Congratulations to you both. Have you picked out a name yet? She looks like she might have some Great Dane in there somewhere.

Oh, Sherry thank you!! Her name is Lola, but that's what she was listed as...so we kept it because we can't think of a reason to change it :) Plus it's easy to sign...

Yes, she has Great Dane feet if that's a thing--you know kind of knobbly...

Penny, YaHooo!!! Yes of course I remember your other post about the sad situation with the doggy. You posted it in the KT also.

Lola is beautiful. Such a lucky girl she is to have found her life with you. You must be over the moon happy.

Her ears look totally cute with one up and one down. Possiably both were supposed to be up but for some reason one didn't stand but that ok she's too dang cute. Arnt we lucky Penny. You might remember I have searched for a number of years for a Chihuahua Puppy and we finially have her..a tiny girl.

Yep we've been blessed Penny. Please keep us updated on Lola and a big congratulations on your new family member.

What a cute dog! Congratulations! I have never had a deaf dog. How do you get her attention? Like stomping your foot for vibration until she looks at you? Did you have experience or do you learn along with her?

God bless you for opening your home to Lola. I didnt realized you communicated by signing.

So adorable. Congratulations to both of you!

Thank you everyone for sharing my happiness! She is a joy to have around. Plus, she actually cuddles you!

Mama, thank you and I'm so happy for you, too, and yes, we are very lucky to get to have such happiness in our houses!

Iris, thank you. Yes, we can get her attention by banging on the floor or using a flashlight at night, but I usually simply go near her until she makes eye contact. We don't have experience with deaf dogs, so we're all learning. We take her to puppy classes at Petco and the trainer there just happened to previously have a deaf dog she worked with. Lola is VERY food motivated and we find that that's key to training. Plus the sign for "good (girl)" is just the thumbs up sign. And the sign for us being happy to see her is jazz hands... :) She's very good at reading facial expressions, too, as are hearing dogs (we just kind of disregard that aspect with a hearing dog although it's a great reinforcement)...

Bossyvossy thank you...we are lucky...there are many deaf dogs, sadly also blind dogs as it has to do with breeding. They need specific cells in their eardrums to be able to hear and those cells are the same that determine coat color...so white dogs are sometimes deaf. Deaf and blind dogs can also be trained but by using their sense of smell.

Cooper thank you very much. I came home tonight to doggy hugs! What could be better? She seems to know she's not in the shelter anymore. At least that's what we tell ourselves!

Enough of my gushing about my new girl... :)

Congrats, Lola is beautiful, they know when they have been rescued, I'm so happy for all of you. It's going to be fun teaching her how to swim. Keep posting pic's of Lola's new life in her forever home.

oh she looks as sweet as the day is long! congrats on your new baby and thank you for adopting a special needs pup. special because she's deaf but also special because she will enrich your lives in ways you don't even realize yet! i've worked with great dane rescue for years and know many people who have opened their homes to deafies. they always say they will have another and another, just something awesome about them.

as for training, you can get vibrating collars that come in very handy for getting their attention especially if they are out running and playing.

i was thinking "great dane" also and when i saw this..."she actually cuddles"...that just confirmed it for me!! LOL

looking forward to lots more pictures of lola!

Beautiful girl. One ear up and one down is perfect.

She is beautiful!!

So cute! Once you've had her for a while, it will be easy to make eye contact because they watch us like a HAWK! HAHA! I can hardly do anything without my dog watching my every move.

Is there anything cuter than a dog with their nose tucked away in their legs fast asleep?! Precious!

She is so, so beautiful and very lucky too! I'm so glad to run across this post as I remember the other post from the KT. Lola is going to bring so much joy into your life, and you into hers.

My old dog was deaf the last two years of her life and it was never an issue. I don't remember ever consciously starting to sign, it just sort of happened. It sounds like there is sort of a doggy sign language out there? We just improvised as we went, and thank goodness she always had pretty good eyesight. Arkansas girl is right though, she would look to us every couple of minutes, so even when she was out in the backyard, it never took long to get her attention. Hope it's going smoothly with Lola as you learn to communicate with one another.

Enjoy your beautiful dog!

