Meet Our own deaf
Dane Ambassador
Mr. Magoo
 Gender - male- Age/DOB - ~2-3 yrs
- Height at the shoulder -
- Weight - 107
- Spayed/Neutered - Yes
- Taken in on - 05/20/06
- Available as of - Now
- Housebroken - yes
- Obedience trained - Yes
- Good with other dogs - some
- with cats - No
- with kids - Not very young kids
- with the elderly - Probably not
- Temperament
- Blind. Very sweet. But can be a bit rambunctious. Needs attention.
As
you have probably guessed by his name Mr. Magoo is blind. His hearing
is good, but he can not see at all. He doesn't let this slow him down
though. He is a happy easy going guy who adapts very quickly to his
environment. He does tend to run into things, but he just bounces off
and keeps on going. We are working with him to help him hone his hearing
and sense of smell to help him navigate, but this is really more fine
tuning than anything else. He is a really nice little guy. The folks that
surrendered him to us really were heartbroken about it. But they had
cats and he is just not good with cats. They found him abandoned in a
busy parking lot in Portland. At first they thought he was just lost.
They tried hard to find his owners, and when it became clear he was
abandoned rather than lost, they had grown so attached to him they
tried to keep him. But it became clear his issues with cats was going
to be a deal breaker. So they contacted us and brought him here.
Magoo is a doll and someone is going to consider themselves very lucky
to get him. He is well behaved, fully housebroken, very sweet, and even
has some basic training. He is smart and fairly easy to train, which
makes sense as he really wants to please. His rump hits the ground so
fast on a sit command you sometimes wonder if it doesn't hurt, and you
can see how proud he is of himself for knowing how to sit on command..
Update 9/26/07 - Magoo went in for eye surgery last
week. We had both eyes removed (called enucleation). Neither eye was
functional and they were both bothering him, so we felt it best to just
get them removed. The surgery was performed at OSU's Vet school as part
of a program they have where they donate surgeries to shelters and
rescues. They were great to work with and are Magoo's new heroes. He is
recovering well and really hasn't missed a beat. Of course the eyes
never did work so he hasn't really lost anything by their removal,
other than some discomfort. Magoo is such a sweet dog, so happy and
outgoing, and so well behaved. He really is an exceptional dog. The
folks at OSU fell in love with him. Of course we knew they would. All
you have to do is spend some time with him.
Update 2/08 - Magoo was adopted but after 2 months
was returned to us, so he is available again. He had issues with one of
the family members, a 13 yr old girl who was only there on weekends.
His adoptive parents were heartbroken about having to return him.
Click here to fill
out an application to adopt Magoo or any of the
DDRI dogs.
We will post additional photos of Magoo as time goes by, so check
back often.
And if you have any questions about Magoo or any of our dogs,
email us or call us at
541-782-2242
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