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Maine Deaf Dogs

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	Town: Anson, Maine Deaf dog: Spider is a 4 month old American Bulldog. My aunt got an American Bulldog one day about 2 or 3 months ago (Jan. '08) and I decided that that would be the next dog we get. Or a dog for me anyway. So she calls me up 2 or three days ago (April '08) and leaves a message on my machine, "I have a bulldog here who needs a home, there is only one problem with her". So when I call her, she says she is deaf. I decided to meet her to see if I could deal with having a deaf dog in my active house. And I instantly fell in love with her. She is a wonderful addititon to our home. She is as active as the rest of us. We find she has no disability at all. She just can't hear. :) We will never give her up. My son named her Spider after Spiderman. He says she is sneaky like one. And trust me she is. Human companions: Mom-Beth, Dad-Jerry, Brother-JerryII, Sisters-Rainy and Alaska Other pets: A lot of farm animals, Sam (mix mutt :), Hammy-Terrier, Mystery-Rotti Shephard, 3 cats, 1 Turtle, 1 Parakeet. Email: bethnjerry@localnet.com
Gus	Town: Sanford, Maine Deaf dog: Gus is a 1.5 year old Pitbull/Boxer. Gus walked into the shelter I work at one day. I ended up doing the surrender paperwork with the family who dropped him off. He is 100 percent deaf and has seperation anxiety....I could not leave him in that kennel overnight. The rest is history. Human companions: Cassandra Rabideau Other Pets: 1 Akita, a Shusky (Shepherd/Husky) and a goofball Lab. 1 crazy white Cat and the semi feral tom Cat who was never going to come inside....who is not all that semi feral anymore :) Email: cosmic_chant@yahoo.com
Bear	Town: Palmyra, Maine Deaf dog: Bear is a 4 year old Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie). He is a double merle Sheltie who needed a new home. He came to live with me a year ago and it has changed my life completely! Bear is also partially blind, but loves to play fetch with the other dogs - in fact, he is the one who always brings the ball back! Human companions: Stephani Morancie Other pets: Ella, Robbie, Maggie and various foster dogs. Email: smorancie@yahoo.com
Bobby	Town: Presque Isle, Maine Deaf dog: Bobby is a 4 month old JRT mix. Bobby came from Louisiana. I adopted him from a Rescue down state. His homecoming was delayed for about two weeks the first time and I almost thought it was going to be the second time because he was to come home in a snow storm but he made it! I was very scared and excited having Bobby in our home. I wouldn't have it anyother way now!! He doesn't have a web site yet but he soon will! Human companions: Erin Perkins, husband and three daughters Other pets: Shadow, he is a Shepherd/Husky mix, Siam is a Seal Point Siamese, JR is a Flame Point Siamese, and Ashes and Stripes are Gray Tiger cats. Email: aperkins001@maine.rr.com
Laddy	Town: Hancock, Maine Deaf dog: Laddy is a 10 yr old Boston terrier He came to me 2 years ago to be fostered. His previous owner could not keep him. We chose to keep him here where I know he'll be safe for the rest of his life. Human companions: Brigitte Stahre and hubby Other pets: Boogie, 2 yr old n/m Boxer and Raisonette, 6 yr. old s/f Boston Terrier, Maddie s/f gsdx. 5 cats and 6 birds Email:krause234@roadrunner.com

Zeke	Town: Limerick, Maine Deaf dog: Zeke is a Chocolate Lab that is 3 Months old. We adopted Zeke from the Colorado Springs Humane Society during a visit there in Sept 2002. We are new to raising a deaf dog but are up for the challenge! We look forward to updating everyone re: Zeke's progress and welcome any suggestions and/or advice on raising a deaf puppy. Human companions: Brett, Kelli, Justus and Brianna Other Pets:10 year old lab mix (hearing) dog, cat bird & fish Email: kkeliehor@adelphia.net

