Media Coverage 2023
An archive of selected media coverage about NEADS World Class Service Dogs. If you would like to write or film a story about NEADS, please contact us.
NightSide with Dan Rea: NEADS Assistance Dog JD
WBZ Radio's Dan Rea talks with Beth Johnson, Tantasqua Regional Senior High School Assistant Principal and handler of NEADS Assistance Dog “J.D.”
Telegram & Gazette: Assistance Dog J.D. brightens every day at this Central Mass. high school
Jeff A. Chamer, Worcester Telegram & Gazette: One of Tantasqua Regional Senior High School's most popular staff members is known for his ability to provide a comforting presence in times of distress - and for taking treats when he's a good boy.
It's J.D., a 5-year-old black lab who regularly walks around the school building and visits classrooms with assistant principal Beth Johnson, his owner and handler.
"It has been a giant love affair between every staff member and student that J.D. has ever met," Johnson said. "He makes a world of difference for some kids - he really turns their day around and, for a lot of kids, he is the reason that they come to school or can get through the whole school day."
Whether it's the first thing in the morning as students arrive, a random walk through the building or lunchroom, or popping into counseling sessions to help students, Johnson has been sure to make J.D. as accessible to students as possible throughout the day.
One of J.D.'s most frequent visitors -and, Johnson said, the president of his fan club - is Alexis Buteau, a senior. Buteau said she typically makes it a point to see J.D. at least once per school day.
"He's very comforting and he knows all of these adorable tricks," Buteau said. Continue reading...
NBC Boston: Assistance dog helps students build social-emotional skills in Framingham High School
As students return to classrooms in Massachusetts, one Framingham school is showing success in a program that helps build academic and social-emotional skills for students. Framingham High School offers a program called Resiliency For Life. The program helps about 60 students in ninth through 12th grade through emotional challenges to achieve academic success. Watch the video here.
NBC Boston: Full-time puppy raisers needed
NEADS visits NBC Boston to talk about its needs for puppy raisers.
Fox61: Spring Update with Mystic
Fox61's Keith McGilvery has been following Service Dog in Training Mystic since last year, and today he shared an update as part of the station's Morning Bright Spot. There was a hint about an upcoming visit for Mystic to Mystic Pizza.
Boston Herald: Anything is paw-sible
Boston Herald Staff: A pawsitively fun event all for a good cause returned on Sunday, as NEADS World Class Service Dogs hosted its Pulling 4 Paws Truck Pull to support its array of Service Dog programs.
The Pulling 4 Paws Truck Pull at Worcester’s Polar Park was back after a three-year hiatus. See photos here.
Worcester Pulse Magazine: NEADS
LuAnn Thibodeau: Perhaps you have heard of NEADS before, or have driven by their location in Princeton and seen the sign and wondered what NEADS is. Well, this will help you to learn a bit more about NEADS and their mission... I got to see it first hand and I am nothing but completely amazed. These folks and the dogs are awesome, delightful, wonderful, and so much more.