tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46207881451071834452026-03-18T00:05:47.926-07:00Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-76183451254628978612012-08-09T13:22:00.000-07:002012-08-09T13:22:27.368-07:00

Hey everyone, So yesterday was Coral's 8 weeks appointment to see if her leg is all healed. The doctor took x-rays of both legs and said she looks great. She can slowly start working. She unfortunately can't have free range of the house or yard or play with Bailey for another 8 weeks. But she can walk on the treadmill! Which will be awesome considering she has put on a few pounds during her

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In my last post I mentioned she had a sprained knee. Well, unfortunately that "sprained knee" turned out to be a completely torn ACL.  She had to have surgery on June 14th, and is now two weeks into an eight week strict bed rest regime, followed by another weeks of limited movement.  Considering all that, she has been an awesome patient.  Because she's so hyper, I was worried that

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-40912136490941966492012-05-24T11:02:00.002-07:002012-05-24T11:02:42.778-07:00

Hey All, Whew!  It has been a very busy six weeks since I got back from camp.  Bailey is doing great and having zero jealousy issues with Coral.  In fact, he loves having another dog in the house.  He's actually somewhat better when guests come over.  He sees Coral being all friendly and thinks, "If she likes them, they can't be so bad."  He'll never be one to go

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-38914180438233378202012-04-06T21:31:00.000-07:002012-04-06T21:31:22.891-07:00

Hey All, So as you might know, I applied to various organizations when Bailey washed out. In mid-March, I went to Atlanta to a training camp to receive a service dog. Here's my log of what happened: First Day of camp...Jennifer (the founder of Canine Assistants) tells me that she has a specific dog in mind for me. But warns me that Coral has been crated for the whole weekend so she’s going to

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-26007199691834472002012-02-28T11:43:00.001-08:002012-02-28T11:43:37.386-08:00

Hey Everybody! I have been busy with the documentary.  Not too many crazy people (except for my new neighbor), who is a "toucher", not a talker.  She has been interesting to say the least.  Anyways, I just booked my next screening for Respect:  The Joy of Aides on April 20, at 11:00 a.m. at The Downtown Independent.  I'm going to hold a Q&A afterwards with a few

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Hey All, I'm excited to let you know that my documentary is now available for online viewing here.  Enjoy! Eva

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Enjoy!

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Buy Respect: The Joy of Aides here!!! http://www.joyofaides.com/dvds-and-merch.html

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-59728127719030060902011-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:002011-12-20T14:50:05.571-08:00

Hey All, I have very exciting news.  My documentary about the relationship between people with disabilities and their aides is about to premiere on January 7th, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles.  Here is the official trailer, and for more information please go to www.joyofaides.com Respect: The Joy of Aides from David G. Marks on Vimeo.

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So I guess I jinxed myself by saying in my last post that nothing really crazy has happened in a while.  Well yesterday, after a long day of computer work, my aide and I went to get my daily green tea at Starbucks.  When we're just getting tea, I stay in the van (it's quicker and easier).  Well, while I'm waiting in the van, this lady pulls up next to me and stares at me and gives

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-21769592115442761062011-10-27T14:12:00.000-07:002011-10-28T10:46:59.232-07:00

Hey All, I know I have been slacking off on this blog, but exciting things have been keeping me away.  Also, beyond the usual annoying interactions (people not talking to me or people treating me like I'm 8) nothing really outstandingly blog-worthy has happened.  But I want to give you all an update on my exciting new documentary.  As I mentioned before, I am doing a documentary

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-42325886373259989232011-06-09T10:50:00.000-07:002011-06-09T10:50:16.247-07:00

Hey All!   Sorry you haven't heard from me for a while but I've been busy! (and no really crazy stuff has happened lately, knock on wood!) I wanted to tell you all about the exciting new project I'm working on. I'm making a documentary exploring the relationship between people with disabilities and their aides.   I think I have kind of a unique view on how aides should be hired and

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-91666231205776426252011-03-23T18:34:00.000-07:002011-03-23T18:37:33.371-07:00

The blog Feminism in Focus asked me to participate in their festival for feminist vloggers (video bloggers). Here’s what I came up with. Enjoy! And watch the other videos – they’re awesome!  

