Tips to Keep Your Deaf Dogs Safe
I can honestly say I have never lived with dogs like my deaf boxer boys Nitro, Bud and Axl Blu. [...]
Diesel – OK
Update 6/11/24: Diesel is now with the Animal Aid of Tulsa and needs a foster or foster to adopt home [...]
Beginning Sign Training
Lately I've been getting so many questions on our Deaf Dogs Rock Facebook page asking about how to tell [...]
Using a Laser Light or Flashlight Can Trigger Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in a Deaf Dog
How many of you know some dog breeds may be predisposed to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Many herding breeds have a [...]
Deaf Puppy Leash Training
When our new deaf puppy Bowie got here he wanted to play "tug of war: with his leash every time [...]
Is Fostering A Dog Right For You?
I have to admit my deaf dogs and I are so lucky to meet some of the most amazing people [...]
Stella’s Happy Tail and CGC
Last year Stella was awarded her AKC Canine Good Citizen Certification and her mama Heather has a very Happy Tail [...]
What’s Different, And What’s Not, About Training Deaf Dogs
This article by Paul Klein captures the essence of living with and training a deaf dog. Paul is right on [...]
Little – Adopted
Update 7/9/18 - Little has been adopted!
Astrid – OH
Update 9/13/17: Astrid has been adopted! Update 12/13/16: Astrid is an active gal who loves long walks; she is sure to [...]
Booger – Adopted
Update 8/30/17: Booger has been adopted! Booger is a fun loving, energetic dog. During the day he wants to play [...]
Tonka – Adopted
Update 8/09/17: Tonka has been adopted! From Virginia: Tonka has finally found his furever home! Thank you for sharing him [...]
Barbie – Adopted
Update May 2017: Barbie has been adopted!
Able – Adopted
6/06/17: Sweet Able has been adoped! Able is a sweet guy that has had a rough start to life because [...]
Blaze – Adopted
Update 6/05/17: Blaze has been adopted! ( Hi, my name is Blaze. I am a 4 year old Pit bull [...]
Sugar – Adopted
Update 6/04/17 Sugar haws been adopted.
Silver – Adopted
Update 6/03/17: Silver has been adopted! A big shout out and thanks to Karla at iRescue who worked with Silver [...]
Gandalf – Adopted
Update 5/25/17: Gandalf has been adopted! Thanks everyone who shared him! MORE ABOUT GANDALF House trained • Spayed/Neutered • Special [...]
Sissy – Adopted
Update 5/23/17: Sissy has been adopted! She's very energetic, playful, and loving. She's just a puppy, but very smart and [...]
Zima’s Happy Tail
Zima’s Forever Home - Zima's Happy Tail Written by Elizabeth Crites (aka Vicky) My husband always wanted a black [...]
This is Izzy’s Story
Hi my name is Diana and I am a volunteer with Dalmatian Rescue of SW Virginia. I am a rescue-adoption [...]
What is A Double Merle?
Many of our Deaf Dogs Rock Community have double merle deaf and deaf/blind dogs so we wanted to share this [...]
Deaf Dalmatian Charlie Rocks his Service Dog Work
Most of us who are owned by a deaf dog (or dogs) realize the strengths they possess because they can't [...]
Deafness in Senior Dogs
By: Christina Lee - Deaf Dogs Rock We get many questions about deaf dogs here at DeafDogsRock.com but lately we've [...]
Duke The Amazing Deaf Bulldog’s Happy Tail
This story was written by Meghan Coates about her Duke her Amazing Deaf Bulldog. I've had a dog my entire [...]
Jake’s Happy Tail
I truly adore getting Happy Tails like Jake's Happy Tail. I love when a special family comes forward and instead [...]
Beethoven Loves His Job As A Therapy Dog
I can't tell you how much I love Beethoven and Cynthia's story. If more people would realize many of the [...]
Helen Keller’s Happy Tail
I personally hate it when shelters have really nice deaf dogs as "rescue only" and I am so thrilled Hope [...]
Bianca’s Happy Tail
I got my 1st Italian Greyhound about 7 years ago. She was 3 months old and I named her Sophie. [...]
Annika’s Happy Tail
We heard about Junior the deaf English Bulldog who is also Annika's little buddy earning his CGC Award. Junior is [...]
Mimi’s Happy Tail
Mimi's Happy Tail was written by Kirsten Solberg to celebrate Mimi's three year Anniversary since she joined their family. Mimi's [...]
