Nov 24, 2024
“Speak,” said Estrada, an incarcerated person at the facility. The dog let out a quick bark and waited for a treat.
“She’s feisty, that’s why she has the name, Pepper,” he said. “She’ll do great, she’s very alert.” Read the article online.
Nov 19, 2024
Chaiel Shaffel, WBZ-AM Reporter, 11/19/24 visited Northeast Correctional Center, Concord, MA and reported on that visit. Listen to the story here.
Nov 1, 2024
FOX61 – November 1, 2024. After several weeks of voting, Keith McGilvery, News Anchor Fox61, announced that this NEADS puppy in training has been named Nutmeg. FOX61 is sponsoring Nutmeg and has sponsored many other NEADS dogs in the past. Kate Albertini, NEADS Manager of Breeding and Puppy Development, and Megan Kropf, Assistant Manager of Breeding and Puppy Development, traveled to Hartford with Nutmeg for the reveal.
Oct 4, 2024
FOX61 – October 4, 2024. Keith McGilvery, News Anchor Fox61, hosted the 2024 Get Dressed. Give Back. event on September 27. There he met Service Dog in Training Mystic and Mystic’s Puppy Raisers.
Jul 28, 2024
Mike Christian speaks with Kara Milotte, Manager of Client Services, and Heather Romanoff, Manager of Raiser Operations, about Service Dogs and our Puppy Raiser volunteer program.
Jul 14, 2024
PRINCETON — NEADS World Class Service Dogs, based in Princeton, announced the expansion of a new training program and recent partnership with Boston Symphony Orchestra, including Tanglewood, in time for its summer season.
The Red Vest Accessible Program, which was started as a pilot program in 2020, recognizes venues for offering a welcoming, accessible facility for those with a disability; showing a commitment to public access rights for legitimate service dog teams; and demonstrating a thorough knowledge of ADA regulations.
Jun 20, 2024
This week on Wealth Beyond Riches, Abaris Financial Group LLC CEO Abbey Henderson, CFP® spoke with Cathy Zemaitis, Chief Development and Programs Officer at NEADS, about its mission, how you can contribute, and much more.
May 22, 2024
Mindy Todd, The Point
WOODS HOLE, MA (WCAI) — Service Dogs are essential in the day to day life of many people- individuals who are blind or low vision, those who have difficulty hearing, or remembering to take medication. Service Dogs can even alert people before they have seizure or if their blood sugar is getting too low. Not only are the dogs trained to perform tasks for their handlers, they create opportunity for independence, and provide companionship. Today we talk about service dogs, how they’re different from therapy or emotional support animals, and what it takes to train and pair a dog with an individual.
Kara Milotte, Client Services Manager for NEADS, joins the conversation along with Lynn Stas, Region Coordinator for Guiding Eyes for the Blind Eastern Massachusetts, Doe Zottoli, a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, and Amy Bower, Senior Scientist and physical oceanographer at WHOI, who has used service dogs for 20 years to assist as she has lost most of her vision due to retinal degeneration.
Apr 7, 2024
Suzanne Sausville, WBZ NewsRadio
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Service dogs from NEADS World Class Service Dogs took a duck boat tour around Boston on Sunday as part of their public transportation training.
NEADS is a non-profit established in 1976 to train service dogs for people with a variety of physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.
“They’re highly trained service dogs who can perform up to 50 or 60 different tasks and commands,” said Cathy Zemaitis, who is the chief development and programs officer at NEADS. Continue reading…
Apr 7, 2024
Rob Pelaez, Boston Herald.
NEADS World Class Service Dogs celebrated Boston Duck Tours’ philanthropic initiative, ‘Quack-Quack, Give Back!” on Sunday with ambassadors and partners taking a private tour ride through the city.
The two organizations celebrated their 12-year partnership a week after Duck Tours’ 2024 season kicked off with the tour ride for service dogs and their handlers. For pooches too young for the tour, there was and a training course that included basic obedience, good manners and socialization, NEADS officials said.