't even gotten to yet in their training.
(From 10/22/2010) Honestly, I know I'm prejudiced (being his Mom and all, of course I think he's perfect in every way), but he really is astonishingly good; in fact, he is performing more advanced tasks--and with better skill--than other dogs in his service dog class that are twice his age (or even more). He has infinite patience, too--he's been able to lie quietly under my chair when I sit for IV treatments at the doctor's office (which last at least two hours, if not longer)...what 14 week old puppies can manage that? (not to mention the fact that he's been doing so since he was only 9 weeks of age). He can work the medic alert box, retrieve my keys and medicine, and pick up on seizure activity--not 100% of the time yet, of course, but the fact that he can do it at all (and especially the fact that he does so successfully more than 85% of the time) is astounding. He's a miracle to everyone who meets him, and he certainly is one to me.
Joey



By Josh out of SGF Fortins A Wrinkle In Time "Tammi"


Congratulations Tank, SuzyQ and Debbie on the completion of the TAILS therapy dog program through United Hospital in Longmont, CO. We are happy to begin a new chapter here at Haystack Acres "Corgis in the Community".



Debbie and Tank with the TAILS group