with dad of course.
old. She's growing up.
Davis vet who specializes in hearing - came out and did a
BRIAR test on Talia at 4 weeks and found she was
completely deaf. From her studies, this should not have
happened. Breeding between two merles can and
usually does result in deaf and/or blindness, the lethal
white gene. Breeding between a tri and merle, there are
usually no issues. Her dad is s tri and her mom, a merle.
We decided to keep her as the original family that
picked her out would not be able to care for a deaf
puppy. Completely understandable. They live a very
active life with young children and deaf puppies need
special attention and special training.
Talia has taught us SO much and we would not trade
her for the world. If anyone has reservations about
adopting a deaf puppy, I'd be happy to share my story.
She's no different then our other Aussies except that one
little thing. She runs, plays and is completely normal in
every other sense. Yes, she has to be on a leash, but
that's not uncommon for dogs. They should all be leash
trained. We live on 5 acres and she's learned her places
where she can be off her leash. Other then that, they
have their dog pen which is HUGE and she spends her
day playing with mom and dad and Auntie Shilowe.
People often ask how to you communicate with her. She
knows when she's done wrong, the look on your face
tells her - she knows when she's done good- again by
your expressions. In fact, from some research I did,
sign language plays a huge part in their lives and by the
time they are 5, they can know up to about 200 signs.
There is no sneaking by her. Her sense of touch/feel and
smell is so great, I cannot walk by her without her
knowing. She watches very intently and the other dogs
have taught her the routine. She's SO active - I can't get
pictures of her awake, she won't sit still.
She's a very exceptional puppy!
race and our first trip out in the new
trailer.
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