Meet Our own deaf
Dane Ambassador
Washu
Gender- female- DOB - 04/04/03
- Height at the shoulder -
- Weight - 120
- Spayed/Neutered - Yes
- Taken in on - 05/30/03
- Available as of - Now
- Housebroken - Yes
- Obedience trained - Yes
- Good with other dogs - Yes
- with cats - mostly
- with kids - some
- with the elderly - No
- Temperament
- Washu has calmed down a lot since she was a pup, but she is still an
active, outgoing dog who loves life and tends to be a bit exuberant.
She is always happy, never scared of anything, and always wants to meet
new people and explore new things.
- Comments
Washu
was turned over to us by her breeder at 8 weeks old. We had her in temporary
foster care until we could arrange transport. She is from the upstate New
York area and came to us with her sister, Ryoko. She also had a deaf brother
who was purchased from the breeder by one of the temporary fosters who helped
us with Washu & Ryoko. Washu is the smaller of the two sisters but more
than makes up for her smaller size with a personality as big as all outdoors.
She is a big cuddle toy and just loves attention but she is also a wild child
who is always on the go and always looking for fun stuff. Her fun stuff often
involves trouble. She and Washu are devoted to one another as they have been
together all their lives. But because Ryoko is not nearly as bold and inquisitive as
Washu, Washu is often off on her own getting into trouble, while Ryoko is
sleeping quietly. However in times of stress or when threatened, they reverse
roles and Washu becomes the reserved one while Ryoko becomes the protector.
Update 10/1/03 -
Washu is now almost 6 months old. She is a sweet affectionate dog, but
she is also a high energy dog. She is always into something. Of course
she will eventually grow out of this, but I doubt she will really
settle down until she is older, maybe 2 -2 1/2 years old. She is a
smart girl and wants to please, so she is easy to train. She needs lots
of appropriate toys and attention, but she is a great dog. Now that she
is older we can see that some of her spots are not black. They are
brindle. So she has some fawn and or brindle in her background at some
point.
Update 7/25/05 - Washu has grown up here with us for
the most part, though she was
placed twice with her sister and was gone for a few months each time.
She had been so closely bonded with her sister that we were not willing
to consider separate placements. The two times we did place her, the
adopter did not follow through on commitments to get the sisters into a
class and do some basic training with them. And eventually they called
us complaining that the sisters were out of control. We have never had
any problems with them here, though we also do not leave them alone for
8 hours a day either. We are not really sure which sister was the main
problem, though I am betting it was Washu, the more rambunctious and
outgoing of the two. Ryoko can be mischievous, but she is mostly a laid
back, quiet, shy sort of dog who just loves to cuddle. Whereas Washu is
the rambunctious, outgoing, self assured dog who tends to get into
things. In the last few months, the two sisters have
grown less and less dependent on one another and have lost that ultra
close bond, and at this point we are willing to consider placing them
separately. They are both very ready for a home of their own, and that
is now more important to them than being together. As you can see in
the photos, they sued to do everything together, eat, sleep, play,
everything. And if they were ever apart for even a few minutes, the
first thing they would do is find one another and touch noses. But they
have not been doing any of that lately, in fact they hardly pay any
attention to one another now. Washu loves to sleep in your lap. This
was something we taught her as part of a program to get her to calm
down and to allow people to pet her without her getting all worked up.
It worked, perhaps a little too well, as she now is always bugging us
to sit in our laps. She now loves cuddling and being petted though, so
we did manage to do what we set out to do.
Click here to fill
out an application to adopt Washu or any of the
DDRI dogs.
We will post additional photos of Washu as time goes by, so check
back often.
And if you have any questions about Washu or any of our dogs,
email us or call us at
541-746-0863
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Washu on the left
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Washu on the right
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Washu on the left
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Washu in background
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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool
of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make
a fool out of himself too. Samuel Butler
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