	Town: Shapleigh, Maine Deaf dog: Adain a 4 month old boxer was purchased by us at 8 weeks of age from a good breeder who herself didn't realizes he was deaf. She did offer to buy him back and find another home if we didn't want to keep him. Of course it was too late.We had alredy grown attached. He is quite smart and other than not hearing his name doses everything the other dogs do. Adain is a very smart boy. I"ve had him since 8 weeks of age and he continues to learn everyday.I belive it helps to have hearing dogs that listen well and to keep a regular routine.We love Adain to peices and wouldn"t trade him for another dod for anything. Human companions: Rick, Kara, Lorin, Halley Other Pets: Zoey 4 yr old Pointer crossand Tia 1 yr old Boxer and Jinkzy (cat) bird Email: karhorselvr@yahoo.co.uk

Bart	Town: Lyman, Maine Deaf dog: Bart is one year old on December 26th. He is very intelligent and has learned several signs, as well as reading lips. You can always see in his face that he's thinking. We got him from my parents who are breeders. Bart was chosen as a show dog and then they discovered he was deaf. They asked us if we would take him and we said yes. He enters everyone's heart who meets him. Human companions: Mom- Denyse, Dad - Mark, Brother - Joshua. Other Pets: 2 parakeets Bijou and Little One Email: mdjones@adelphia.net

Luke	Town: Sabattus, Maine Deaf dog: Luke is a 3-6 years Australian Cattle Dog. We got Luke (previously Ichabod) from Rescue Unlimited. I saw his post first on petfinder and later on deaf dog's site. He had this fabulous smiling picture with bright eyes...love at first sight. He has been with us for only two weeks, but I have never met a sweeter dog. He only wants to be near us and please us. I think he is starting to understand that this is his forever home and is showing his personality more and more. He loves sliding on the snow, on his back, wiggling and kicking for speed. He is so smart and learns with only a few repetitions. Usually he knows what we want him to do before we give the command, though. We couldn't have asked for a better dog, hearing or not. Human companions: Pat and Bill Email: kstuart623@hotmail.com

Zeb	Town: Norridgewock, Maine Deaf dog: Zeb is a Boston Terrier that is 12wks old. I got Zeb at 8 weeks old, I didn't know he was deaf, I got him for my birthday from my partner. He also has hypospadias, which we knew before we got him, after two weeks with Zeb we realize he wasn't responding to his name and he wouldn't move or flinch when anything noisy came near him, so after taking him to the vet, we varified he was deaf. We told the breeder and she said we could get our money back but we would have to give back Zeb. I would never he is so cute and cuddly. Very good natured and calm. He is pretty much house broken, and has started to learn signs, he knows "No", "Speak", "Stay" and we are still working on others. My partner and I work with special needs adults, so we are the perfect parents for this little guy. Anyone with information for us new parents please email us some tips we would apprecaite it. Thanks. Human companions: 2 mom's, Shanna and Shelli Other Pets: 1 other dog Kalli, and 3 cats, Ben, Powder, and Tiger Email: srbrown1980@yahoo.com

JD (left) and Max (right)	Town: Steep Falls, Maine Deaf dog: JD is a 2 year old Australian Shepherd. We just can�t tell you how grateful we are to our dear friend, Melissa Shaffer who encouraged us to adopt a deaf dog from DDEAF, has a deaf dog herself when we mentioned her that we were considering to get another dog for our beloved dog, Max (hearing) to have a company. We really never thought of that because we�re profoundly deaf ourselves. We decided to adopt a deaf dog and got one. I fell in love with JD at first sight when my husband and I first saw him in a crate at the cargo and our bond were clicked right away after I tried to comfort and give him some time to come out of the crate. He became secure with me because he knew that I was deaf and it was amazing to watch how he could sense that! It was our natural connection with our language. We became very close each other. He loves to cuddle me and my family! JD and Max became great siblings and love to play together. JD constantly melts my heart whenever I look a! t him. He has been learning a few ASL quickly and we�re continuing to teach him more ASL. He�s a superiorly smart, gorgeous, and affectionate dog! We will never trade him for anything because he�s a very special dog in our life and we love him! We want to thank Melissa for this wonderful encouragement. Thank you, Melissa! :-) Human companions: Mom (Jennifer), Dad (Matthew) and our precious sons, Benjamin & Jonathan Other pets: JD's rascal buddy, Max - Miniature Australian Shepherd Email: obxwelch@yahoo.com

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