Please welcome Pirate to the Pack....New pic in #35

[Freedom]

What a beauty. Was she always deaf? I know in cats, the all white, blue eyed ones tend to be deaf and if a male, well, just about a given that it is deaf. I don't think that is true of dogs, though.

Such a time she has had, several homes, several times to the shelter. It's OK now, Pirate, your adventures are over and you can settle. (She doesn't really seem to have any trouble, settling though!)

You can see she is an older gal in the earlier photos. She has that thick neck area the older dogs get. You know to just learn to tap out Morse code on the floor for her, right? LOL.

People, GRRRR!!!

Dad always says, if he has to go to a nursing home at some point, as long as they care for the people as well as I care for the animals here it will be OK!

[Glacier]

Was she always deaf? I know in cats, the all white, blue eyed ones tend to be deaf and if a male, well, just about a given that it is deaf. I don't think that is true of dogs, though.

(She doesn't really seem to have any trouble, settling though!)

You know to just learn to tap out Morse code on the floor for her, right? LOL.

No, I think the deafness is age related. If I remember correctly she could hear when she first came to the shelter. The white coat, blue eyes doesn't affect dogs the same way as cats. She wants to follow me around and stays pretty close. As long as I can get her to look at me, she seems to be able to figure out what I want from her.

She is pretty settled already, it seems. This morning she trotted right over to her little pen. She seems to be catching on to the routine quickly. She had some trouble getting out of her crate this morning, but once she got her feet under her, she was ok.