New Event Photos
A picture is worth a thousand words... or at least a thousand "awww"s. See our new event pictures here.
Join us in September for our 17th Annual
Heel and Wheel Walk
Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Clifton French Park in Plymouth, MN and help raise funds to support the work of Can Do Canines.
Will you open your heart and let us in?
Help! We are about to overflow with wonderful puppies who need loving families to raise them. Can you help us become Can Do Canines? To become somebody's hero,
click here.
Can Do Canines - Our New Name!
During the past 20 years, we changed our name three times. Each change was because our mission had changed as we increased our services to people with disabilities. This change is no different. To learn more, click here.
Taste Food, Get Paid, and Raise Money!
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About Us
Assistance dog clients have a wide range of disabilities. Hearing Assist Dogs alert a person who is deaf or hard of hearing to important sounds by making contact with them and leading them to the source of the sound. Mobility Assist Dogs are placed with people living with conditions including spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis (MS), muscular dystrophy (MD), cerebral palsy (CP), osteogenesis imperfecta, fibromyalgia, or severe arthritis. Diabetes Assist Dogs help alert their partners with Type I Diabetes to low blood sugar. Seizure Assist Dogs provide trained behaviors in response to a seizure. Autism Assist Dogs ensure the safety of a child with Autism by preventing bolting. They also provide a calming influence for the child.
Our assistance dogs deliver personal dignity through the gifts of independence, freedom and peace of mind. Pairing our trained dogs with people with disabilities benefits our clients as well as their families, employers and communities. Whenever possible, we adopt dogs from local animal shelters to train for our programs.
We do all of this at no charge to our clients.
Since we started, more than 300 of our clients have received assistance dogs. We absolutely depend on our generous donors, our incredible volunteers and our supportive business and community partners to make this possible.
Could you or someone you know benefit from an assistance dog? Would you like to know more? We serve people in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and parts of Illinois. Explore our site and let us know how we can help you.