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I know I have been completely slacking on this blog, but really nothing has happened. So I decided to tell you about a story that kind of happened in the past. Recently I started to watch the HBO series Deadwood via Netflix. And I kept thinking I knew one of the actors from somewhere but couldn't quite place where. Also I did the "I probably don't really know her, I just must have seen her

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-27760421984589695702010-10-07T10:30:00.000-07:002010-10-07T10:30:22.677-07:00

Hey all! I know I haven't posted on here in a while but that's because of 2 reasons. The first, I have been really busy training my Service Dog and second, people seem to treat me different when I have my Service Dog with me. I know I have briefly talked about this before, but that was only two weeks into training. A large portion of the training is taking Bailey out into public places to get him

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-19674183833410247672010-09-13T11:45:00.000-07:002010-09-13T11:54:59.521-07:00

Hey Guys! No, I didn't disappear, I just have been insanely busy. Thankfully (and sadly for this blog), nobody has been super cool or super weird. So I haven't had anything to post. But if you want to know what I have been doing check out my dog blog. Anyway I just wanted to let you guys know I'm still here and I'm not neglecting the blog.

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-28741441594997289332010-09-01T15:45:00.000-07:002010-09-01T16:01:51.349-07:00

So I went to open a savings account because my lovely puppy ate something and might now have a blocked intestine, and I realized I should have money for emergencies put away. My aide and I rolled into the bank and it's always a crapshoot as to whether I get someone who actually talks to me like a human. Today I was not in the mood for anyone to do anything insensitive. We got assigned to a woman

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-79593184978696883302010-08-24T15:30:00.000-07:002010-08-24T15:39:13.055-07:00

Quick story. I was out with Bailey and this lady came up and asked if she could pet him. Now when people ask me a yes or no question, I usually respond though I know that people won't have any idea what I'm doing. So I did my usually head shake meaning "no" and she actually listened. My aide explained afterward that Bailey was working and shouldn't be distracted. But I thought it was cool that

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-48634476226738007082010-08-23T10:43:00.000-07:002010-08-23T11:10:27.662-07:00

So I know I haven't been posting as much, but it's not because I haven't been going out. Quite the opposite. Since Bailey is only 5-months old and grew up on a farm, I have to get him used to city life. We have been going to cafes, stores, the bank, etc. And every time I have been prepared for people to say stupid things to me. But none so far. In fact, people usually just compliment me on my

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-36813852798034255622010-08-19T15:55:00.000-07:002010-08-19T17:02:07.465-07:00

Hey all, just a quick note to say I added some new service dog products to my Cafe Press store. They're under the heading "Doodle at your service" (not all the products are just for doodles :) ). As always, if anyone has cool suggestions for other service dog products or designs, please let me know. My products are slightly limited to dog bowls and dog shirts. Suggestions for service dog owners

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-32578942445317082742010-08-10T18:57:00.000-07:002010-08-10T19:12:30.675-07:00

So today my aide and I went to a bike store. We were ten minutes early and it was not open so we had to wait outside. This man came up to us and started making small talk. At first he was just talking about the bike shop. Then he asked what I wanted to buy. My aide replied "Oh she's training a service dog and she wants to buy a bell to get her dog to come". At that point (for some reason)he was

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-87200822825595729772010-08-02T16:29:00.000-07:002010-08-03T19:44:19.792-07:00

Hey everyone, just a quick post to let you know about my new blog just for dog training stuff! Don't worry, if people say ridiculous things to me while I'm out with my dog they will still go up here. But I thought I would save you from my puppy gushing by making a separate blog. So here it is!Doodle at Your Service!

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-30748255021152194922010-07-28T11:04:00.000-07:002010-07-28T11:16:59.063-07:00

Hey everyone, so I want to explain why I have been slacking on the blog. These past 3 months I have been preparing for a service puppy. Through twists and turns I have finally found the perfect service dog candidate. He's a 5 month old North American Retriever (a mix of golden retriever, lab, and standard poodle).He'll be trained and boarded by a professional service dog trainer but I get to work

Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451779602919205449noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620788145107183445.post-49510389108804007102010-07-21T10:59:00.000-07:002010-07-21T11:23:50.064-07:00

So again, sorry for the lack of posts- crazy things are happening (all good). On Saturday my mom and I went to see the movie The Kids are Alright. It was at the theater we usually go to but they had just redone the interior and we had never seen a movie in their new setup.Apparently you now get to pick where you sit when you buy your tickets. When we bought the tickets we were told that I could

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Hey, so this is an old story. When I was in the 1st grade I went to my neighborhood public school. I was fully main streamed- not in special ed. But one day I told my mom I was board about 60% of the day. So that propted her to start looking for other schools. So she called 11 schools and explained about me- extremely bright and very physically disabled. Nobody was interested. Even though I

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