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VOLUME TWELVE • NUMBER 2 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Thank You to Assistance Dogs International FORT DODGE st ANIMAL HEALTH in the 21 Century for sponsoring this Important Vote for ADI Members at 2006 Conference issue by Joan Froling ssistance Dogs International members passed a A resolution in 2004 that authorized the ADI Board to creating regional chapters and making membership explore the possibility of setting up a new organizational attractive to a broad range of assistance dog programs, structure for the future. At that time, Assistance Dogs of large and small, and inclusive of guide dog schools who Europe had just been formed to serve the needs of pro- are members of the International Guide Dog Federation. grams in that geographical area, many of whom were too 3. Governance: To redesign membership on the board of small to afford travel overseas to the annual ADI confer- directors to guarantee broad international representation ence, traditionally held in North America. Assistance Dogs with a balance of geographic coverage and expertise.” of Asia had been formed for similar reasons. A number of service and hearing dog training programs had sprung up in At the upcoming conference in San Diego in 2006, the Australia and New Zealand, but due to the distance and programs which presently belong to ADI will be asked to travel costs involved, it was not possible for the majority of vote on whether or not to ratify the proposed new struc- them to become active participants in ADI. ture. If adopted, the new ADI will have an international The ADI Board recognized the value of regional organi- board whose members will be elected from different re- zations but did not want to lose the advantages of a world- gions of the world. Regional chapter organizations under wide coalition that promotes the same training and accredi- ADI’s umbrella will include Assistance Dogs of Europe, tation standards and works together on advocacy issues at Assistance Dogs of Asia, Assistance Dogs of New the international level. Un- Zealand/Australia and Assistance Dogs of Canada/USA. der the leadership of Board continued on page 2… President, Linda Jennings, Features You Executive Director of Lov- ing Paws Assistance Dogs, a Shouldn’t Miss great deal of work has taken place to develop a structure Fort Dodge that will better serve the Sponsorship . Page 2 needs of current and future • member programs. The TSA Security November 2005 issue of the ADI newsletter described Update . Page 3 ADI’s goals in drafting the • necessary bylaw changes in Election Notice . Page 9 this way: • 1. Vision: To position ADI as the international au- IAADP Minimum Training thority guiding the ad- Standards . Page 13 vancement of the assis- Service Dog In Action: Endal opens the train door by pressing • tance animal industry. a button with encouragement from his partner, Allen Parton, 2. Membership: To expand who obtained his now famous service dog from Canine Partners Editor: Joan Froling membership world wide by Publication Date: December 2005 in the U.K. (Article on page 4) All Rights Reserved 1 Important Vote for ADI Members Continued from page 1 IAADP Salutes Fort ADI anticipates that some day there may be other re- gional chapters, perhaps an Assistance Dogs of Africa, when a sufficient number of programs are established on Dodge Animal Health! that continent to qualify that geographical area to elect a By Toni and Ed Eames representative to ADI’s international board. Each regional organization belonging to Assistance Dogs International will elect its own board and hold its own con- e are delighted that Fort Dodge Animal Health ference for the assistance dog training program members in Whas graciously agreed to sponsor another issue of their geographical sphere of influence. The ADI interna- Partners’ Forum. It is one more indication of this caring tional board will hold an international conference at pre- company’s commitment to fostering the relationship scribed intervals in conjunction with one of the regional between IAADP members and their guide, hearing and conferences, beginning in 2008 in Europe. service dogs. ADI’s board met with IAADP’s board in 2005 to discuss Initially, Fort Dodge joined other sponsors of the Veteri- the proposed new structure. IAADP learned ADI antici- nary Care Partnership program, but soon extended its con- pates including IAADP in the new structure as a non- nection into a multitude of arenas. A unique $20 rebate voting Affiliate member. A core part of IAADP’s mission program was developed for members whose veterinarians is to give assistance dog partners “a voice” in the assis- use Fort Dodge vaccines. Not only did Fort Dodge establish tance dog field. We appreciate ADI’s recognition of the the program, they also printed the brochures and coupons, value of our input to its committees and on consumer re- and sponsored the distribution