STORIES AND LETTERS OF APPRECIATION FROM PATIENTS
Dr. Calvarese, Robert and Boomer
We would like to thank you for providing Boomer with his second annual complimentary eye exam! This year,
and last, it was a very pleasant experience for us as a family, and for my son's Assistance Dog, Boomer.
Registering and scheduling an appt. is done with such ease. Our appts. have been at Eye Care for Animals
Upland, CA office--the staff was so welcoming and Dr. Calvarese was fantastic, she even remembered us from
last year! Boomer was very comfortable in the office and with the exam. Thank you for looking out for
Boomer and other animals who serve their human partner! - The Mitchell Family
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Karen and Otto
I just wanted to thank you for making eye exams available again this year. My service dog, Otto, has been fortunate enough to participate the last two years and we've just completed our registration for this year.
I also wanted to email you an article that appeared in a WA newspaper in 2009. I was extremely impressed with Dr. Susan Jacobi and the VCA and will be phoning tomorrow to have the best chance for another appointment with her.
Otto means the world to me and I fear the day when he retires. Thanks to your organization and people like Dr. Jacobi, I'm able to have Otto's eyesight checked so I can catch any problems early. I'm sure this proactive approach to his care has kept him as healthy and happy as he is today. Thanks again for providing us with a service that would be difficult - if not impossible - to manage on a disability income.
With warmest regards, 
Karen & Otto
Some comments our Facebook page:
Had a great appointment today with Dr. Lim at the U of MN. They took a lot of photos of Cleo getting her eyes examined! Thank you for the opportunity to get her checked out! - Jamie Lamprecht
I had my exam today at Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center with Dr. Bagley. I am a Therapy Dog with Therapy Dog International. I got a good report today! Thank you for providing these exams! Dr. Bagley & staff are wonderful & sooo friendly!! - Debbie Calmbacher
Jack, a service dog from Assistance Dogs of the West (an ADI accredited program in NM), had his eyes checked on Friday at the Animal Emergency & Referral Center of York (PA). With an all clear, we were happy campers and wish to thank all involved in making this possible! - Cindi Lashinski
Thank you ACVO/ MERIAL & Dr. Ann Weight for exam of Fidos For Freedom, Service Dog, Quincy. - Sandra Daly Ball
Thank you all for caring so much for our wonderful dogs!! Chai has her appt. this afternoon in Mt. Pleasant, SC. - MaryBeth Rigsby
Thank you very much for this program. We saw Dr. Susan Nelms at Veterinary Eye Care in Bessemer AL yesterday. - Joan Lieder Hackel
Thank you to ACVO/Merial and to Dr. Betbeze of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson for providing this valuable service! - Marilyn Marcus
Thank you ACVO DMV's providing exams to the Mark9 teams in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Special working dogs needing special care. - Bill Dakin
Skye is my service dog; Jake is a therapy dog. They both had their eyes examined on May 5 by Dr. Norman in Avondale, Arizona. Thank you so much for this service! - Linda Lambert
Hi Sharyn,
Thanks for letting us know that the exam day was a success. We received some positive comments from our recipients who participated... Thank you for providing this special service.
Robin Dickson
The Canine Listener
On Monday, May 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., Dazzle was examined by Dr. Anne Cook, the WONDERFUL animal ophthalmologist veterinarian at ANIMAL EYE CARE, Mount Pleasant, SC. Dazzle came through with flying colors! Dr. Cook said that Dazzle’s eyes are very healthy and he will NOT develop cataracts. (We were very concerned about cataracts). He is such a precious, wonderful gift from God! Dazzle made us proud yet again! Just before we were leaving Dr. Cook’s examination room, Dazzle alerted me that I dropped my sunglasses! He then gently picked them up and gave them to me. Dr. Cook was very pleased to see Dazzle perform this feat! Thank you very much for relieving the stress of any possibility of eye problems for my service dog. So many people depend upon specially trained working animals for a wide variety of disabilities. It’s services like yours that help us through tough times!
Stephanie Walsh
Our team recently received an invitation to participate in your
annual eye exam promotion and I just wanted to write to say “thank you” for providing this benefit. As a member of a volunteer search team, I can tell you what a benefit this is for us. We spend hundreds out of our own pockets to train our people and our dogs to provide services for missing persons. To be able to have our beloved partners examined at no cost to our handlers is such a wonderful gift. We have participated in this event over the last three years and we just wanted to say thank you so very much for this kindness.
Pat Lamson, K-9 ONE Search and Rescue
“…thank you again for providing this program for Service Dog owners. Please pass along our gratitude to the doctors. Thank you for the work you do!
Marc – US Service Dog Registry
I just wanted to let you know that we are happy and excited to share the information about the free eye exams with our partners and trainers. This is a great service to offer, and I know that our partners who have participated have been very pleased.
Deborah Duerk, Saint Francis Service Dogs
Sergeant Adam D. Schank #1757 and K-9 Ben
Dear Good folks:
I am the proud owner of a guide dog, and thanks to you, his eyes were examined free of charge. It means so much to me that in this time of rising veterinary costs, you have so generously volunteered this service. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and Odin thanks you also.
God bless you.Camy Valente and guide dog, Odin