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Adopted 08/16/10! Meet Topeka (NS #0622), a 2 year old red merle male who is deaf. Topeka is on the smaller side, but that just allows him to sit more comfortably in your lap. Topeka loves to cuddle. Topeka weighs about 35 pounds, and is housebroken. He walks well on a leash, and even though he is deaf, he has learned hand signals such as come, sit, down, wait, shake and -- he just learned roll over. Topeka is a pleaser Aussie. Topeka also likes other dogs, tolerates cats and has met children in the neighborhood and has been great. Topeka is being fostered in the Winthrop Harbor area, and is awaiting a family that wants to give this happy, special boy a forever home and teach him more hand signals. We would prefer you have a friendly dog in your home already as most deaf dogs do well with a companion who hears for them. Complete an application at New Spirit. Reference NS 0622 when inquiring. Contact David at david.e.thurman@gmail.com with questions. (listed 07/10/10) |
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Adopted 08/29/10! Meet Zarah (NS #0659). Her name means Sunrise, or rising light. She is a 6 week old blue merle Australian Shepherd who is the result of a merle to merle breeding; she is deaf, but that doesn't stop her enthusiasm for life. Zarah is working on learning what Aussies do: play with cat, chase the guinea pig, and follow her other foster step brothers when out and about. She will be getting all her puppy shots, and will be learning her sign language lessons in the coming weeks. Zarah is being fostered in the Bloomington area. Complete an application at New Spirit. Reference NS #0659 when inquiring. Contact David at david.e.thurman@gmail.com. (listed 07/24/10) |
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Special Needs Dog in Kentucky Hayes is a young, male Aussie mix around 8-10 months old. He weighs 47 lbs, stands about 20 inches tall, has a fluffy full tail and gorgeous blue merle and white coat. Hayes is neutered, up to date on shots and heartworm negative. He is learning how to walk nicely on leash, go in his crate and is doing well with housetraining. Hayes will lay around just waiting for a belly rub, ignores the cats, but has not been tested with kids or other animals yet. Hayes will need a special family to keep him safe. You see Hayes is a product of poor breeding, what is known as a double merle, and he is probably completely deaf, but has good vision. His foster dad is very experienced with special needs dogs and can tell you they are just like "regular" dogs. Hayes is residing in Elizabethtown. If you have not experienced a visually or hearing challenged dog, you will be amazed by their intelligence and compensation skills. A visually impaired dog can memorize a yard after one trip. There are lots of resources, including adopters of similar dogs, to teach you how to train them so they can live their lives fully. Potential adopters should have a fenced yard to keep Hayes safe and should be committed to specialized training such as sign language or touch training. For additional information, please contact Andrew at 270-307-1551 or by email at shizukana@bbtel.com, or Kentucky rep Anne at apritch@roadrunner.com. (listed 06/26/10) |
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Special needs girl in Indiana Introducing Baby Girl. Baby Girl is a gorgeous blue merle girl who is approximately 15 months old. She is full of life and energy and can be very mischievous and silly. She gets along great with all her foster brothers and sisters and would do best with another canine sibling as she has learned to cue off of other dogs. She gets really excited when she gets human attention and raises her head around licking in the air, so very cute and loving. Baby Girl is blind in her left eye and has some vision in her right eye but we are not sure just how much. She is mostly deaf; she appears to hear loud sounds but has difficulty in determining where the sound is coming from. Baby Girl has a skin condition which is not contagious; it appears to be allergy related. Recently we've been giving probiotics a try, but it is too soon to tell if this will help alleviate this issue. With a little bit of training and some loving Baby Girl will make a wonderful and happy companion. Because of her special needs we will require that her adopters have a fence. Due to a generous donation, Baby Girl is also about to start learning recall with a vibration collar and also knows to come in after dark when she sees a flashlight waved. Baby Girl is spayed, microchipped, up to date on shots, crate and house trained. She is located in southern Indiana. If you are interested in adopting Baby Girl please contact Wynne at w.ton@comcast.net. If you have not filled out one of our applications to adopt you can find it www.aussierescue.org. (listed 06/26/10) |
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Special needs (deaf, & visually impaired) in Kentucky Willow is a privately referred dog, please contact the person listed below for more information. Willow was born December 16, 2009, so he is about 6 months old. He a blue merle male, and weighs between 30-35 pounds, so he will be a pretty good-sized Aussie. He is very sweet and mellow at times, but he does love to play! He will get into things if not properly watched or crated when you are out of the room or away from the home, so he'll need to be crated when left unsupervised for now. Willow has tons and tons of puppy energy, and would be best suited in for a home with a large, fenced yard where he can play all he wants. Willow was adopted once before and was recently returned because his owner lived in an apartment and it was just not the right environment for him. He would also do fine in a home with other dogs, cats or even rabbits. He has all his vaccinations, has been neutered, and is on flea/heartworm preventative. I have signed him up for a puppy training class and will continue to work with him on his training at home prior to adoption. I will be very thorough in my search for a new home for Willow this time, because I want this transition to be permanent for him; this poor little guy has been through so much in his short life, I want him to have the best. This is most important: Willow is blind in his right eye and completely deaf, which makes his training more difficult but not impossible. I think he may be able to see out of his left eye enough to do understand signs, but it may have to be big gestures. I am also going to start teaching him touch signals as an alternative. I would recommend his adopter purchase a vibrating collar to further enhance his training capabilities; Australian Shepherds are extremely intelligent and his handicaps certainly do not make him the exception. To make this little doll your new best friend please contact Rebecca at rdbeasley12@transy.edu. (listed 06/12/10) |