3 Deaf Dogs Get Help From Deaf Dogs Rock
Deaf Dogs Rock is so fortunate to be able to reach out to the wonderful special needs rescues and offer [...]
Prepare your pet for the holidays
We all get so busy during the holidays and sometimes we forget to make preparations and take extra precautions to [...]
Mickey’s Happy Tail
Mickey's Happy Tail written by Hannah Morgan My deaf dog Micky is an amazing, sweet American Bulldog mix, and he's [...]
Zoey’s Happy Tail
This is Zoey's Happy Tail written by Gabriela Sink My husband and I have always had cats. Cats are cool [...]
Positive Reinforcement “Clicker” or “Open Hand Flash” training with Hocus Pocus
Thanks to Dawn Peterson one of our Deaf Dogs Rock adopters for adopting Hocus Pocus who we had listed on [...]
Dog Park Etiquette – Be Your Deaf Dog’s Advocate
Update November 2015: This is a post I did three years ago when Chris, Nitro and I were fairly new [...]
Heidi Is Rocking Her Therapy Dog Mission
Heidi joins the Joanne Hart - RittenhouseTherapy Dog Teams! This brown beauty was on her way to the show ring [...]
Deaf therapy dog provides support to Langley patients.
To honor Veteran's Day we wanted to highlight some of the deaf dogs who serve our Veterans every single day [...]
Positive Reinforcement Deaf Dog Training ROCKS
I would like to welcome Lara Joseph K-9 trainer from The Animal Behavior Center in Sylvania. Ohio.Lara brings her training [...]
Quest’s Happy Tail
Quest's Happy Tail by Misty Clayton My name is Misty Clayton and this is my new deaf dog's Happy Tail. [...]
Angel’s Happy Tail
Angel is my second deaf dog. She has an older brother, Pirate, who is also deaf, and the two of [...]
Ozzie’s Happy Tail
Hello, my name is Sharon I live in Missouri with an amazing deaf dog named Ozzie! He is almost two [...]
Dahlia’s Happy Tail
Rockers, we were so excited to hear Dahlia's foster family has decided to make it official and adopt her! Thanks [...]
Zippy and Britches Happy Tail
This is Zippy and Britches Happy Tail submitted by Haven H. Sibley. Meet my girls Zippy and Britches. This is [...]
Merlin’s Happy Tail
This is Merlin's Happy Tail told by Merlin's human mom Katie Rannou. To say that Merlin has changed our lives [...]
Chance’s Happy Tail
Chance’s Welcome Home Story ~Vicky & Jeff Darnell We have been bursting at the seams waiting to share this exciting [...]
Meet Mel Deaf Delta Therapy Dog
Mel is a beautiful deaf white Aussie. Mel works as a therapy dog at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital through Delta [...]
Junior Earns his CGC
I ran Junior's Happy Tail Story over a year ago but since it is one of our all time favorite [...]
Bianca’s Happy Tail
Bianca was listed on our Deaf Dogs Rock Adoptable Deaf Dog section and she was adopted. I received an email [...]
Bialy Gets Her CGC
This beautiful deaf pit bull (we call them pibbles) is Bialy (pronounced bee a lee). Bialy is a deaf pibble [...]
Kaos Rocks Her Agility Trials
I love some of the great stories we are receiving here at Deaf Dogs Rock which include deaf dogs participating [...]
Bunny’s Happy Tail
My name is Shelley Ackerman and this is the Happy Tail about my deaf dog Bunny. I lost my hearing [...]
Meet Francis and Her Happy Tail!
Meet Frances, she is a beautiful three year old deaf boxer. She is a rescue and is one of the [...]
Ellie’s Happy Tail
It give me great pleasure to share Ellie's Happy Tail to all of our DDR readers because she was featured [...]
Jackson’s Happy Tail
It has been over a year or so ago since I spoke to Jeff on the phone about his new [...]
Keller’s Happy Tail
By Jessica Bailey I work at a grooming salon as a bather and have ALWAYS a wanted a dog. I [...]
DDR Helps Axl Rose
A few months back we reached out to our friend and fellow rescuer Laurie Metzger with All Paws Rescue in St [...]
Kira’s Happy Tail
Kira's Happy Tail - By: Shannon Brandl We sure didn’t need another dog…. But sometimes the dog picks you. Let [...]
Gotti’s Happy Tail
By Danielle Reynolds Back in 2006, I was living in Arizona. I had gone to the pet store to find [...]
Defcon’s Happy Tail
In December 2010 my husband (then fiance) and I moved into a big coach house together, with my dog Piper. [...]
