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Breed:
Pittie {Mix} |
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Age/Sex:
7 mo/Female |
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A volunteer wrote:
Lady is a 7 month old pittie mix who arrived at the
shelter on 2/18. Lady was brought to the shelter by her owner, who said she no
longer wanted Lady because she had scratched the child in the home. Lady has
a beautiful white coat with big brown eyes and a big black nose; she is
beyond adorable and reminds me so much of the Coca-Cola polar bears! Lady is
quite the social butterfly at the shelter and seems interested in making
friends with every person or creature she meets, and this includes her own
reflection in glass doorways! Lady seems to have grasped the concept of
housebreaking already, as she goes to the bathroom immediately when taken
outside, and also can sit down when prompted, but she will still need some
basic training like any other puppy. For the past few days I have been at the
shelter I have noticed Lady sleeping soundly in her kennel during periods of
incredibly loud barking and noise, I finally took her out for a walk today
and have confirmed my suspicions that she is in fact deaf. Because of this,
Lady will require her puppy training a different and obviously non-verbal
form, and will need a forever family willing help her with this. Since Lady
is very visually oriented, curious, and loves her treats I'm sure she will
pick up hand signals quite quickly. It has in fact been proven that all dogs
respond better and learn their commands faster though hand signals rather than
verbal commands alone. Having fostered deaf dogs previously, I can tell you
that my own hearing dog learned all of hand signal commands just through
watching me interact with her deaf foster siblings, and I still sometimes
find myself signing to her rather than speaking, as it becomes a habit quite
quickly! I would urge anyone looking for a dog to please consider this
gorgeous girl despite her "disability," as you would be hard
pressed to find another so wiggly and delicious. I really hope there is someone
out there who will see Lady not as "special needs" but rather as
just "special," because that is exactly what she is! Lady is
waiting for you at he Manhattan Shelter! UPDATE: 3/8/11 Lady has been pulled from the shelter and is in
a foster home. She has Kennel Cough L |
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