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"SPECIAL NEEDS" AUSSIES
by Eli
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| My foster sister, Joy, is a special girl. She can't hear. I am her buddy. I am her ears. She relies on me a lot, and I love it! Joy is a "special needs" Aussie. She relies on an outside source to gather some of her information. |
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| I've learned a lot since Joy has come to live with me. I've learned sign language, how loving deaf dogs tend to be, how keen their other senses are, how quickly they learn and how noisy they can be (My human mom tells me that Joy barks more because Joy can't hear how irritating she is. TeHe) |
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| Joy is not unlike other "deafies" in her traits. Deaf dogs tend to be very loving, like to be with their people, and tend to do better when they have a good buddy like me to help them out. Deafies also tend to be easy to train, once their owners learn how to communicate with them. This is for two reasons: 1) They tend to be more attentive, as they rely on outside help. 2) They have fewer distractions. |
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| Do to the recent increase in popularity of Aussies and uninformed and irresponsible breeding of us, more and more special needs Aussies are needing homes to call their own. Please visit them on my "Special Needs" Aussies Seeking Homes page. |
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| Education of humans is the key to helping them. Humans need to learn before they breed us, and owners of deafies often need help in learning how to live with them. Below are pages on my site related to special needs puppers. |
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| (and E-mail list for the owner of any disabled dog) |
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