September 2024 was a very busy month for Deaf Dogs Rock. Our Deaf Dogs Rock Community sponsored 13 deaf dogs and puppies into special needs rescue in the nine month of 2024! Wow what a huge accomplishment in such a bad economy. Thank you to every single person who donated to Deaf Dogs Rock in September 2024!
It takes a tribe of animal lovers to support Deaf Dogs Rock to continue to carry out our mission of helping one deaf dog at a time. Deaf Dogs Rock spends between $3000 and $5000.00 each month on Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorships! If you would like to help sponsor a deaf dog out of a kill shelter into the safe arms of rescue, please click here to Donate. If you would like to donate in honor of a person, your deaf dog or in memory of one of your pets, you can send us a photo for our Honor/Memory Wall and donate here.
Every single day on our Deaf Dogs Rock FB page you will see Rescue posts on our Deaf Dogs Rock FB page which we put up for shelters across the country trying to get deaf dogs out of over crowded shelters before their time is up and they are euthanized. Sometimes a deaf dog who is surrendered only has a day or two for the opportunity to be pulled by a reputable foster based rescue so that is why you will see our organizations offer $200-$300 on almost every rescue plea we post up on our Deaf Dogs Rock FB page so we can encourage rescues to help a deaf dog in need. Without the financial sponsorship offers to help with each dog’s vetting expenses, may of the deaf shelter dogs would parish and surely die within a few days.
The core mission of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorship program is to set up each deaf dog or puppy for success by sending them into a experienced special needs rescue where they can go into a experienced deaf dog foster homes. The foster homes are committed to training and socializing each deaf dog that comes into their care before they are available for adoption. This way, each foster advocate gets the opportunity to live with the deaf pup for awhile, work with the deaf dog, and accurately evaluate each deaf dog/puppy to make sure the organization makes the very best match for each deaf dog when it comes to finding the right home for that particular deaf dog.
Deaf Dogs Rock works directly with shelters, rescues, sanctuaries, private individuals, and breeders to help get each deaf puppy into our Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorship program and into rescue. By doing so, each deaf pup gets the individual training, vetting, socialization, and TLC to grow up to become a cherished member of society. Deaf Dogs Rock is a judgement free zone and our number one priority will always be to help deaf dogs and puppies get a fresh start and a chance at a great life.
When our rescue partners screen potential new homes for a deaf dog/puppy, each rescue has a specific set of guidelines to follow when considering a new home for example; like checking all references, talking to the applicant’s veterinarian, and performing a thorough home visit to make sure each home is a safe place for a deaf or deaf/blind dog. This is why our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue Sponsorship program is so important to get the deaf dog out of the shelter (or from an individual) and help our partner rescues set up each deaf pup for a successful happy life in their new home. We do this by helping each rescue with vetting expenses so each puppy ends up in a rescue that specifically advocates for them. Our Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorship program financially sponsors deaf dogs/puppies so each pup can be vaccinated and spay/neutered before they are adopted to a new family. We only work with rescue partners and advocacy organizations who are committed in making sure each deaf pup is spay/neutered before being placed in a new home (unless they are Great Danes or Dalmatians which need to done after 12 months of age).
Our amazing Deaf Dogs Rock community sponsored another 13 deaf dogs/pups in September, 2024 which is a huge accomplishment in a recession. So far in 2024 Deaf Dogs Rock has sponsored 114 deaf pups into rescue. So far since the beginning of our Rocker Dog/Puppy Program several years ago, Deaf Dogs Rock has sponsored 1642 deaf dogs into rescue (as of 9/30/24).
Our September 2024 Sponsorship Recaps are below:
Sunny – Furever Homes Dog Rescue of SETX – Texas
We put out a rescue plea with an offer of sponsorship in July 2024 for sweet deaf dog Sunny who was as the Kurth Memorial Animal Shelter in Lufkin TX but we didn’t see any rescue come forward until now. We are happy to report that Sunny is in foster care in Canada! Thanks to Furever Homes Dog Rescue of SE Texas for pulling Sunny. Sunny will be a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy-Dog Rescue Sponsorship program which promotes deaf shelter dogs in need of rescue and then sponsors each deaf dog into a partner rescue where they go into foster care and go on to find a loving forever home.
Deaf puppy Marlee – DC Dogos Rescue Inc. Florida
Sweet deaf Dogo puppy Marlee was dumped by a breeder in Alabama after she failed her BAER hearing test. She was skinny and full of worms.
