Dale Saari & Hearing Assistance Dog Ella One night, while Dale Saari and his wife Jeannine were sleeping, the smoke alarm went off. Jumping out of bed to investigate she found no emergency; instead Jeannine grabbed the ladder to climb up and change the batteries. Meanwhile, Dale continued to sleep, peacefully unaware of the high-pitched noises echoing throughout their home. Dale, a retired military service member, has had progressive hearing problems since he was 45 years old due to both his career involving trucking and heavy equipment and his service in the army; he wears cochlear implants in both ears …
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Trusting with Tesla
Sherry Christensen & Diabetes Assistance Dog Tesla Sherry Christensen is a long-time type 1 diabetes warrior from Minneapolis, Minn. having been diagnosed 56 years ago. She has managed her chronic condition plus various mobility challenges with endless patience while adjusting to her health team of doctors, medicines, and devices. Her determination to make her well-being a priority, not a limitation, flourishes through her community involvement and independent living. Despite a lifetime of scrupulous self-care, brittle type 1 diabetes has caused some complications, including hypo-and hyper-unawareness. The inability to feel when blood glucose levels rise or fall outside of a “target range” …
On Track with Tuesday
Nicole Greenlund & Diabetes & Mobility Assist Dog Tuesday Author: Joy Miller Nicole Greenlund from Otsego, Minn. is a young mom of three active children, ages nine, seven, and four. Her life is full and busy. Her life is also busy managing multiple health issues, including Type 1 Diabetes, and Nicole was struggling with frequently “bottoming out” from low blood sugar levels. A big reality check happened when Nicole found herself giving her children instructions on how to call emergency responders if they would happen to find mommy unconscious; that was not a responsibility she wanted to give them and …
Walter the Wonder Dog
Maureen Pranghofer & Mobility Assistance Dog Walter Author: Jenna Paananen Maureen Pranghofer and her husband, Paul, reside in Golden Valley, Minn. Maureen is a member of the Minneapolis Scrabble Club and enjoys reading, playing the piano, swimming at the Sister Kenny Institute and volunteering for Can Do Canines. Maureen also served as the President of the Minneapolis Can Do Canines Lions Club. Born legally blind and with brittle bone disease, Maureen has lived and persevered through more challenges than most people deal with in a lifetime. For instance, Maureen had a portion of her vision restored through cataract surgery in 1980 only …
Cory Hepola with Kare 11 | Staying Mobile
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nothing slows Chad Wilson down. “You know playing sports is definitely an important part of my life,” says Wilson. Chad plays wheelchair soccer on the weekends despite being born with a progressive muscle disease that would stop many in their tracks. It makes playing soccer, or even getting there, much more difficult. “For instance, it’s pretty difficult for me to bend down and pull things up, like if I drop them” Chad explains. There is also the possibility of falling, but if it does happen Chad knows Porter — his Can Do Canine assistance dog — …
Wynning Hope
Roger Tottingham & Mobility Assistance Dog Wynn Roger Tottingham, a retired Navy veteran lives in Oronoco, Minn. with his wife Linda. Roger has had multiple sclerosis for 42 years and he uses an electric wheelchair as a tool for mobility. Keeping his independence is one of Roger’s biggest hopes and one of the very reasons why he decided to apply for an assistance dog from Can Do Canines. Beautiful, loyal, well-mannered and energetic are a few words that describe Wynn, Roger’s two-year-old black Labrador. She was placed with Roger as his Mobility Assist Dog and she’s known at Can Do …
Restoring Independence
Frank Koss and Mobility Assist Dog Pinta Author: Bobb Elsenpeter Independence is something most people take for granted. But when that capacity is taken away, the result is devastating. Thankfully, getting some of those abilities back is life changing. Such is the case with Frank Koss of Plymouth, Minn. Frank suffered a back injury in November of 2004 and as a result has had numerous back surgeries, including spinal fusions. A recent surgery resulted in even more health complications. He found himself in a wheelchair and wasn’t able to walk for seven months. Frank has an abnormal gait and no …
Cory Hepola with Kare 11 | Matching Dogs and People
NEW HOPE, Minn. – “It’s an art to match an assistance dog to the right person.” In this week’s feature, Cory chats with Client Services Coordinator, Leslie Flowers. Leslie talks about her personal connection with Can Do Canines through her son Chandler as well as how clients are matched with their future assistance dogs. Watch Cory’s video here.
Cory Hepola with Kare 11 | Puppies Grow, Train
NEW HOPE, Minn. — “It’s like they’re coming to college and they’re going to find themselves here.” That’s how Shenna Lemche, program trainer at Can Do Canines, describes the training process for her non-profit’s assistance dogs. Although these special dogs are always learning, they usually arrive for this type of training when they are 15-months to 2 years old, and subsequently learn specific skills and discover what type of assistance dog they’ll be. Cory Hepola traveled to Can Do Canines to see these awesome dogs in action. Watch Cory’s video here.
WCCO | Business Helps Dog Rescue Nonprofit After Thief Steals Tires
WCCO, Jennifer Mayerle – December 28, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A nonprofit that provides dogs for people with disabilities is back on the road after a tire shop stepped in to help. Volunteers found all four tires were stolen off the transport van on Christmas Eve in the Can Do Canines parking lot in New Hope. The manager of Tires Plus said they wanted to do what they could to help a neighbor in need Staff at Can Do Canines felt like the Grinch stole Christmas when they found their van off the ground. “It turned out that somebody just came …
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