When Shawn Calzaretta and Mobility Assist Dog Hobbs graduated as a Can Do Canines team in April of 2014, Shawn already knew there was great potential for his life to be changed dramatically. But he had no idea the full impact Hobbs would have on his quality of life. “When I first began researching assistance dogs, I immediately knew that Can Do Canines was my only choice and hope—call it a gut feeling,” Shawn says. “But, what I didn’t realize was that Hobbs was going to be more prepared for our journey together than I was. I never expected to …
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You Fetched a Great Event
On Saturday, November 15, more than 325 guests helped fetch more than $120,000 to train Can Do Canines for people with disabilities. Thank you to all in attendance who helped support our important work! The funds were raised at our 2014 Fetching Ball held at the Marriott City Center in downtown Minneapolis and will go directly to training more life-changing assistance dogs. At the event, we celebrated 25 years of service to the community with stories of our organization’s founding and videos from our graduates themselves. The evening was also filled with silent and live auctions, fundraising games and a house-shaking performance by musician Scott …
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