Louisiana Deaf Dogs
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Town: Carencro, Louisiana Deaf dog: Pitre, a one year old Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog who was born deaf. Human companions: Richard G Turpen and his wife Other pets: a dog and two cats. Email: richardturpen@msn.com |
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Town: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Deaf dog: Beethoven, a Catahoula Leopard Dog. "Toven is now 2 years old and definitely Mom's (my) dog. He is wonderful. Being a Catahoula, he has aggressive tendencies, but always listens to me. We have stopped our training for a while and need to get back at it. We have just acquired a hearing puppy that is part small Shepherd and I think Chow. Toven likes him and we've had no problems yet at least. Toven loves the heat, hates the cold and in the winter he can most often be found in front of the fireplace. He is becoming a couch potato and has a width (that we have to whittle down) to show for it." Human companions: Linda J. Hansen; daughters Mistie and Meghan. Other pets: AnnaBelle, black Cocker; Tinkerbelle, his Catahoula sister; Little Bear, puppy; Mugzy, pug; and 5 assorted cats, who he loves to cuddle with but also to chase around the fenced in yard. Email: tinkertoven@yahoo.com |
 L to R: Buddy (deaf); Dink, Jake, Shiloh, Scooter, and down front is Tidbit (deaf). Buddy is 4 years old, Tidbit is 15 years old. |
Town: Covington, Louisiana Deaf dogs: Buddy and Tidbit Buddy is a 4 year old Dalmatian. "He is just plain old wonderful." Tidbit , a 15 year old Dachshund, is deaf due to old age. "She's a sweetheart, and even though she moves slow, can't hear, and doesn't see too well, she is still full of life." Human companions: Leslie and Mark Kiger Other pets: Jake, 5 yr. old Dalmatian; Scooter, an 11 mo. old Dalmatian; and Dink, an 8 yr. old Min. Pin. Email: 4dogs@acadiacom.net |
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Town: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Deaf dogs: Rex is an Australian Cattle Dog who is almost one year old. Human companions: Juliette and Mike Schwaller Email: juliette@eatel.net |
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Town: Metairie, Louisiana Deaf dog: Pete is a 3-1/2 year old congenitally deaf Boston Terrier. Pete is very dominant, he has to be first at everything. Human companions: Susan Halprin Other pets: Another dog, a cat, a turtle, and lots of fish. Email: Europa819@aol.com |
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Town: Cut Off, Louisiana Deaf dogs: luv-ee, q.dee, darius, and sirius — all Australian Shepherds born deaf. Human companion: Charity Girt Other pets: a Dutch Shepherd; a German Shepherd; and three cats. Email: aussiesgalore@yahoo.com |
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Town: New Orleans, Louisianna Deaf dog: Boris is a two year old Dalmatian. Human companions: Leslie Tiscia and her husband Louis. Other pets: Mia, 8 yr. old Weimeraner and ears for Boris, and our newest additions, Azul, 1 & 1/2 year old Husky mix and Paco, 1 year old Pointer mix. Please join us for a nightly barking contest to test Boris' hearing (and our humans' patience!) and be sure to bring plenty of aspirin!! Email: ltnmphs@aol.com |
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Town: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Deaf dog: Suzi is a 2 year old Dalmatian. "Suzi is one of three dogs in our family. Suzi is by far the most affectionate of the three. She is constantly watching us and wanting to be next to us. However, she is very jealous of the other two when they get any attention. Suzi is a wonderful dog and we have begun what we hope will be the path to her living a long HAPPY life with our other dogs." Human companions: Suzanne and J.J. Weems Other pets: Trevor, a Chocolate Lab and Taylor, a Dalmatian and Suzi's littermate. Email: jjnsuzanne@home.com |
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Town: Ruston, Louisianna Deaf dog: Fender is a congenitally deaf 1yr and 3mo old Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog). Human companions: Ashley Jones and Billy & Deborah Jones. Other pets: 1 Blue Heeler, 2 Red Heelers, a cat, and a horse. Email: dollylips84@hotmail.com |
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Town: Lafayette, Louisiana Deaf dog: Scruffy's human writes: "Found a ad in a local sale paper for a breeder. Got to the breeder saw the horrible conditions the puppy was in (last puppy left of 7) took her immediatly home with us. We figured out a few days later that she was blind in one eye and deaf. she extremely smart and loving. Very, very,very active puppy. She is a herding breed and her instict is to chase and nip at anyone running to herd them in. Making it hard for the kids to play around her. We have a 10 year old son and 4 year old daughter who is viually impaired and our "baby" a three year old teacup chihuahua who is not deaf. " Human companions: Jennifer, Jim, and 2 children Other pets: baby 3 year old teacup chihuahua Email: jenward@cox-internet.com |
