John Leonard and his dog Molly hang out in their Wilmette home August 23, 2012. Molly has cataracts and needs surgery to fix her vision. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
John Leonard and his dog Molly hang out in their Wilmette home August 23, 2012. Molly has cataracts and needs surgery on her eyes. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
John Leonard and his dog Molly hang out in their Wilmette home August 23, 2012. Molly has cataracts and needs surgery on her eyes. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
A picture of John Leonard and his dog Molly hang in their Wilmette home August 23, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
John Leonard and his dog Molly hang out in their Wilmette home August 23, 2012. Molly has cataracts and needs surgery to fix her vision. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
John Leonard of Wilmette talks to a Pioneer Press reporter in his home August 23. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
John Leonard's dog Molly hangs out in their Wilmette home August 23, 2012. Molly has cataracts and needs surgery to fix her vision. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
John Leonard and his dog Molly enjoy an afternoon walk outside their home in Wilmette August 23, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
WILMETTE — John Leonard picked up his dog’s leash to take her for a walk, but she didn’t move. The 9-year-old beagle-dachshund mix loves her walks, but she never saw Leonard indicate it was time to leave. She has thick cataracts on both eyes. Less …