of this material to all current lated issues during its business meetings over the last and new members! What benefactors! twelve years. We will keep you informed about ADI’s ef- Recognizing the value of the relationship between our forts and our own to retain the best of what went before two organizations, Fort Dodge arranged for an article about while embracing new opportunities to foster the growth of IAADP in DVM magazine distributed to all veterinarians in the assistance dog movement worldwide. the United States. Since publicizing IAADP’s existence is a never ending process, this publicity helped make the veteri- nary profession aware of IAADP and the various linkages we have built with the animal health care community. Emergencies: Let’s Be For the last two years, Fort Dodge has been a major sponsor of IAADP’s annual conference. This year they have added to their generous support, sponsorship of three Prepared scholarships to pay for future leaders of the assistance dog movement to attend the San Diego conference. By Toni and Ed Eames We all know the value of veterinary visits for our work- ing guide, hearing and service dogs. Fort Dodge, in conjunc- he Consensus Conference, Disaster Relief and Emer- tion with the American Veterinary Medical Association, has Tgency Preparedness for People with Disabilities, we launched National Pet Wellness Month to make pet owners were scheduled to attend in September, was postponed to aware of the needs for twice a year veterinary visits for December due to the tragic events in the Gulf Coast. A their companion animals and educate them about the health document on assistance dogs we prepared for this confer- needs of their aging pets. ence can be found on the IAADP website, On a personal note, Fort Dodge has assumed the spon- www.iaadp.org/disaster.html sorship of our presentations at six veterinary schools during When you became an assistance dog partner member of 2006 and is also supporting our presentations at the North IAADP, you received an Emergency Recovery Kit sup- American Veterinary Conference in Orlando in January. ported by Bayer Animal Health with information to identify One of the highlights for us will be distributing signed copies your dog and a caretaker if you are separated. If you want of our book, Partners in Independence: A Success Story a replacement kit, please send a check or money order for of Dogs and the Disabled, compliments of Fort Dodge. $5 made out to IAADP and mail to Kathi Duran-Diaz, 808 On Saturday morning, January 7, we are scheduled to do E. Pontiac, Fresno, CA 93704. four presentations dealing with various aspects of the assis- If you have a cell phone, authorities recommend adding tance dog movement. Being able to devote an entire morn- the word ICE, standing for in case of emergency, to your ing session to this topic at the largest veterinary conference address book. Then list the numbers for your veterinarian in the United States is an indication of the recognition assis- and a friend who can care for your canine partner if you tance dogs and IAADP are receiving under Fort Dodge’s are incapacitated. ICE allows first responders to quickly mentorship. access this important information. Remember to microchip your dog and keep the informa- tion current. The Avid Company provides free microchips for assistance dogs. 2 Air Travel Security Update By Barb Burton n 2004 a group of us who are partnered with assistance teams along with assistance dogs-in-training and their train- Idogs got together for a chat. We discussed the difficul- ers and their foster families. With the help of Lead ties we had faced while traveling with our dogs and in par- Screeners Michelle Curiel, Alan Russell and Tom Allen and ticular those we had faced at airport security checkpoints. Sara Roberts of payroll who functioned as our tour guides, Determined to find a way to improve our encounters with the intrepid dogs and handlers were able to experience the security screeners, I contacted the Transportation Security wonders of Terminal 3, the largest at the airport. They took Administration offices at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky small groups of us through the security checkpoints, giving International Airport (CVG) and made them an offer I us all a chance to practice without the stress of a travel hoped they would not refuse. I offered to bring to them real timetable. It also gave TSA screeners a chance to practice assistance dog teams to practice the screening process as screening assistance dogs and people with disabilities. outlined on the TSA website. I offered a collaborative ef- Once through the checkpoints we were given the opportu- fort, one I hoped would create a better trained force of air- nity to practice using the moving sidewalks, the elevators, port screeners thus making the lives of travelers with escalators, trains, and the buses to the Comair terminal.

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