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Town: Marrero, Louisiana Deaf dog: Spanky's human writes: "spanky is an albino rottweiler born on valentine's day. he is one of 6 in the litter. the people who had him didn't know anything was wrong with him. i took 2 puppies from the litter. when i first saw the litter when they were about 2 weeks old i spoke for spanky. knowing that there is usually something wrong with albino animals, i didn't want to take a chace that he would be put down just because he was different. spanky's sister [franny] is very normal, but she was the one who seemed to be protective of spanky, so i thought it would be best to bring both of them home. i do have other dogs in my home, and the puppies are fitting right in. spanky was the largest puppy in the litter. he's still the largest. he is a people dog. he does't like to be out of sight of people. even outside he tries to keep a person in his sight. he is very well behaved for a puppy. when he does something he shouldn't, i tap him on the nose to get his attention and then i wave two fingers in! front of his face to say no-no, i say the words so he can see my mouth at the same time. its rare that we have to repeat anything for him. when he learns so does his sister. when he wants our attention he pulls on our shoes or nips our ankles. he barked the first time a couple of days ago and surprised himself. he looked like it scared him. spanky looks like a baby polar bear. he likes to lay under my feet when i'm on the puter. he plays ball with his sister when no-one else will play with him. we have a 5 year old 110 pound lab and a 8 month old rat terrier. our lab [marley] is the only one who tries to make the babies mind him. he uses his nose to push them around and make them do what he wants and growls when they don't pay attention to him.the only thing marley won't share with any of the other dogs is his food bowl. he shares his toys, bed, treets, and his master, but not his food bowl. hope there will be someone who can give me some pointers on training spanky. we are! just kind of winging it right now. i don't know if there is ! a proven way to train deaf dogs. but, i'm hoping that by learning so early that spanky is deaf that we will have an easy time training him as he won't have to re-learn alot of things he had already learned. if anyone has any sujestions that will help please email me. i'm sure that i can use all the help that i can get. spanky has really livened up our house. everybody that comes in has to spend time playing with spanky.they all say they've never seen a white rottweiler. and a deaf one at that. and they have all asked how i train him so everyone that's around him is learning the same hand signs that spanky is learning. so, you could almost say spanky is training us. i don't allow anyone to show him new signals but myself so that i know what he is being taught and he doesn't get confused about who his master is. i have made a chart and posted it on my frig as to the signals he is being taught and what they mean. there are no small children in our home so we have to use the nei! ghorhood children to teach him about children. so far there hasn't been a problem. he likes children who play with him. i thought that the sooner he learned about children and they learned about him the better it would be for all. spanky likes water. he loves to take a bath. he also likes to sleep on my water bed. when we can't find him in the house i know where to look, in the very middle of my water bed. he likes to hide from me." Human companions: Sandra and Family Other pets: 4 dogs, 2 cats and a goose Email: cstarinite@yahoo.com |
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Town: Abita Springs, Louisiana Deaf dog: Peanut is a rat terrier puppy. His human pal writes: "my puppy is great. First of all i would like people to know that i never used to really find of dogs this is the first dog i have ever owned when my husband brought him home i just fell in love with him so my children thimk it is so funny that i finally got a dog and i love him and he is deaf " Human companions: Lottie and family Other pets: None Email: lratcliff44@hotmail.com |
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Town: Pineville, Louisiana Deaf dog: My wife found Dovey listed on the internet after the loss of my longtime canine friend, Dawg. Dovey is very special to our family, she is the child we never had. She likes to greet people at the door with a smile, which sometimes scares them because she is so big and showing all those teeth. She is quiet spoiled, she sleeps on the bed and dominates the couch. She loves to go for drives and to run free. It is difficult to find a place to let her go free, because she cannot hear, we cannot call her back to us. She spends most of her days being treated like a queen around the house or running through it chasing the cat or our other dog "Spanky" a dachshund. Dovey LOVES peanut butter and homeade garlic dog treats. She knows a few commands such as, sit, beg and "get down off the counter!!!" Human companions: TJ and Sherry Other pets: 1 - cat named "bear" 1 - dachshund named "spanky" 2 - firebellied toads named "frc and frac" Email: TJAVGUY@COX-INTERNET.COM |