Meet Ivor. This 10 month old Staffordshire puppy’s life started rough. Since he is deaf, he was abandoned by five families before finally reaching the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
Ivor had trust issues, but the RSPCA staff gave him lots of love and attention, thus turning him into the sweetest pup.
Ivor was soon adopted by a woman called Ellie Bromilow. She fell in love with him in spite of his deafness. “He’d already learned the sign command for ‘sit’ and ‘come’ from the staff at the RSPCA center, but now he knows lots more like ‘lie down’, ‘stay’, ‘all gone’ and he’s learning ‘roll over’,” she said.
“Having a deaf dog is just like having a hearing dog. We still speak to him as we sign and I chat to him a lot – even though he can’t hear a word.”
A dog with a big personality, Ivor loves to go for walks and has a great sense of smell. “We use that for games to keep him occupied. We hide lots of treats around the house for him to find.”
I am glad that the beautiful pooch has finally found a loving forever home! Ten-month-old deaf Staffordshire puppy, Ivor, had a rough start in life. He was abandoned by five families because of his disability. However, he found his forever home with Ellie Bromilow who loved him exactly the way he was
“He’d already learned the sign command for ‘sit’ and ‘come’ from the staff at the RSPCA centre” said Ellie “Now he knows lots more like ‘lie down’, ‘stay’, ‘all gone’ and he’s learning ‘roll over. Having a deaf dog is just like having a hearing dog. We still speak to him as we sign and I chat to him a lot – even though he can’t hear a word”
Ivor has a big personality. He loves going on walks and has an incredible sense of smell. “We use that for games to keep him occupied. We hide lots of treats around the house for him to find” Ivor is finally where he belongs! Check out Ivor doing signed commands in the video below!
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