Emily Pyrek – May 28, 2017 (La Crosse Tribune) – Twenty-five inmates sat rapt at the edge of their seats as 10 rambunctious puppies came bounding into the Jackson Correctional Institute visitors room. Faces breaking into grins, the men reached out to greet the plucky pups who would be both their pupils and pals for the next year. The canine/prisoner partnership, a first for the medium-security Jackson Correctional Institute, was arranged through Can Do Canines, a New Hope, Minn., based nonprofit that trains dogs of all breeds and sizes to help people with mobility challenges, hearing loss, diabetes, childhood autism …
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Stillwater Gazette | Sit, Stay, Farewell
Jonathan Young – April 28, 2017 (Stillwater Gazette) – Sit, stay … farewell: After two years, dog nearly ready to be a service animal. Saying goodbye won’t be easy. It won’t be easy, but Bonnie Bakke knew this day would come when she agreed to raise Zoe, a yellow Lab/Golden Retriever cross. That was nearly two years ago. “I got her when she was eight weeks old, and her birthday is the 28th of April,” Bakke said. Zoe was raised to be an assistance dog through Can Do Canines, an organization that trains and provides dogs to people with disabilities. With …
La Crosse Tribune | Assistance Dogs Arrive at Jackson Correctional Institution
Can Do Canines, a non-profit organization that trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities and provides them free of charge to those who need them, started its sixth prison training program at the Jackson Correctional Institution in Black River Falls. Ten puppies from the “P litter”, which means all of their names start with the letter P, arrived to an excited group of staff and inmates ready to meet their canine companions. Warden Lizzie Tegles said the whole institution has been dying of anticipation waiting for the dogs, who are all black Lab and Golden Retriever mixed, to arrive. “This …
News 18 | Can Do Canines Prison Puppy Program Gives Inmates New “Leash” on Life
Jackson Co. (WXOW) — A partnership between nonprofit Can Do Canines and the Jackson County Correctional Institution is giving inmates the opportunity to train service dogs. The partnership is the second Can Do Canines has with a Wisconsin prison. “We’ve been trying to find a canine program for the past two years and for one reason or another it just hasn’t worked out,” Warden Lizzie Tegels said. “We’re so happy to be able to offer this to our inmates now and I think it will give them a new sense of purpose.” On Tuesday, ten puppies were delivered to the prison …
News 8000 | Prison Launches Service Dog Training Program
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WKBT) – The Jackson Correctional Institution in Black River Falls got a little puppy love Tuesday, part of a training exercise between inmates and a few four-legged friends. Inmate Lee Brooks is meeting his soon-to-be cellmate, Portia. “She’s going to be amazing, and she’s smart. Look at those eyes!” Brooks exclaims. Full of puppy excitement, Portia is happy to meet her newest friend. “It was my chance to give back. I love animals,” Brooks said. Portia is one of 10 black Lab puppies introduced to the Jackson Correctional Institution with inmates training them to one day …
WEAU 13 News | Inmates Train Service Puppies at Jackson Correctional Institution
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) — A group of inmates at the Jackson Correctional Institution is giving back to the community by raising service dogs for the Minneapolis-based organization Can Do Canines. Ten puppies, all four months old and from the same litter of black Lab and Golden Retriever mixes checked into prison for a new adventure.The organization already works with several prisons across Wisconsin and Minnesota, but Tuesday marked the start of the program in Jackson County. The inmates will spend the next year raising the puppies and teaching them basic obedience commands. Can Do Canines says it has found success …
Fox 9 | Can Do Canines Seek Volunteers for Puppy Program
(KMSP) – Can Do Canines is looking for volunteers who want to raise a puppy who will eventually help those with disabilities. Six Can Do Canines puppies recently stopped by the nonprofit’s facility for a brief visit before traveling to Jackson Correctional Institution for further training. As more litters come to the group’s facility in New Hope, 28 volunteers are needed to help train the dogs in their homes this summer, starting as soon as June 26. Puppy Raisers host a future assistance dog for approximately 18 months, and they learn hands-on training techniques, teach house manners and expose the …
Can Do Canines Earned Charity Navigator’s Second Consecutive Four-Star Rating
Can Do Canines is proud to announce that we earned Charity Navigator’s second consecutive four-star rating! This means that Can Do Canines practices sound fiscal management and a proven commitment to accountability and transparency. This top honor makes Can Do Canines exceptional among other charities in America and demonstrates to donors, volunteers and organizations that support us that the are worthy of their trust and support! The four-star rating is the highest possible level an organization can achieve from the country’s premiere charity evaluator! Only 27% of the charities they evaluate have received at least two consecutive four-star evaluations, indicating that …
ACCESS U | Bailey Hall’s Four-Pawed Residents
Can Do Canines worked with two journalism students from the Access U to feature the work of eight pre-vet students who participated in the FETCH Program at the University of Minnesota. The FETCH (Fostering Education and Training Canines in Housing) Program provides pre-vet students with the opportunity to assist with the training of a future assistance dog for 2-5 months. As part of the experience, students are responsible for the around-the-clock care of one assistance dog. Their primary responsibility is to help socialize the dog before they go on to their final stage of training. By Sally Samaha – May …
2017 Tails of Independence Luncheon—a “pawsome” success
You helped make our Tails of Independence Luncheon on May 2, 2017 a “pawsome” success! Nearly 300 generous people joined Can Do Canines at the Golden Valley Country Club and contributions and pledges totaled almost $150,000. That’s enough to train six new assistance dog teams! Thanks to all in attendance for their incredible support. We could not perform our life-changing work without you. To catch a glimpse of the event … Check out the incredible video featuring Lisa Peterson and her Seizure Assist Dog Morrie that was created, filmed, produced and edited by Mark Falstad and Carrie Maloney below Visit Flickr to see photos (courtesy …
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