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Brasil Deaf Dogs

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Teca	Town: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Deaf dog: Teca is a 4 month old mix. She was born with cerebellar hypoplasia and deafness. As she was born in my house (I have her parents), I decided to keep her and one of her sisters with me. She is a normal dog, very intelligent and fast learning. The only challenge that I am still trying to solve is that it is hart to get her attention. But once I get it, everything goes fine. I had to hold her head for the picture as she is full of energy and didn't want to sit still for the camera. Human companions: Franziska Huber Other pets: Three other dogs and a cat. Email: fran.ufrrj@gmail.com
Minerva	Town: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Deaf dog: Minerva is a 4 month old Dachshund with a very strong personality, very kind and lovable. I didn't know she was deaf when I bought her. I found out 2 days after I got her when I took her to the vet for a check-up. Although I was very sad to know she was deaf I'd still have bought her, just wish the breeder was honest with me. I hardly think of her as a deaf dog and I would encourage everyone not to be afraid of adopting or buying a deaf dog, it really is no differrent from a hearing dog. I'm very happy with all my dogs. I feel like they picked me, not the other way around and I'm very proud of my 4 dogs:) Human companions: Alexandra K. Other pets: 2 Labradors,1 Dachshund Email: ak@terra.com.br
Scooby Doo	Town: São Paulo, Brasil Deaf dog: Scooby Doo is a 1 year old Cocker Spaniel. His family says "Scooby was born deaf, the vet discovered his condition after some examinations. When the breeders found out, they wanted to sacrifice him. Not succeeding, they held back his pedigree. I adopted him about 2 months ago and I'm still uncertain how to communicate with him. Scooby is very smart and joyful, extremely affective and tender, never gets tired and loves to run, but is also very jealous of me." Human companions: Eloi & Erika Bermelho Email: ebermelho@yahoo.com

	Town: Brasilia, Brasil Deaf dog: Atena is a 10 month old Dalmatian. "Atena was adopted by us at the age of 2 months and we didn't know she was deaf. Soon we realized how difficult it was to wake her up or to call her attention. The vet made some simple tests and confirmed it. She has been trained with food and gestures, but it's still hard to call her attention. Since then, I've been looking for information on deaf dogs on the web, since there's almost nothing about it here, in Brazil. I'd like to get in touch with other deaf dogs owners." Human companions: Rayssa Chaves Email: rayssachaves@hotmail.com

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