Our Wish List
NEADS goes through a lot of supplies that we need to replenish regularly. Consider making a donation of any of the following items – just click on a category to see the list. Our dogs will be forever grateful to you!
We sincerely appreciate the donation of any item(s) from this list for the Canine Center. Please contact us by email or phone at 978-422-9064 so we can thank you and help you make arrangements for delivering the items.
Our youngest pups, who live in the Nursery for the first 8 weeks of their lives, need a lot of supplies, too, and the NEADS Nursery, Breeding Center, and Early Learning Center have put together a wish list of items they and the puppies could use.
General Use
- Vehicles for the NEADS fleet: less than 5 years old, 4WD or AWD, with lots of cargo space
- Copy paper by the ream or case
- Shipping tape
- K-cups for Keurig
- Tide liquid laundry detergent (HE (high efficiency))
- Cleaning items like: Lysol disinfectant spray, window cleaner (Windex), liquid dish soap, paper towels, trash bags (tall kitchen or heavy duty), nitrile rubber disposable gloves, and heavy duty scrubbing sponges like here
- Ziploc bags: sandwich, quart, gallon
- Purell hand sanitizer
- Batteries
- Safe Paw ice melt or similar
- Work gloves (especially size L or XL – for our volunteer base)
- Mechanical tools in usable condition
- 3-tab file folders, letter size, any color
- New or gently used 3-ring binders
- Trash bags: tall kitchen (13-17 gallon), heavy duty (33 or 39 gallon)
- Heavy duty scrub sponges for kitchen/sink use
- Nitrile rubber disposable gloves
Select from our Amazon Wish List
For Our Canine Center and Veterinary Care
- Grooming tools: rubber curry combs, greyhound combs, plier-style nail clippers, slicker brushes, Furminator deshedding tool (medium or large); Furminator professional grooming rake, Mars coat king strippers
- Dog shampoo: DermAllay, Relief, Epi-Soothe, TropiClean, Top Performance, and Furminator
- Dog toothpaste: CET, Vetoquinol Enzadent, Petsmile
- New or gently used bath/beach towels, blankets
- Poop bags
- Push brooms
- Treat pouches, 1 cup capacity
Select from our Amazon Wish List
For Our Dogs
- High quality dog training treats: Hills Training Soft Chews, Purina ONE Bites, Blue Buffalo Bits, Blue Buffalo True Chews, Zuke’s Mini, Merrick Power Bites, Natural Balance Minis *we use 40-50 bags of treats per month
- Creamy peanut butter (cannot contain xylitol) *we use about 20 jars of peanut butter per month
- Easy Cheese Cheddar *we use about 20 cans per month
- Interactive food games / mind games for dogs
- Nylabone Flexichew Bones souper size
- Goughnuts size M and L
- Kongs size XL or XXL
- West Paw toys size L
- Other toys for large breed adult dogs: Jolly balls, squeaky toys, rope tug toys, etc.
- Kuranda dog beds (standard blue PVC bed with 40oz vinyl) and replacement pieces for existing beds
- Gentle Leader head collars, black or blue in color, in sizes medium or large
- New collars, blue in color, buckle clasp, above 10in and under 26in
- Leashes, black in color, cotton web or nylon
Select from our Amazon Wish List
For Our Clients in Training
- Board games
- Knife sharpener
- Craftsman flashlights and lanterns
- Dehumidifier
- For the client kitchen: K-cups (coffee, tea, hot chocolate), sugar and Sweet & Low, plastic utensils, paper plates (all sizes), napkins, bendable drinking straws, plastic wrap and tinfoil, plastic food baggies (all sizes) and gallon-sized ziploc bags, and dishwasher detergent
- White area rugs for bathrooms
- White noise machines (five needed!)
Gift Cards
- Veterinary care: CVS
- Maintenance Department: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sears, Walmart
- Client House: Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, Target
- General use: Staples
Thank you for thinking of us, but we cannot use these items.
Please do not donate:
- Fitted or flat bed sheets
- Puffy/plush dog beds that cannot fit into a washing machine
- Dog harnesses
- Plastic or ceramic food/water bowls for dogs
- Blankets or towels with decorative fringe
- Raw foods or animal parts like rawhide, hooves, or pig ears
- Flea/tick products like: shampoos, carpet/upholstery treatments, or topical or oral monthly preventatives
Thank you!
Due to your generosity, we are all set on the following items and no longer need:
- Welch Allyn veterinary diagnostic sets
- 3-ring binders
- New or gently used blankets, sized twin or smaller
Due to limited space and manpower, we cannot accept gifts that do not appear on this list. If you would like to help NEADS in other ways, please consider making a monetary donation or becoming a volunteer.