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Senior Lady in Illinois Needs Your Help This is Cookie (ARPH #11847). There I was, a 14 ½ year old girl…losing my home and traveling north with my two pups to find a NEW forever home. Our family had lost their house, and though mom was very sad to say goodbye there was nothing more they could do. A sad story? Yes, but unfortunately for me the bad news was not over. Probably due to my age, I am not only deaf and have trouble seeing, but small cancers were found throughout my body. And while ARPH was trying to decide how best to help me, I was attacked by another dog at my temporary foster home. But then these amazing longtime volunteers with ARPH stepped forward. They knew I needed a place to go and they couldn’t say no. I swear, these people at ARPH have hearts twice the size of a normal human! Now I am doing much better here, I eat well and have a great appetite, and I enjoy small rawhides and watching the other 6 dogs and the cats play all day. I spend a big part of my day sleeping on a special bed they have made for me. They say I am quite the snorer—that I am louder than any human could ever be! And when I am not sleeping I am enjoying the sound and smell of the two cats here, licking them, pushing and nibbling them and doing my best to play ‘chase’. I also enjoy the trail of treats that my foster parents lay out for me from one end of the house to the other. I work hard with my nose and when they get home all of the treats are gone! I know this is my last stop on my travels…and while I can, I want to thank all of the wonderful people at ARPH. They have made my last six months enjoyable and as easy and pain-free as they can. I know my vet bills must be astronomical…I am sorry about that. But thank you for helping, and thank you for not listening to that vet who thought I should just be ‘put to sleep’. My journey ends knowing the love and warmth of the humans all around me. Would you like to donate a small amount of money to help dogs like Cookie? Please contact Missy at missycramer@gmail.com if you can help in any way. (listed 04/07/10) |
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Special Needs Dog in Indiana Spirit (ARPH #11765) is now about 9 months old now and has been looking for the right home for some time. He is special needs because he was born deaf. He has grown into a very handsome boy who weighs about 55 pounds. Don’t let his size fool you though; he is still a puppy with that wonderful puppy energy. He’s eager to play with the other dogs in his foster home and loves people too; he’s very friendly with everyone he meets. We have learned a couple of new things about Spirit’s likes and dislikes as he’s grown. The first is that he needs a home without kitties as he is a little too curious about them and will become fixated on them. He will chase them if they run, we don't think he'd hurt them but he will drive you crazy with his persistence in chasing. We have also learned that he needs to go to a home with other dogs as he seems to have some separation anxiety that only comes out when he's completely alone, other dogs seem to be enough company for him to not display these behaviors as his foster mom has never seen this with him. Finally, Spirit needs a family willing to put in some training time as he does need to learn some manners such as not pulling on the leash and not jumping up. The great thing is that he is completely housetrained and knows that the outside is the place to go potty. We do require that anyone who adopts a deaf dog have a fenced yard for their safety. He really is a great dog; his foster mom has recently started to notice some changes in his behaviors possibly indicating that he's maturing a little bit. He has started to spend more time relaxing with her and just generally being in the same room as her whereas before he used to be pretty much on the go the whole time playing. He still loves playing with other dogs as you can see from his video. If you are interested in more information about deaf dogs please visit the following websites: http://www.deafdogs.org/ Spirit is neutered, current on vaccinations and on heartworm preventative. He is located in New Salisbury. If you are interested in adding Spirit to your family and are an approved adopter please contact Missy at missycramer@gmail.com. If you are not yet an approved adopter please fill out our adoption application at www.aussierescue.org. (listed 11/18/09, updated 05/10/10) |
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Letal White Dogs in Mountain & Central Regions Available Lethal White is a congenital condition that results from the breeding of two merle colored dogs. Also known as a Homozygous Merle, the condition leads to a number of birth defects including full or partial deafness, full or partial blindness, a mostly white coat, and light sensitivity. Many Lethal White dogs are born with limited sight, and/or hearing, but can be taught, just like any other dog, using sign or touch signals instead of verbal cues. In fact, if you do not know that a Lethal White dog is deaf, or partially sighted, you would not know it, most of the time, from their behavior. Lethal Whites like Keller often act just like any other dog, running, playing, jumping, and fetching. In fact, Keller acts so normal, that it is not unusual to find yourself treating him exactly like any other dog, including calling his name. It just does not register sometimes that he is unable to hear you, or that he can only see out of one eye. |
