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Stories including our resident photographer, Jack Walsh and our dog
for the deaf, Dazzle |
We just received our latest copy of the
Canine Listener Spring 2008 newsletter. Our dog,
Dazzle, as well as many other wonderful hearing service dogs, is in this
publication.
June 11, 2008
The Canine Listener is a
quarterly newsletter published by Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. to
provide information on Hearing Dogs, placements, dog training, and
other news about happenings at Dogs for the Deaf. If you would like
to receive the complete newsletter, write to: Dogs For The Deaf, 10175 Wheeler Road, Central Point, OR 97502 or e-mail:
newsletter@dogsforthedeaf.org
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Dear DFD,
Dazzle is sending this big box
of doggy treats for the dogs in training. We give our love to the
entire staff and all who are involved with every aspect of the
loving care you give to the dogs who need homes and to the
people who need them so very much! I could not have asked for a more
amazing, loving, smart, and clever dog! We are perfect for each
other. Stephanie and Dazzle, South Carolina.
Note: this is the photo they used but since DFD prints their
newsletters in black and white, I'm using the color version of the
picture they published of Dazzle.
See the
entire newsletter
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HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
Here our up-to-the-minute fashion conscious doggy is wearing a
hooded cable knit sweater decorated with a satin shamrock appliqué.
Happy Saint Paddy's Day!
Love,
Dazzle
http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org
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view extra large, lovely photo.
Dazzle, our hearing signal dog for the
deaf and hearing impaired.
Our most precious gift from God. |
Before you
read this page, please be aware that Jack has an incredibly unique
sense of humor!
See cute photos of Dazzle |
Watch Dazzle's
movies
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our sweet, darling,
puppy baby boy hearing dog starring in movies showing
on YouTube. The descriptions are just a few of the movies he stars
in.
Dazzle our hearing signal dog for the deaf and hearing impaired youtube movies
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Story Number 4 -
Christmas 2007 This story is shown by the movies Dazzle
stars in.
Story Number 3 - Dinner
time written by Jack.
Story Number 2 - Written by Jack on upon returning home from a dog-friendly shopping
trip.
Story Number 1: Valentine
for Stephanie from Jack and Dazzle written by Jack Walsh. |
Descriptions of some of the
movies Dazzle is starring in on Youtube:
Christmas 2007 -
Our hearing dog, Dazzle, takes time
off to rescue a teddy bear.
Dazzle uses the doggy steps to easily get up on a high place (such as a bed or
the couch) after learning to use them in less than one minute! He
still chooses to use his trademark "flying leap" to get back down.
We've noticed that this is because the steps would have to be placed
further away from the bed in order for him to leap down onto them.
Dazzle alerts us to the
timer, which is an oven timer that can be placed anywhere and
used to alert us after a specific time has passed. This is
especially good if we have an appointment or are expecting visitors.
Dazzle alerts
us to objects we drop such as keys, letters and anything else
that may get dropped without our being aware of it.
Dazzle is shocked to see a snowstorm in South Carolina! Where are
those dog toys? Buried in the snow, of course!
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Story Number 3 - Dinner
time written by Jack
"Dazzle is provided with Diamond Lamb and Rice dry dog food. He'd
rather formulate his menu from what little he can con from us
when we eat.
He believes in tithing. He's very polite about it. If we are
having dinner, Steph will "exile" him (he is fed
before we are and is trained to stay away from the table while
we are eating) to the living room, which
is near our dining area. Dazzle will retreat and lie on the
carpet and then metamorphose into a cocker spaniel to get his
mournful sigh and look just right.
If I'm eating alone he will materialize out of the vapors to be
next to me. I will generally offer him a small taste. He adopts
his "Le Cordon Bleu" training to assess my offering. If it
doesn't meet his criteria, he will turn his head and walk two or
three steps back and turn to see if I had a better presentation.
Generally, he likes whatever it is I'm eating, so I'll give him
a couple of tastes. When I'm finished eating I will put up both
hands, palms outward, signifying "no more". Since I don't trick
him, he accepts this and walks away.
At times, he may stand and watch from the living room j-u-s-t i-n c-a-s-e."
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Story Number 2 -
Written by Jack upon returning home from a
dog-friendly shopping trip.
"Stephanie and I had some shopping to do, so we went to the
Super Wal-Mart. Not wanting to walk the many football-field
lengths of the place, I got an electric cart for myself.
Myself and Dazzle, that is. I put a pad on the bottom of the
basket and placed Dazzle in the cart and off we sped. Dazzle
particularly likes these adventures. He sits intently taking
in all the sites and smells as I swoop in and out of the
aisles.
It is an interesting study in contrasts watching the
reactions of the shoppers as they react to the sight of an
escorted Benji dog and a bearded chauffeur pass by in a
motorized cart. The significant fact is that most people will
stare straight at you without a hint of recognition in their
eyes, so involved are they in their own weary pursuits.
