"We Teach Students....To Train Dogs...To Help People."

{Gerald and Donna Whittaker Founders of ASDEC}

ASDEC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO STUDENTS IN NEED and GUIDANCE DOGS TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

What is a Service Dog? (USDA Definition).

What We Do:

Assistance Service Dogs perform many tasks to help disabled people lead independent lives.   When fully trained, our dogs perform over 90 skills in response to verbal commands.  Participants train their dogs to perform tasks such as:

-Switch lights on and off

-Open and Close Doors

-Open the refrigerator, bring back a drink

-Open and unload clothes from a dryer

-Help undress

-Pick up and retrieve dropped items

With these commands, our dogs can fill a wide variety of human needs.  In addition to physically aiding the client, our dogs provide companionship, support, and comfort 24/7.

Woodlake High School students participating in the the program learn valuable life lessons:

-Responsibility

-Respect

-Compassion

-Leadership

-Patience

In addition, they gain self confidence and become well rounded individuals ready to give back to society.

Call Us Today!

-Interested in obtaining a service dog or volunteering? Please contact Donna or Gerald Whittaker at (559)564-7297.

-To donate to the Assistance Service Dog Educational Center, please e-mail your information to:

donnawhittaker@servicedogcenter.org

Or,

Mail donations to:

Assistance Service Dog Educational Center, P.O. Box 367 Woodlake, CA 93286

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.