August 7 – 13 has been noted to honor all the hardworking assistance dogs that help individuals with their disability related limitations. Free materials to promote International Assistance Dog Week are available at assistancedogweek.org. They include a news release, fact sheet, event ideas, web banner ads and a radio public service announcement.
Source: asssistancedogweek.org
The goals of IADW are to:
- Recognize and honor assistance dogs
- Raise awareness and educate the public about assistance dogs
- Honor puppy raisers and trainers
- Recognize heroic deeds before by assistance dogs in our communities