Observant children, however, often passengers themselves, are
different. Their eyes open with delight. "Look a dog!" as I
swoop down another aisle before the adult shopping cart pusher
has time to react.
I would say, even in a fairly crowded Saturday afternoon
throng, only about 10% of the shoppers even noticed. Of those,
most smiled. No puritanical frowns on this shopping trip. One
blue apron-clad employee sought to inquire about the
appropriateness of the canine companion, but was easily
diverted by a question about the location of a particular item. I credit the imperious dignity of
Dazzle's demeanor. We were there for about an hour and during that time only one lady, a comfortable
looking woman in her forties broke through the reserve to actually talk with us.
She politely asked if it was ok to approach Dazzle who secretly loves and actually expects this attention.
We chatted for a while and then she thanked the both of us for the experience. I sense that there were others
who would have equally enjoyed such an encounter, but like awkward strangers at a party, they shied away from what could have been a delightful
experience."
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Story Number 1: Valentine for
Stephanie from Jack and Dazzle
written by Jack Walsh
"Dazzle was given to us by the organization, “Dogs
for the Deaf” two days
before September 11th, 2001. So while the country entered a
new era of fear, Stephanie and I entered a magical new
relationship.
Dazzle is a mixture of the best parts of a Shih Tzu and a
Cairn terrier. In my mind that makes him an heir of the
legendary Augustine terrier. The St. Augustine was bred on the
opposite side of the Alps from the more popular St. Bernard of
mountain rescue fame. Equally talented as a service dog, the
St. Augustine first came to notice in 1303 AD assisting monks
from the Augustine monastery in their highly decorative hand
lettering called “illuminations”, which adorned the first
letter of each chapter in the Bible. This exquisite and
colorful lettering was in sharp contrast to the austere and
drab lifestyle of the Augustinian monks themselves.
These lively terriers not only guarded the monastery, but were
trained to fetch, collate and store these illustrated
parchments in their proper order. One reason they are not so
well known today dates back to the Scandal of 1314, which
rocked the foundations of the Roman Catholic Church.
Apparently, one night a pack of dogs shredded thirty pages of
the newly illustrated manuscripts.
Pope Clement V who was in the midst of his controversy with
the Knights Templar denounced “this wanton destruction” and,
by doing so, opposed those monks who pled that the dogs were
visited by Divine inspiration and were preserving the Holy
Bible’s authenticity.
It wasn’t until December 13, 1545 that the Council of Trent
judged that the Augustine terriers were divinely inspired and
the overly masticated pages were forthwith referred to as
“Apocrypha”. In an effort to bestow honor upon these divinely
inspired canines, all undisputed articles of faith would
forevermore be known as “dogma.”
As remarkable as these terriers were in their ability to
collate, collect and store these priceless holy manuscripts,
modernization finally caught up with them since they were
never able to acclimate themselves to the Dewey Decimal
System.
Dazzle is a courtly and loyal companion and yet maintains an
unassailable streak of independence that it is generated by
its own internal logic.
Should you call for him you may be ignored. Should you need
him, he will be immediately by your side. Should you wish to
feed him he will ignore his dinner. Should you wish to feed
yourself he will lie besides you with a plaintive stare.
Should you run an errand he will guard the door until your
return. Should you seek him out he will be invisible. Should
you try to pet him he will stand just out of your reach.
Should you feel a touch of sadness, he will rest his head in
the crook of your arm. Should you be distracted, he will perch
on his haunches like an observant Prairie dog until
acknowledged. Should there be a knock on the door he will
enthusiastically butler the new arrival like a long lost
cousin.
Dazzle has a passion for learning new tricks. His original
trainer informed us that while he will willingly chase balls,
he is too independent to play catch.
She was almost right. Not only will he bring the ball back to
you but also, during the last two weeks, Dazzle has learned a
new trick! When Stephanie accidentally drops something Dazzle
will not only alert Stephanie to where she dropped the item,
he will, with a little encouragement, return the dropped item
to her hand.
Without being anthropomorphic about it, Dazzle appears to
exhibit a wry sense of humor. Should I oversleep beyond the
limits of his tolerance he will rouse me from my sleep and
hasten my steps to the kitchen by brushing his whiskers
against my lurching heels and insteps.
One time when Stephanie and I were resting in bed, Dazzle went
into his Prairie dog routine. We both, in concert, sat up with
our “paws” in front of us, imitating his stance. It was the
first time I ever saw a dog do a double-take realizing that we
were mocking him.
On this Valentine’s Day when our thoughts gravitate towards
family and love, there can be no greater love than what we
feel for our smallest family member, Dazzle il Magnifico."
Happy Valentines Day to Stephanie.
We Love you!
Jack and Dazzle
Bless you,
Dogs for the Deaf!
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