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!
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Breed: Lab/Border Collie {mix}
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Age/Sex: 4 yrs/Female
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My name is Cinda. I live in
· Sit
· Stay
· Come Here (her favorite!)
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· 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
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
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.
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Contact Info:
Cinda Sarinopoulos
720-201-4674
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