PetCareRx is pleased to announce a new partnership with ECAD (Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities). This wonderful organization breeds, raises, educates and deploys the best assistance dogs in the world to support the needs of people, especially veterans, with serious disabilities.
These assistance dogs–primarily Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, and Lab/Golden mixed breeds–do many things to help their owners live more safely and with greater independence. They pick up dropped objects, retrieve prosthetic limbs, remind their owners to take medicine, help them walk, and calm them when they're anxious.
How We're Partnering with ECAD
These life-changing dogs need food to fuel their education, so they can change the lives of disabled veterans. That's why we'll be providing food for the 55 dogs ECAD will educate this year. It's our small way to nourish the dogs who enhance the lives of veterans, who have given so much to us all. We look forward to developing more ways to partner with ECAD in the future.
More About ECAD
Disabled veterans are not the only beneficiaries of this program. ECAD also educates dogs to assist children with specific needs such as autism and sleep apnea. ECAD even made history when one of their dogs helped a traumatized child give testimony in court. That dog, Rosie, was named one of Cesar Millan's top ten dogs of 2011.
ECAD strives to place more assistance dogs each year, and to continually explore new ways the human-canine bond can be enhanced. We are thrilled to support them in this mission.
Learn 20 Commands in 20 Weeks
ECAD is sharing their dog expertise in a new series that helps you train your dog. These 20 essential commands cover everything from house training your puppy to teaching them to play fetch. Learn more about how to make your pooch a well-behaved pet here.
How You Can Help
If you like what you've heard so far, we encourage you to read more on the ECAD website. You can make a donation directly through their site as well. Tell a friend about ECAD and visit ECAD on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.