September 7, 2023
An average day for an Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) service dog in training begins in a place that might seem unlikely for such a heartwarming […]
September 7, 2023
Meet ICAN Nick. As an in-home skilled companion, ICAN Nick helps his client, Donna, to be more independent and rely less on her friends and family […]
September 7, 2023
Meet ICAN Zaniker (“Zan”). Zan is a Facility Dog at Clinton Young Elementary School, where he calmly listens to students learning to read, picks up their […]
September 7, 2023
Kathy Ozolins is an occupational therapist at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana who works with patients with vision trouble due to stroke, brain injury, or other […]
July 31, 2023
Behind each Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) service dog are furlough and puppy raiser volunteers who put in countless hours of work and provide as many […]
July 31, 2023
When Linda Shepard discovered the Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) in 2017, she knew she had found what she was meant to do: be a litter […]
May 20, 2023
Since being paired with her client Kendall Spilker in 2014, ICAN Clare has spent every day unleashing his independence. And according to his mom, Renee, from […]
May 19, 2023
Special education teacher Kathryn Wood was first introduced to facility assistance dogs when her principal suggested the idea to her in 2018. After researching how a […]
April 24, 2023
When the first annual Dogs for Vets Golf Scramble in Columbia City debuted in 2021, the driving force behind the charitable event wasn’t even old enough […]