We are so happy to report that Marlee has made it safely into DC Dogos Inc. Rescue. Marlee is a deaf Dogo Argentino puppy that could have easily ended up in the wrong hands but thanks our friends at DC Dogos Inc. rescue she is now SAFE! She just had her freedom ride and she is a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy-Dog Rescue Sponsorship program to help her rescue with some of her vetting expenses so they can continue to help deaf and hearing Dogos in need of rescue.
Two deaf Aussie Doodle Pups in KS – Speak Rescue and Sanctuary – MO
When Deaf Dogs Rock reached out to Speak Rescue and Sanctuary in MO to see if they could make room for two deaf Aussie Doodle pups in Kansas, we were thrilled when they found two open fosters! Thanks to Speak these two are now safe and will be recipients of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue sponsorship fund to help the rescue with their vetting.
Falkor – Florida Urgent Rescue Inc – FL
Sweet deaf blind Cocker spaniel Falkor was tied out in the rain to a fence at a rural shelter in Florida. Can you imagine how scared and confused he was? He was terrified! Thanks to the Florida Urgent Rescue Inc (FUR) who stepped in to rescue Falkor. He is now safe. Falkor is a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy-Dog Rescue Sponsorship program to help the rescues with his upcoming emergency bills.
Delta – Furever Homes Dog Rescue of SETX
In early August Deaf Dogs Rock put up a rescue sponsorship plea (see photo above) for deaf dog Delta who was being held at the Nederland Animal Shelter in Nederland, Tx. There are so many deaf dogs in need of rescue and not enough fosters or rescues to help out but in this case we are so thrilled that Furever Homes Dog Rescue of SETX stepped in and pulled Delta the second week in September! We are thrilled that Delta is now with his foster mom (pictured above). Delta will be a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy/dog Rescue Sponsorship program to help the rescue with upcoming vetting and care expenses for Delta.
Pumpkin and Ferris – Perfect Imperfections Rescue – CT
Above photos: Pumpkin a 4 month old deaf and visually impaired Aussie pup
Above photo: Sweet deaf puppy Ferris who also has back leg deformities
When our friends at Perfect Imperfections Rescue reached out to Deaf Dogs Rock for help with two of their incoming deaf puppies we were happy to help. Trisha with Perfect Imperfections takes in deaf, deaf blind, dogs with deformities, dogs who can’t walk, some who have megaesophagus and Cerebellar hypoplasia. If it weren’t for her rescue, there would be no place for all these special needs pups to go so we are always happy to help her rescue any way we can. Both Pumpkin and Ferris will be recipients of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy/Dog Rescue Sponsorship Program to assist the rescue with some of their vetting expenses to get them ready for adoption in the near future.
Moby – DC Dogos Rescue Inc – Florida
Sweet 7 month old deaf Dogo Argentino puppy Moby is one of the lucky Dogo pups because he was rescued by DC Dogos Inc- Dogo Argentino Rescue in FL. There are deaf and hearing Dogo pups being dumped all over the country and these are very big dogs. It takes a special home with a commitment to do the work to set each deaf Dogo pup up for adoption. We are so grateful to DC Dogos for the work they do rescuing these beautiful giant creatures. Moby was rescue and is in the Los Angeles CA area.
Serenity – Speak for the Unspoken – Ohio
Sweet Serenity was rescue by our friends at Speak For The Unspoken Rescue in Ohio. Sweet deaf puppy Serenity cam from a shelter in Tennessee and she is a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy/Dog Rescue Sponsorship to help the rescue with her vetting expenses prior to her being adopted. This will allow the rescue to continue to be able to help more deaf and deaf/blind dogs into rescue.
GiGi and Daisy – Chelsea’s Hope Boxer Rescue
Above: deaf boxer GiGi
Above: Deaf boxer Daisy
Sweet deaf boxer Gigi and Daisy are now safely in foster care with Chelsea’s Hope Boxer Rescue. Both of these deaf boxers will be recipients of our Nitro’s Fund to held Chelsea’s Hope Boxer Rescue with their upcoming vetting bills to get them ready for adoption in the near future. Nitro’s Fund was set up in memory to our deaf hero dog Nitro to specifically sponsor deaf boxer dogs into rescue. If you would like to learn more about Nitro’s Fund, please click here.
Whisper – Perfect Imperfect Pups NC
Whisper the four month old deaf puppy is now safely with Perfectly Imperfect Pups in Raleigh NC. Is he so darn handsome. He needs to be in the movies for sure! Whisper is a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship program to help the rescue with his upcoming vetting expenses to get him ready for adoption soon.
Thanks to our amazing community, all 13 deaf dogs that were sponsored in September 2024, are now safe!
