FAITH | BUY THIS PRINT
great dane
pennsylvania
has several titles in nadac & docna agility; her story was featured in a top agility magazine
rescued from a backyard breeder
When Lisa H. responded to the online ad, “Great Dane Free to Good Home,” she found Faith chained to a tree in the owner’s backyard. It was December in Central Pennsylvania, and all Faith had for protection and comfort was a box that was too small for her and a bowl of frozen water. Faith, who had been used for breeding, had just had a litter. Her family was getting rid of her because “she didn’t listen and kept running off.” Lisa knew she couldn’t leave Faith there. Neither the wife nor kids came out to see Faith off.
Lisa realized on the car ride home that Faith was deaf, something Faith's previous family had failed to realize in the 2 years they had had her. Faith, who was 2 years old and had never lived in a house nor been socialized or trained, was a wild child that first year. Lisa was at her wit’s end trying to calm and train this dog until she noticed how Faith “tracked” Lisa's footsteps in the yard and how interested Faith was when the other dogs trained. She decided to teach Faith both tracking and agility, and that is when things really turned things around for Faith. It turns out Faith loves to work, loves to train, loves to perform and loves to please. Faith found the perfect home for her, one that took the time and made the effort to bring out that well-trained dog and cherished member of the family that was hiding just beneath the surface.
Faith is featured in the dog photo book Deaf Dogs, part of the photo book projects series.
This print of Faith is part of the limited edition Portrait Series from the photo book projects.
This print is offered at the introductory price for the first 48 hours after this blog posts. Afterwards the price goes up to its normal price.
My family adopted a deaf white boxer (Bubba) who had been a stray picked up by Animal Control, adopted through animal control, returned to animal control because of aggression. He was rescued by a rescue group, adopted once through them and returned because he was destructive to property. They were at their wits end and ready to have him euthanized because he was labeled "unadoptable". We were looking for a boxer, and love a challenge, so we went to look at him in his foster home. As soon as we met, there was a bond. Almost immediately, I figured out he was deaf (I am fluent in sign language and work with the deaf community), so we adopted Bubba. I began to work with him, teaching him signs and using techniques I use with deaf children. He "caught on" quick, was eager to please, and loves to learn. He is an amazing dog, and has made our home complete.
Posted by: Lynn | June 15, 2012 at 09:21 PM