I'm participating in DogFest Northwest because I love dogs and know the joy they bring to our lives each and every day. I also believe in Canine Companions and their mission to provide expertly trained service dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities FREE of charge.
Leading up to DogFest Northwest, I am raising money to support the Canine Companions mission. The impact these dogs have on the lives of people with disabilities is incredible. Help me get to my fundraising goal by donating online so we can get more of these amazing Canine Companions service dogs into the lives of those who need them. Every little bit will help me reach my goal. Thank you!
DogFest - Grab a leash and have fun!
Victorious Vickie and Napoleon III are participating in DogFest because we love dogs, and we believe in Canine Companions for Independence® and their mission to provide expertly trained assistance dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities FREE of charge.
Victorious Vickie's furry friend and I will join other dogs and their owners for a day of fun and festivities for dogs and humans. Plus, we'll hear from Caine Companions graduates and how their dogs have changed their lives.
Leading up to the event, I am raising money to support Canine Companions. The impact these dogs make on the lives of people with disabilities is incredible. Help me get to my fundraising goal by donation online so we can get more of these amazing Canine Companions assistance dogs into the lives of these who need them.
Thanks for your support and for helping to give a dog a job.
Our Story:
On May 11, 2013 (Mother's Day) Vickie suffered a Double Brain Aneurysm in Vallejo, California. She was out with a friend when she had a massive headache and told her friend to take her to the ER right away. On the way to the ER she had mulitple seizures. Sutter Solano medevaced us (Angela + Vickie) to Eden Medical Hospital in Hayward where she stayed in the ICU for 6 weeks (she had brain surgery 9 coils and 1 stent, was on a trach and feeding tube), then Acute Rehab at Queen of the Valley in Napa for 4 weeks (they removed her feeding tube and did intensive acute rehabilitation, then Kindred Concord for 3 months, and then in October 2013 she moved in with her daughter (Angela) and son-in-law (Jason) in San Francisco. She has lived with them for 11 years and loves San Francisco. She is learning to walk again with the help of her furry friend, Napoleon.
In 2018 she started learning to walk again after 6+ years in a wheelchair! She started talking in 2017 after being non-verbal for 3.5 years! UCSF Neurologist think Vickie is a walking and talking miracle. We are so thankful she survived and it has been a blessing to see her recover from year to year. She is a walking and talking MIRACLE.
In January 2020 Vickie and Angela (her daughter) graduated from Canine Companion for Independece and received our 1st Canine Companion - Napoleon III! He is an amazing service dog to Victorious Vickie. She is truly blessed to have him as her canine companion. He loves San Francisco, the beaches, fetch, chase, hide and seek, scratchies, and stuffed dinosaurs. He learned to swim in Lake Tahoe this summer and is now swimming at the beaches in San Francisco!
Please join us to support Victorious Vickie and Napoleon III. Napoleon III will be Super Dog for Halloween this year! It's going to be SPOOKtacular.
Happy Halloween!
Love, Vickie, Napoleon III, Angela, Jason