Meet Snickers. She's a 10 week old, deaf, (we think) pit bull mix puppy who's currently with DRAW rescue. I've had the pleasure of getting to know this little firecracker the past few weeks, and lemme tell ya, she is quite the character. She's already mastered "sit", "shake", and "spin" and was starting to get the concept of "down" this past weekend. In other words, she's a quick learner! Her hearing impairment most certainly does not slow her down one bit! She's a wild child, but has amazing focus and I don't doubt that she'd make a great sports dog once she grows up. She is FULL of attitude and appears to be under the impression that she is the hottest thing since sliced bread (which, hey, ya gotta admit she is darn cute!).
She's probably not the best prospect for a brand new, first time owner as she is quite a handful, unless they're someone who's willing to put in the time and have the commitment it takes to train and raise a very energetic puppy who is deaf (and if she gets adopted out in the Seattle area, she's got a trainer who's already well aquianted with her
). She's dog friendly, cat friendly, and kid friendly. She'll be ready for adoption once she's spayed - if anyone is interested in her, contact DRAW rescue to fill out an application!
I hope she can find a good home.
You could have 5 dogs across the street barking their brains out and the deaf dog walks calmly on the leash because he doesn't know any better. There's really a lot of benefits to having a deaf dog. Dogs are visual learners naturally anyway, so I find it really puts the dog-human team on a more level communication field. We humans place so much importance on language and we forget not all animals learn the same way that we do. I train all in hand signals and body language cues, which again, all dogs learn whether we know it or not. Think of how many dogs go bezerk when their owner picks up the leash or throws on those certain pair of shoes that mean its time to go for a walk. The owner didn't have to say a word, did they? 
