Thanks Amber for sending this great article about you and your dog. I think dogs bring out the best in people and make us all come out of our shells. If it wasn’t for my deaf dog Nitro, we wouldn’t go to the dog park daily and socialize with other dog lovers.

It warms my heart that Greta can bring so much joy into Amber’s life. Maybe we can talk Amber in to starting a blog so we can keep up with their adventures. What do you say Amber?

Please share this article and let the word know that Deaf Dogs Rock! ~ Christina Lee – Deaf Dogs Rock

 

Woman and her dog lack sense of hearing but share special sensitivity By: Xazmin Garza – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Amber Horner spends a lot of time in her bedroom. Two TVs, bookshelves filled to maximum capacity, video game consoles, a cage for her pet rats, posters plastering each wall and a box for her hamsters all indicate as much. She recently had to make room for a small bed and two doggy dishes, too.

Amber is deaf and so is her new dog, Greta.

Amber, 30, was adopted by her biological grandparents and raised in a family of eight kids, all nonfluent in sign language. It made for some lonely times, many of which were spent in her bedroom.

Greta, a 2-year-old Weimaraner-mix, was up for adoption at the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for two months. It made for some lonely times, many of which were spent in her kennel.

“The first time we met, our eyes made contact and I thought it was so beautiful,” says Amber, through Scott Sasaki, a student intern sign language interpreter from College of Southern Nevada. “I had to bring her home.”

Click here to see Photos of Amber and Greta taken by David Becker – Las Vegas Review – Journal

To read the full article on the Las Vegas Review – Journal, please click here. 

Here is a photo of Greta lying on a videophone chat with one of Amber’s friends. Videophone is used by deaf people to communicate with each other so they can see each other signing.