ICAN (Indiana Canine Assistant Network) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains assistance dogs to help people live more independent lives. Key features of the program: Service dogs are trained for about two years and learn 50–80 commands . Dogs help with tasks like: retrieving dropped items opening doors or turning on lights providing mobility balance assisting people with developmental or physical disabilities. Most of the daily training is done by carefully selected incarcerated individuals in Indiana prisons , giving them job skills, discipline, and purpose as they prepare to reenter society. After training, the dogs are placed with individuals, schools, hospitals, or therapy programs. So the program actually changes three lives at once : The person receiving the service dog The incarcerated trainer gaining life skills The communities served by the dog How the Program Helped Honor Deputy Carl Koontz In March 2016 , Deputy Carl Koontz ...
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