Celebrating 25 Years with 25 Life-Changing Stories

#1 David Thobaben and Margie

In 2006 we met Jack Maypark and his Helping Paws service dog, Credo at church.  Dave immediately fell in love with the dog and so started our journey to being matched with Margie.  It was a long process.  Because of Dave’s stroke, he was not able to respond to the dogs immediately.  So finding the right dog was a challenge and Helping Paws had to decide what type of placement would work. As Dave was working with Margie, he remembered an old song about a Margie and sang it to her while they motored around the floor, so the staff felt this was a sign that Margie was to be Dave’s dog.  They were right. She was a perfect fit.