Is there a right way and wrong way for dogs to greet each other?
I ran across this article about how dogs should greet each other and thought it would give our readers something [...]
Canada’s Happy Tail
It is very rare we run across a deaf greyhound so I was so excited when I received Canada's Happy [...]
Wily’s Happy Tail
Update: Wily was one of my very first rescues out of Chesterfield SC. It took me 12 hours of driving [...]
Tyson’s Happy Tail
We received a wonderful update on deaf boxer Tyson from his mom Trisha Sluder so I thought I would share [...]
Dega’s Happy Tail
This is Dega's Happy Tail told by his human mommy Kristen Oddi. Dega is a Boston Terrier who was born [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock Helps Dublin
A little over a week ago I received another late night email about a deaf boxer puppy who needed help. [...]
Harrison’s Happy Tail
Thanks to Elizabeth who just sent us in Harrison's Happy Tail. Tomorrow is Harrison's Birthday so what better way to [...]
Autumn’s Happy Tail
Autumn is my third deaf Dalmatian. I adopted her on new years eve, shortly after my beloved Zypher passed away [...]
Dottie’s Happy Tail
Dottie's Happy Tail is told by Nina Coulson: We got Dottie from a charity called Bullies In Need. Dottie was [...]
Hope’s Story
About four and a half years ago we were given one of many deaf dogs we had the pleasure of [...]
Bon Jovi goes to GDU and Is Adopted
Update 8-15-2014: It gives me great pleasure to announce that Bon Jovi has been adopted! His foster mom fell so [...]
A Second Dog May Not Be Right For You
I think most of us in the dog rescue community hear the following words often "We need to get a [...]
Hannah’s Happy Tail
I was trying to adopt a pittie in California that I had fallen in love with. Her name was Tink [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock Sponsors 2 Puppies Into Rescue
We had a great week last week because a young lady named Gina reached out to us here at Deaf [...]
Meet Blitz
I adopted Blitz, my deaf pit bull terrier, in April 2010 from a local rescue. She was pulled on her [...]
Meet Bialy
This is Bialy (pronounced bee a lee,which is Polish for white trash which we mean lovingly) she is a deaf [...]
Sabrina Wins the JackPot
This beautiful white boxer deaf girl came from a rescue into a loving family and is now a registered therapy dog. [...]
Deaf Therapy Dog Whiskey
This is the story of my little buddy Whiskey our Deaf Therapy Dog. My name is Billy and I had [...]
Opal’s Happy Tail
Meet Opal! She is the fourth Happy Tail from the Adam's 5 Pack. She is one of FIVE deaf Bullies adopted [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock Helps Deaf Dog in Charlotte, NC
We had so many people coming to our Deaf Dogs Rock Wall and sharing the following photo saying that the [...]
Does your Deaf Dog Exhibit Signs of OCD?
Since I get this subject brought up often about deaf dogs chasing shadows, lights, and even their own tails, I [...]
Meet Beautiful Girl Hera
The story of Hera comes after my first deaf dog, Dignan, whom we adopted from Wonder Dog. Reed Morgan (from [...]
The Deaf Dogs Rock Community Helps Izzy
Thanks to our amazing Deaf Dogs Rock community we have a very happy tail to tell. Last Thursday night I [...]
Old Dog and New Tricks
Please welcome our guest blogger Bernard - Lima Chavez from Dog and His Boy Blog. Old Dog and New Tricks [...]
Watkinson Students ROCK!
I haven't updated this post since Dozer found his new forever home in Washington State. Here is the story of [...]
Fifty Needs Our Help!
Deaf Dogs Rock is so fortunate to know so many amazing rescue warrior men and women throughout the United States. [...]
Meet Miss Devin – Happy Tail
My boyfriend Brendan and I have been involved with a great no-kill shelter (Dog Adoption and Welfare Group - DAWG) [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock helps Lexi and Riley
Puppies, puppies, puppies oh my! What a fun transport we did on Saturday getting these two beautiful deaf Dogo Argentino [...]
Alyx’s Happy Tail
This Happy Tail was sent in by Monica Auriemma. Thanks Monica for sharing Alyx's Happy Tail! ~ Christina Lee - Deaf [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock and Friends Help Pearl
Update 12-20-2-13: Here is an update from Pearl's new mommy in Fredrick, MD: Hi Christina -We are approaching 1 week [...]
