Steve & Service Dog for Hearing Charlotte
Army veteran and retired Chicago police officer Stephen Hood’s hearing was profoundly deteriorating; even his ...
NEADS brings together a community of puppy raisers, incarcerated individuals as handlers, on-staff trainers, and others to produce a highly trained Service Dog who is then matched with someone to mitigate a specific disability.
There is nothing more telling about the successful and lasting human-animal partnerships this community creates than the stories of the lives these World Class Service Dogs change.
The Best Things in Life…
Nathan was matched with Service Dog for a Child Zepplin in 2021. His mother, Leah, shared this update at the Fall ...
Grace and Blue –Then and Now
Grace was matched with Blue, a NEADS Service Dog for Autism, in 2017. We recently caught up with Grace and her ...
Hospitalization and Recovery during a Pandemic
The pandemic has been difficult for all our TAD* veterans, but one client in particular, Rebecca, found herself in an extremely tough situation. A few months prior to the pandemic, she had to make the hard decision to have her second leg amputated. She had only had her Service Dog, Sully, for about 4 months at that time and was clearly worried about what to do with him while in the hospital...
Phyllis and Service Dog for Hearing Scout
I had been considering applying for a Service Dog but one day, about 12 years ago, it became very evident that I ...
Kayne and Service Dog Nikki
Nikki has been with me for about a year now. She has changed my life dramatically, and I can’t imagine it without ...
Mark and Service Dog Skipper
When I first found out that NEADS had a Service Dog for me, I will admit that I got excited, but when I was told ...
Chris and Hearing Dog Masie
I first learned about the Hearing Ear Dog Program (now NEADS) in an article in the Disabled American Veterans ...
Tamela and Assistance Dog for the Courthouse Salem
Tamela is the Victim Witness Coordinator for Bannock County, Idaho, handling all cases that involve a victim ...
Parker and Service Dog for a Child Evers
As is typical of many children with autism, 8-year-old Parker had problems making friends, had bad reactions when ...
John and Service Dog DJ
When I was in my mid-20s, I met someone with a Service Dog, and the more time I spent with her, the more I knew ...
Why Mutti is My Hero
For children with autism or other developmental disabilities, a NEADS Service Dog can make all the difference ...
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