Lafayette, Colorado: Border Collie Mix Have 24 Hours

For more pictures, go: http://spiritofdeafdogs.org/adoption/Hazel%20CO.htm Hazel will die in less than 24 hours without intervention!  Her owner naively took her to the shelter thinking she was giving her a chance to find a home.  In reading her bio, it appears Hazel is really a very normal and great dog.  Her big crimes...ones she will die for are: 1.  shedding  2.  giving warning snaps to children who were not supervised and 3.  counter surfing, which happens only when humans leave things there to surf for. If you can help Hazel, please let Cinda know ASAP! Rhonda

Breed:  Lab/Border Collie  {mix}

Age/Sex:   4 yrs/Female

My name is Cinda.  I live in Lafayette Colorado.  I have a deaf dog named Hazel who needs a new home.  I adopted Hazel from the humane society over two years ago.  She is a little over four years old.  She was in the shelter because her owner had died.  Hazel is a super sweet dog.  She has presumably been deaf since birth. She knows the following signs: ·        Sit ·        Stay ·        Come Here (her favorite!) ·        GO ·        She can catch ANY treat in her mouth, she’s really good. I am a night shift worker, sleep during the day.  Hazel is a good, good doggie.  She is content to stay in the house.  Can be left alone for hours and never go potty in the house.  She LOVES to go for walks and becomes so excited when she sees her leash that she literally trembles in anticipation.  I am only 4’ 11” so I use a Gentle Leader collar so that my strength is not a factor.   Before I starting using that, Hazel would drag me all over the place, especially if she saw a rabbit or squirrel.  Also she doesn’t quite know how to act when she encounters another dog, she makes me nervous, so the gentle leader makes me feel much more in control and confident as she doesn’t even attempt to go after anyone or anything as long as she’s wearing it.  Great invention. Hazel absolutely loves my three children and they love her.  When I was in a relationship, my boyfriend had a young child two years old, and Hazel has snapped at him several times because he makes sudden movements and startles her, especially when she’s sleeping.  She has NEVER broken the skin but for this reason, I would recommend a home without very young (younger than 5?) child. Hazel is spayed and micro chipped.  She is up to date on all her vaccinations. The reason I am looking to rehome Hazel is because of the constant year round shedding.  I have purchased a $20 shedding tool that removes a lot of hair and brush her at least every other day.  I have to vacuum daily.   Although she has a very nice orthopedic dog bed, she waits until we go to bed and sneaks up on the couch at night.  She ALWAYS gets caught of course, because she can’t hear us when we wake up and doesn’t know we are standing over her disapprovingly until we tap her and sign for her to get off.  Hazel gets along well with my teeny long haired Chihuahua and they play constantly and even though Hazel is much much bigger than my little dog, she has never hurt him.  I also have a cat who Hazel doesn’t bother.  Anyway, my youngest son has asthma and it is getting to be a full time job trying to stay on top of the shedding situation.  Also, my ex husband is making a big deal of the shedding, claiming that it is causing my son to have more frequent asthma related illnesses.    Another reason that I have come to this difficult decision is that I have family in New Mexico and when I go to visit them, I take the little dog with me because he’s so portable and allowed in hotel rooms as well as welcome at my families houses.  I have tried leaving Hazel with friends while I’m gone but she does NOT respond well to this.  I don’t know if she is just so stressed out that we have left her or mad at us or what, but she is very naughty.  She counter surfs and eats food off the counters (she never does this at home, I could and do leave food out all the time and she never attempts to steal it even if we are not home),  also she would come in from outside and immediately pee and poop IN THE HOUSE!!!!!.  I was so embarrassed.  I cannot afford to board her while I am out of state and I would like to visit my family more often as I have a new granddaughter in NM.  I just think that Hazel would do better with a couple or family that could share in her care. I am feeling very overwhelmed.  I feel like it is all on me to walk her, brush her, feed her, bathe her, and vacuum vacuum vacuum. I know that Hazel would not do well in a shelter environment and my heart breaks just thinking of it, but I am in an urgent situation.  I worry if she will get adopted because of her deafness, and if she does, if the family would recognize how to deal with it.  Also, I worry that she would act like she did when I left her with my friends and they would think she is a bad dog and return her.  I really feel that she needs some patience and understanding and lots of love.  She is a very loving affectionate gentle dog.  And very well behaved, completely house trained.  I live in a tri level town home and I keep baby gates up going to the downstairs and upstairs in order to keep the bedrooms hair free and I would recommend confining her in this way especially at first in her new home.

Contact Info: Cinda Sarinopoulos 720-201-4674 cmscorn@gmail.com

Chipley, FL: Border Collie Mix in Kill Shelter

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18744063

DELBERT (SPECIAL NEEDS..APPEARS TO BE DEAF)~Collie/Spaniel Mix~After a few times of thinking this boy was dead, they realized he was deaf. He appears to be about 3 years old and has a very sweet and loving personality. He will need a special home that knows how to train and care for a deaf dog. Please save this special boy.