Green Dogs Unleashed and DDR Helps Amos
When I saw the litter of puppies at Angels of Assisi Rescue in Roanoke, VA, I worried many of them [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock Helps Mitch
For a few weeks we kept seeing the same photo over and over of a poor deaf dog named Mitch [...]
Alex’s Happy Tail
Alex is about 2 years old and is a Dalmation, Boxer (or pit) mix who we adopted after my Hubby [...]
How To Prevent Resource Guarding in a Multiple-dog Household
Since we have five dogs here on the farm at our Deaf Dogs Rock office and we train both of [...]
Therapy Dog Zoey
When I read deaf dog Zoey's Therapy Dog story from her human mom KJ Shea, there was one thing that [...]
Deebo’s Happy Tail
Deebo is a beautiful deaf 4 year old Akita who was surrendered to Marietta after his owner had a stroke [...]
Happy Tails – Pirate Grayson Mack
When my beloved Buster Babe, a liver-spotted Dalmatian, passed away on June 29, 2006, I began my search to adopt [...]
Spring’s Happy Tail
It gives me great pleasure to feature Spring's (aka Starlet) Happy Tail with our readers. Starlet was listed on DeafDogsRock.com [...]
Toby Has Been Rescued!
It gives me great pleasure to tell all of you that Toby the young deaf spotted boxer boy who was [...]
Chilly’s Journey to Rescue
Update 5-20-2013: Sorry this update on Chilly is late because I am still playing catch up after doing a few [...]
Echo The Amazing Pit Bull Mix
Echo is a 2.5 yr. old deaf American Pit Bull Terrier mix. He was born in a high kill shelter [...]
Rescue Run for Sprite
Sprite is a cute little Aussie/Border Collie mix who was pulled by Cathy Miller of Deaf Paws Haven down in [...]
Spread The Word – Being Deaf Is Not A Disease
I thought I should put up the American Dog Magazine Deaf Dog PSA again for all of you to share. [...]
Deaf Cattle Dog Is Trained as PTSD Assistance Dog
Since Deaf Dogs Rock and our followers have previously discussed the topic of "Can deaf dogs make good Post Traumatic [...]
Cotton and Ella’s Happy Tail
Deaf Dogs Cotton and Ella's Happy Tail told by Philip and Shanti Kriens Cotton and Ella are both deaf and [...]
Trainer Helps Deaf Dog Bring Joy To Others
I ran across this story on my Google Alerts and it is another wonderful story about a deaf Australian Shepherd [...]
Deaf Dogs In The Snow
All dogs are visual. Deaf dogs are even more visual because they can't hear. So if you have deaf or [...]
Hero Deaf Dog Bosco
Deaf Therapy-Service Dog Bosco Rocks! Story by: Mitra Singh Last summer Bosco a deaf dachshund was in Street Service Dog [...]
DDR Rescue Run
I get at least 30 to 50 emails a day, most of which are questions regarding deaf dogs or adoptable [...]
DDR Kicks Off Fundraising
Okay so I admit I can be a procrastinator like the next person but with that being said, I kept [...]
Laszlo Receives His CGC
I just love when we get another story of yet another deaf dog going through all the levels of obedience [...]
Deaf Dogs Stops Thieves in the Night.
We all know Deaf Dogs Rock so that is why I wanted to share this story about a deaf Aussie [...]
Police seeking owner of deaf puppy in OH
For our readers in the Brimfield Ohio area. If you know anything about this puppy please contact the Brimfield Police [...]
Indoor Dog Parks
Since it has been so cold here in Salem, Virginia and since we missed a few days at the dog [...]
Driving Safely with Your Dog
I used to drive around with my deaf dog Nitro without a crate or a restraint in my car until [...]
Twas The Night Before Christmas
Since this was one of my favorite "Twas The Night Before Christmas" renditions I thought I would rerun it again [...]
MI woman trains deaf Dalmatian to understand sign commands
I love seeing news stories about deaf dogs learning signs because what it does is bring awareness to our cause [...]
Callie’s Happy Tail
This is Callie's Happy Tail told by her humane mom Emily Lewis Four years ago I was working as the [...]
Deaf Dalmatian Flown by Pilots N Paws
Pilots N Paws saves another deaf dog! Check out Whitney's story found on the Pilots N Paws Blog of her [...]
In Memory of Beautiful Sierra
Note from Christina - Update 4-2-2012: Sierra passed over to Rainbow Bridge last month and we want to thank Sierra's [...]
Sasha-American Red Cross Hero Dog Award Recipient
Sasha is a deaf 3 year old American Staffordshire Terrier that was found as a stray in November of 2010. [...]