Congratulations! She is beautiful. I love her one up one down ear look. We use hand signals with our hearing dog. We did with our previous dog who lived to a nice old age and lost hearing in her later years. It is so wonderful that she found you and she now has a loving forever home!

What a cutie! I think she looks like a Doberman a little but her chest isn’t as large. They are known for being lovebugs (Velcro dog) and they also curl up in tiny balls like that. I have a Dobie myself.

Bless you, dear, for saving her. "Her name was 'Lola.' She was a showgirl with yellow ribbons in her hair and a dress cut down to there..." Our dog died of a stroke in March and we are so lonesome. I will be interested to read your posts about training her. What a challenge, but what a wonderful thing you've done.

Lo lo lo lola. Lola. (Sorry.)

Thank you so much for the good wishes! Things are still going very well here...she's learning what's acceptable behavior, although we're real pushovers in this house, so that doesn't say much! She knows the sign for "walk" (one hand flat, two fingers of the other hand "walking" on the palm) and she goes a bit mad with excitement...It's rather funny to get her worked up... :)

Ilovecomputers, I'm sorry for your loss...and the grieving happens in it's own time. Do you think you will you get another at some point? Every time we lose one we say never again...it's so difficult. But then they give so much love and are such great company. (Also, I sing those two songs a LOT!)

Here's Lola putting a few plants in...and...she was not a white dog by the time she was done, lol

Wow. I would be touched, too :)

Clearly many rocks have to be examined and discarded before just the right rock is discovered...Labor of love, for sure.

And thank you, My3dogs :)

I love that picture of Lola helping with the gardening chores. Yes, we hope to get another dog very soon. If I can figure out how to send you a private message, pennydesign, I will do so.

danes LOVE to dig!! i think you should do a DNA test to see what breeds pop up. i'd just about bet my last nickel that this sweetie has some dane in her. ;)

i have a facebook friend who lives in the UK and rescues only deaf and/or blind danes. she has 7 at the moment, all of them pure white. to watch the videos of all of them running and playing is nothing short of amazing! three of them are totally deaf and blind. it's beyond me how they don't crash and burn!

It's official. I am so freaking stupid for this dog! I'm kind of embarrassed.

I don't know if it's because she's deaf or if it's because of how she might have been treated before, but when she sleeps she HAS to be touching a person. Naturally, when I sit (as I am now) being a lazy-a**, she'll curl up next to me and nap. So I'm obliged to not move until her nap is over....It's my job and I take it seriously. I will not fail her in this :)

(Oh what pets reduce us to!!)

Pic of the day...

"Mom, you sneaked into the kitchen without me!!"

oh sheesh! that just seals it for me, she HAS to be part dane!!! that "touching me" thing is soooo typical of danes. i'm so happy for you, there's just nothing like that special bond, it can't be beat. <3

Penny, after 2 1/2 years, my pup finally realized that I am more than a meal ticket and fell in love with me, so I'm at your "stupid stage"---fingers and paws crossed that we won't move past it........

Love the pictures and continued story! You are having so much fun with this dear dog.

(We had a cat like that: if she was on your lap, everyone had to wait on you because you could not disturb the cat by getting up!)

OMG I love those ears!

Congrats on your Lola - I have one too - probably the polar opposite since she's a black toy poodle! LOL

Your Lola is a lucky girl to have found you!

Thanks everyone for you kind words and interest...

Pet people are the best :)

She is beautiful. Her coloring and deafness is likely a congenital issue. It occurs more often in several different breeds (Harlequin Great Danes are on that list), and referred to as "excessive white." There's no pigment in her inner ear. My Aussie's excessive white is due to two merle Aussies being bred together (double merle - a no-no for breeders). Lola may also experience blindness in the future for the same reason. There are a lot of studies out there now, more than you could find just five years ago. Regardless of all that, I'm sure Lola will be loved to pieces and she'll adapt like most dogs do!

I'm not sure the need to touch is only a Great Dane trait. Our late schnauzer was the same way. She slept between my husband and me. Before laying down, she would circle around counter-clockwise 3 times and then just drop down. After a minute or two, one of her legs would kick out to touch one of us. We called it her radar.