WINSTED —A group of adults and children with special needs and their service dogs recently graduated from Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities in Winsted, which breeds, fosters and trains the ...

Conn. (WTNH) — Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities (ECAD) is helping people with disabilities gain greater independence and mobility through the use of specially-educated dogs. Puppy ...

WINCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - While school has just started for most students, there’s one class that’s just about to graduate. Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities or “ECAD” has a new round of ...

He’s calm at bedtime. He likes to snuggle with me. And serious when he wears his harness,” says fifth grader Naomi Wood of her service dog Elroy. And when ...

Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities Executive Director Lu Picard has matched hundreds of dogs with clients over the years and wants everyone to understand: The animal “isn’t just a pet.” Each ...

When a 3-year-old New York boy was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, hope came in an unlikely form: a golden retriever named Yammy. Susan Bresnahan’s son, Patrick, was born in 2020 during the ...

TORRINGTON — The Winsted-based ECAD, a service dog agency, has chosen a building in Torrington's industrial park to be its new home. Following a public hearing at City Hall, the Planning & Zoning ...