Agility for special needs dogs? Absolutely!
I saw a photo posted by Tara of her latest agility class with special needs dogs added to our Deaf [...]
Making Fun Dog Toys and Saving Money
Lately I have found that when I spend $ 10 to $ 15 on a dog toy it usually lasts [...]
Deaf Dog Adoption
I ran across this article and I thought it was written from a very realistic view point. Here on Deaf [...]
Therapy Dog Mel
Since DDR hasn't featured a therapy dog story in awhile I was so excited to get Lilian Fukuda's latest story [...]
Caty’s Happy Tail
I got an email from Nancy Colwell saying she has been following our site and never sees any deaf Greyhounds [...]
Breaking The Sound Barrier
Since I am constantly searching for articles on deaf dogs, I thought our Deaf Dogs Rock readers would appreciate the [...]
Guest Blogger Anne Murphy Teaching The “sit” Command
Today I want to welcome our guest blogger Anne Murphy. Anne is an awesome deaf dog foster mom. Often Deaf [...]
Kiefer’s Happy Tail
This is Kiefer's Happy Tail submitted by children's book author Trisha Malfitana. Kiefer's Happy Tail It all started out in [...]
Argus Earns his CGC Award and Rally I Title!
Check out Argus! Not only did he earn his AKC CGC Award but also earned his Rally I Title. Congratulations [...]
Hannah and Kaye Need Our Help
Many of you know dog advocate and deaf dog owner Kaye Gorman. She is down in FL constantly networking deaf [...]
Assistance dog neglected after years of service needs a new home
I follow Penny Eims on the Examiner.com and I noticed her weekend posting about a deaf senior German Shepherd named [...]
Woman and her dog lack sense of hearing but share special sensitivity
Thanks Amber for sending this great article about you and your dog. I think dogs bring out the best in [...]
A Dog Shouldn’t Be Put Down Because Of It’s Looks
When I read this opinion article this morning in the Gulfport Patch by Shelly Maslak, I couldn't help but think [...]
We Are Deaf Dog Advocates
We are Deaf Dogs. We have humans that go the extra mile to protect us from wrongdoing. Our humans are our [...]
Izzy Passes Her Therapy Dog Inc. Test
We just got word here at Deaf Dogs Rock that Izzy one of the TN Safety Spotters just passed her [...]
Get dogs ready for the spring season
Since it is Spring cleaning time here at Deaf Dogs Rock, I've already started washing all the dog beds, dog [...]
Experts warn “dog flipping” on the rise
It is heartbreaking at times to be a part of deaf dog rescue because so many times we see and [...]
Wordless Wednesday – Additional Dog Park Photos Added
To celebrate "over the hump" day we ask our Deaf Dogs Rock readers to add their own funny caption to [...]
Wordless Wednesday 3-28-2012
Since my deaf dog Nitro and I love to celebrate "over the hump" day by going to the Salem Rotary [...]
Deaf Dog Demonstrates His Grasp of Sign Language to Children
This morning a received an email from Trisha Malfitano and she sent me this wonderful news story about her amazing [...]
Deaf Dogs Rock Dog of The Day – Meet Dee Dee – VA
Meet Dee Dee our Deaf Dogs Rock Dog of The Day. Isn't she just beautiful? She is a little shy [...]
Most Popular Dog Names of 2011
Since we have so many of our Deaf Dogs Rock readers adopting new dogs, I thought it would be a [...]
Does Your Dog Have A Cold?
Last week was a tough week here on Bluebird Farm because our smallest dog Tallulah caught a terrible cold that [...]
Wordless Wednesday
Since it is Over The Hump Day we like to celebrate here at Deaf Dogs Rock with a Wordless Wednesday [...]
Contest Winners Announced
I want to say a big thanks to all of our Deaf Dogs Rock community for participating in our very [...]
Wordless Wednesday
Since it is over the hump day I thought I would feature a Wordless Wednesday photo. What that means to [...]
Christmas Photo Contest – PetSmart – 3 Winners
Photo Contest Update: 12-12-2011. Today my deaf dog Nitro and I received a big box of PetHoliday Christmas prizes from [...]
Wordless Wednesday
It's Wonderful Wordless Wednesday! On Wordless Wednesday we put up a fun photo and ask our Deaf Dogs Rock community [...]
Adopt a Deaf Dog PSA Poster
Wow! We just received a "sneak peak" of the "Adopt a Deaf Dog" PSA Poster. Look at all of our [...]
