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New Mexico Deaf Dogs

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Misla
Misla
Town: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Misla is a three and half year old deaf, female dalmatian. We use sign language to communicate. It's a lot of fun having Misla.
Human companion: Cindy King
Other pets: Pumpkin, a hound/red heeler mix and three cats.
Email: infinity@zianet.com
Frosty
Frosty and Pyro
Town: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Frosty is a 3 year old Australian Shepherd. We adopted her from another family, not knowing that she was deaf. She quickly won our hearts with her sweet disposition and seemingly unlimited energy--she'd give the energizer bunny a run for his money! We have trained her with hand signals in a regular "hearing" obedience class for the past few years, and even plan to try out an agility class.
Human companions: Brian & Deborah Ingram
Other pets: Pyro, a hearing German Shepherd
Email: bridebingram@comcast.net
Camera Shy
Town: Farmington, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Molly is a 6 year old Australian Cattle Dog. She is a therapy dog in a middle school special education classroom for students with Behavior Disorders. She has worked with BD students from the time she was 8 weeks old. She works in my roommate's classroom. Molly and my roommate Barb just moved to the middle school where I work. Molly loves her job and the kids. She is ready to go each morning. She keeps a close eye on things and is upset if she can't go. She has an amazing way with students who have behavior problems and adds a calming influence to the class. In fact other teachers visit Molly during the day to receive a touch of TLC!
Human companions: Gloria Burkhart
Other pets: Sara - a coyote cross rescue; Ruthie - an Australian Cattle Dog; Mandy - an Australian Cattle Dog rescue; Cammie - Flame Point Siamese rescue; Timothy and Tillie - Red Eared Slider Turtles; Daniel - a Green Iguana; Hannah - A Cockatiel
Email: glo@cyberport.com
Sheila
Sheila
Town: La Luz, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Sheila is about 1 1/2 - 2 years old and is an Australian Shepherd mix.
Human companions: Heike Germakowsky, husband and daughter
Other pets: 2 dogs: Bonny, 6 year old Westie and a poodle mix named Oskar.
Email: whbj@wayfarer1.com
Annie
Annie
Town: Tijeras, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Annie is a nine week old Great Dane. "Annie is a white Great Dane from a Harl to Harl breeding. I got her because I knew that she would have hearing and eye problems and I didn't want to see her put down later in life. I am learning to communicate with her little by little as she is still a baby and "hyper" just as expected for a little one. "
Human companions: Debi Cooper
Other pets: Doc, 10 week old hearing Dane; Oscar, 3 year old doxie; 2 Rottweilers, Brigit and Shy; and 2 kitties.
Email: AndrasMeg@aol.com
Camera Shy
Town: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Claire is a 14 year old Springer/Cocker Spaniel mix.
Human companions: Brenda Ford
Email: bjmacford@yahoo.com
Camera Shy
Town: Cimerron, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Asher is a 3 year old Australian Cattle Dog. "I found Asher, starving and abandoned at about 5 weeks old. I had him a few more weeks when I discovered he was deaf. Our communication began very naturally. ACD's are so intelligent! He helped to design our methods of talking to each other. He is loyal, obedient, and its his job in life to take care of me. I love ACD's/heelers. I hope to provide more rescues a safe place to be until adopted. Having a deaf ACD is an experience of a lifetime. All future dogs for me will be a rescued, deaf ACD/Heeler. My preference is red, but any color will do!! Most people don't believe he is deaf, he is so attentive to my needs. He reads my mind!"
Human companions: Cheryl Hursh
Other pets: A really cool cat that loves Asher.
Email: chursh7@webtv.net
Camera Shy
Missy Snow
Town: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Deaf dog: Missy's human companion writes: "Little Missy just happened to walk in my home one evening. Of course we all loved her were dog people we already have 6 other dogs. So the next morning we took her to my vet and got here shots and had some things checked out and made a tentative appointment to be spade. Not forgeting the fact that we found her so we put an ad in the paper and checked the past weeks worth of papers, we also checked all the bullitin boards for a lost dog. That evening we took her walking and some passer by's happened to know who the dog belonged to. Saddly we called the owner straight away and found that they lived a short distance away. When we arrived we met her twin brother and found out that she was deaf due to line breeding. Also that she wasn't the mut we thought she was. It turned out that she was a Jack Russel out of Africa cross between a short hair and smooth. Well we went back home and I started crying a little bit and then went to bed. About an hour after we get home we get a phone call the owners of the dog had decided to just give us the dog for free. And that is the story of how she has blessed my family."
Human companions: Casey and Mother Louise, Father Jeff, Boyfriend Jay, Son Kaleb
Other pets: All Dogs, Maxine, Precious, Pickels, Chester, Chip n Dale the Twins
Email: red_headedpest@yahoo.com

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