Meet Rosie

Rosie, a service dog in training, has her foster home in Eden Prairie. As the foster home trainers, Jennifer and John Urbanski will care for and train Rosie to be a service dog. Eventually R ...

2009-05-14T02:57:50Z

EdenPrairieNews
Rosie, a service dog in training, has her foster home in Eden Prairie. As the foster home trainers, Jennifer and John Urbanski will care for and train Rosie to be a service dog. Eventually R ...

As one of the Helping Paws foster home trainers, Jennifer and John Urbanski have been providing a home and care for Rosie since she was born last March. They’ll continue to train her for t ...

2009-05-14T02:58:22Z

EdenPrairieNews
As one of the Helping Paws foster home trainers, Jennifer and John Urbanski have been providing a home and care for Rosie since she was born last March. They’ll continue to train her for t ...

Jennifer Urbanski works with Rosie. The Urbanskis attend training class once a week and spend about an hour a day training Rosie to be a service dog through Helping Paws. The organization wi ...

2009-05-14T02:58:39Z

EdenPrairieNews
Jennifer Urbanski works with Rosie. The Urbanskis attend training class once a week and spend about an hour a day training Rosie to be a service dog through Helping Paws. The organization wi ...

Rosie must be ready to anticipate those needs and handle any new challenges that may emerge. For the Urbanskis, the experience has been eye-opening to the challenges faced by those with disa ...

2009-05-14T02:59:00Z

EdenPrairieNews
Rosie must be ready to anticipate those needs and handle any new challenges that may emerge. For the Urbanskis, the experience has been eye-opening to the challenges faced by those with disa ...

Jennifer Urbanski said she spends about an hour a day training Rosie. Once a week, she takes Rosie to training class in Hopkins.

2009-05-14T02:59:33Z

EdenPrairieNews
Jennifer Urbanski said she spends about an hour a day training Rosie. Once a week, she takes Rosie to training class in Hopkins.

Helping Paws is always looking for foster families such as the Urbanskis to help train the puppies in their program. The nonprofit organization’s mission is to “further the independence ...

2009-05-14T02:59:55Z

EdenPrairieNews
Helping Paws is always looking for foster families such as the Urbanskis to help train the puppies in their program. The nonprofit organization’s mission is to “further the independence ...

The organization relies on a network of foster homes to train the puppies. The dogs are given to applicants at no charge aside from an application and equipment fee.

2009-05-14T03:00:10Z

EdenPrairieNews
The organization relies on a network of foster homes to train the puppies. The dogs are given to applicants at no charge aside from an application and equipment fee.

Interested in becoming a foster home for a service dog? Contact Nancy Hiebert, foster home coordinator at 952-988-9359, Ext. 64, or e-mail nhiebert@helpingpaws.org.

2009-05-14T03:00:28Z

EdenPrairieNews
Interested in becoming a foster home for a service dog? Contact Nancy Hiebert, foster home coordinator at 952-988-9359, Ext. 64, or e-mail nhiebert@helpingpaws.org.

Not only do service dogs provide companionship for those with physical disabilities, but their presence can make others more comfortable in approaching those who are disabled.

2009-05-14T03:01:29Z

EdenPrairieNews
Not only do service dogs provide companionship for those with physical disabilities, but their presence can make others more comfortable in approaching those who are disabled.