Kaia
| Town: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Deaf dog: Kaia is a 2 year old Boxer. Our local doggy daycare
was fostering Kaia, and we learned of her one day when picking up
our hearing male boxer (Ben). We figured caring for a hearing-impaired
dog wouldn't be much of a stretch since Ben's hearing is selective.
Caring for a dog who was shuffled from irresponsible "breeder"
to first family to kennel to forever family has been our challenge
- not the deafness. Kaia is intelligent, loving, cuddly, eager to
learn and she is dilligent about making sure our eyes and ears are
clean. She is also occasionally cranky, possessive, and can be difficult
to handle - we suspect partly nature, partly nurture. In just more
than a year we have overcome so many obstacles and challenges. I can't
imagine loving her more. She is part of our family and is here to
stay.
Human companions: Ellen and her Husband
Other pets: Ben a hearing Boxer
Email: ellen.macintyre_AT_gmail.com |
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Harley Davidson
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Town: Amherst, Nova Scotia
Deaf dog: Harley Davidson is a 6 year old Silky Terrier.
We were approached to adopt Harley by a friend. He came to live
with us at 14 months of age with numerous issues. We already had
another silky girl so we thought he would take cues from her, which
he learned to do. His original owner had cancer and passed away
and he was her "therapy dog" throughout her illness. He
is very much a lap dog and once he adusted to life with us became
very affectionate and loving. It did take him many months to warm
up to us completely , but eventually it happened !! He is a very
sweet little guy and is very happy just to be with his family and
we are very happy to have him !!!
Human companions: Pat
Other pets: Hanna Jane- 7 year old Silky girl
Email: pfield@ns.sympatico.ca
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Seven
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Town: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Deaf dog: Lucky number seven is a 4 month old Border Collie/Aussie
X ? Our Lucky Number Seven or Seven for short was adopted in April,
2007 from the Metro SPCA in Dartmouth, NS. Seven already started
her work as a therapy dog or puppy in this case, joining her big
brothers and sister visiting youth with psychological and emotional
issues. Seven has also started her obedience and agility training,
she is a very clever girl and learns fast! She became fast friends
with all the other fur-kids that share our home and plays just as
well with our little Chihuahuas as she does our big dogs.
Human companions: Moms Amy & Adina
Other pets: Buddy - 8 year old Am Staff/Boxer Mix. Adopted
from Bide-A-While Animal Shelter
Gracie - 6 year old Border Collie/NS Toller Mix. Adopted from Metro
SPCA
George - 6 year old English Setter/Border Collie Mix. Adopted from
Border Collie Rescue
Sachel - 4 year old Chihuahua Mix. Adopted from Metro SPCA
L.B. - 8 year old Chihuahua Mix. Adopted from Chihuahua Rescue
Guido - 7 year old Chihuahua Mix. Adopted from Chihuahua Rescue
Luci Furr - 4 year old DSH Black and white. Adopted from Metro SPCA
Laker - 4 year old DMH Tortoiseshell. Adopted from Metro SPCA
Email: amy@furmyfriends.ca
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Fluffy
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Town: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Deaf dog: Fluffy is an 8 month old American Puitbull. We
got Fluffy from the SPCA. He was hard to adopt because he of his
deafness. He was unmanageable when we got him but he is very intelligent
and learned quickly how to cope with his deafness. We taught him
to have a gentle mouth and took him to obedience classes to train
him. He is very alert and, even though he is deaf, not much escapes
his attention. He maintains constant eye contact and takes his cues
from us. Fluffy lives with 3 cats and they co-habitate well. All
in all, Fluffy is a super dog and we love him very much.
Human companions: Sandra and Mike Ryan
Other pets: Buster, Flash & Buttons - all cats
Email: sryan@ns.sympatico.ca
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Venus
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Town: Dartmouth,Nova Scotia
Deaf dog: Venus is a 2 yr old female Bull Terrier and I rescued
her through the PBRC...she's a total clown, and a bully through and
through. I love her so much, and she never lets me out of her sight!!
Human companions: Myrna Bowen
Email: myrnajane@accesswave.ca |
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