SHELTERS PETFINDER PAGE W/ ALL ANIMALS IN NEED:

http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=FL762&preview=1

Call Belva the shelter manager at 850-638-2082 or you can also e-mail Linda at isla58@yahoo.com IMMEDIATELY if you can save anyone! Thank you! New phone number after hours between 12 noon and 5 pm CST. 850-260-6781 (text) NO EVENING CALLS OR SUNDAY CALLS PLEASE.


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Dogs are in Animal Control of West Florida in Chipley, a rural high kill shelter. Transportation can be arranged within most common areas of Florida on Saturdays. A 501c3s can pull at no charge - dogs are available fully vetted to individual adopters for $140. If a rescue chooses they can pay the $140 and the dog will come fully vetted (no microchip tho).

Louisville, KY: Border Collie Mix Needs a Home or Face Death

Speck (deaf)

Snuggles (non-deaf)

If you can help, please contact her: jaime.west1@gmail.com

I just feel so torn about what to do with them. My dad is really tired of having them so I’ve got to find a place for them soon. I just feel bad even thinking about taking them to a rescue. I’m not sure if it would be worse to put them down or take them to a rescue where they will probably live in a cage the rest of their life. I just don’t think the odds of them getting adopted is very good because of the fact that they are 9 ½ years old. They really are great girls. Here is a little synopsis about them: 

They are 9 ½ year old  40 pound, border collie/husky mix. They are sisters from the same litter and have never been apart.  They would probably have to stay together because Speckles (Speck) is completely deaf.  She’s been deaf from birth but Snuggles has always taken good care of her.  She relies on Snuggles to come get her when it is time to come inside and to always point her in the right direction.  Snuggles definitely takes on the big sister role and always watches out for Speck.  Because of that I’m not sure if they would do well apart.  They are up to date on their vaccines and have never missed shots or anything.  They’ve both been really healthy dogs and I haven’t had much problems with either of them.  Sometimes Snuggles bladder gets a little weak (the vet says it probably happens when she is supposed to be in heat) but you just have to take her out a little more often for a week and then she’s back to normal.  Other than that they don’t have any health problems.  They have both had their complete senior blood work done and everything came out fine.  They are really great dogs, they just need somewhere to run a lot.  We are getting rid of them because we live on a hill and can’t really fence our backyard.  This means they have to be taken out on a leash all the time and with two kids in the house now we are kind of out of space.  They each weigh about 40 pounds so we all can’t cram in very well.  Also, they DO NOT get along with cats.  I think they think our cat is a really fat squirrel because they try to attack and eat her.  As a result they have to live on separate floors and I’m extremely concerned about if one of the kids ever got between them and the cat.  I’m sure they would get bitten and I just can’t worry about that right now.  They have never been around Lainey but they were SO GREAT with Logan.  He loved them and they loved him.  They were extremely protective and always watched out for him.  When they are a bunch of kids around they tend to bark just because they want to herd them all.  However, they seem to be really good with kids in their house. Snuggles has a pretty aggressive personality with other dogs just because she wants to be the alpha dog but we’ve never had any problems with her fighting another dog. When she goes to play with my in-laws dog they all run around like crazy but she definitely assumes the alpha role. Speck on the other hand is completely laid back and would immediately do great with any other dog. I’m not sure about other pets because they have only been around cats and dogs.  They really are great dogs and if I could keep them I would. We just tried to sell our house so that we could find a fenced backyard and we couldn’t sell it. So as a result I’m having to get rid of them.  

Thank you so much for helping me find a place for them. I really don’t want to have to take them to a rescue, I would prefer to give them to a good home with people who love dogs and would take great care of them their last several years. I know they are old and most people don’t want older dogs but they have always been extremely healthy and I know they will be great pets for someone. Thank you again and please let me know if you hear anything. I’m kind of on a timeline because my dad said he really doesn’t want to keep them anymore. He just hates having to come home from work to feed them and take care of them. If someone is interested in them and you think they are a good home, I wouldn’t mind giving them a couple hundred bucks to cover their food for a little while. Thanks again and I look forward to any help you can give. 

Jamie

San Antonio, TX: Border Collie Mix Pup Needs Help

Good morning,

I am trying SO hard to find a new home for the little doggie we adopted from craigslist in April. If I don't find him a new home or temporary new home this week, I'm going to have no choice but to take him to a shelter. He is a husky mix with we think border collie. About eight months old, all shots, neutered, chipped, deaf, very active dog. We had no idea he was deaf when we adopted him and truthfully that doesn't bother us.
What does bother us is how aggressive he is to our other dogs, primarily the male. I think he is just playing but WAY too rough, he hurts them. He needs a yard with a fence and no other large dogs. He MUST have a new home because we can't keep him. Please let me know if you need any other information. We are located in the Hill Country, near San Antonio, Texas. Thanks.

Heather
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