tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437901534161780164.post1684860575428520218..comments2024-03-26T03:06:15.580-04:00Comments on Dog Law Reporter: VA Final Service Dog Rules Still Nix Psych Dogs, Hold to Foreign OutsourcingJohn Ensmingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840129911400528572noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437901534161780164.post-26950989298956579392012-09-17T09:31:54.822-04:002012-09-17T09:31:54.822-04:00Life sure goes around in circles. Believe it or no... Life sure goes around in circles. Believe it or not, we once had to hire a dog lawyer to fight Donald Trump. End of story: we gave up. Ivana didn't want us to move into Trump Tower with our very docile Doberman for whom we had permission prior to our condo purchase and....but who can fight them?<br /><br /> And this morning, one of my Facebook followers, who is both a vet and suffers from MS posted the disappointing article from the PB Post about service dogs for PTSD not being covered by the VA. And, in the article, I found you.<br /><br /> My daughter, Dr. Elisabeth Gruskin, and I have been working for the past two years on a service dog project, first intending to conduct research to demonstrate their effectiveness to improve quality of life for MS patients. As a result of the limited funds available from the NIH, we've determined that we will accomplish more by focusing on education.<br /><br /> We've targeted the medical community because we know most of them don't have a clue about the power of service dogs to influence lives. Our first continuing education webcast is about to be offered to nurses and, as we speak, we're working on a version for the VA community. <br /><br /> We will change people's minds. Education comes first. Since Liz is both a quantitative and qualitative researcher, we'll collect anecdotal evidence through our work and turn some of it into a research project. Until then, we have to help save lives and improve quality of life in the way we can, through our webcasts and the power of the net. <br /><br /> Check out our work on www.servicedogsrock.com. Somehow, I know there is a place for us to do something together.Joanne Gruskinhttp://www.servicedogsrock.comnoreply@blogger.com