Hope for Dudley This handsome boy was born deaf and blind in one eye. He is a beautiful, eight month old, purebred Australian Shepherd and was released to WAG by a woman who adopted him from a breeder. She was aware that he was deaf but thought she would be able to handle his training. As he got older she realized that his energy level was too much to handle and she did not have the patience or knowledge to do what was right for him. She surrendered him to WAG so he could get the train- ing necessary for him to be a part of an active family. Dudley is now at Clallam Bay Corrections Cen- ter (CBCC) where he began his basic obedience training. Training a deaf dog requires a major commitment and lots of patience. With research and talking to our trainer, Judith Bell, WAG invested in a vibrating collar for Dudley to assist in getting his attention through vibration since he can’t hear the tone of your voice. He has to look at your face and hands to get his in- structions. He is learning typical hand signs we use in the dog program, along with a few other signs. To signal “good dog”, his trainer uses the simple “thumbs up” sign every time Dudley does something correctly, along with a very animated oral expression of “what a great dog”, and, of course, an immediate reward of a treat. Dudley is learning to focus on his handler. Because he is visu- ally oriented, visual cues must be used. One advantage is that he will not be distracted by noise or other sounds. Since deaf dogs cannot hear people or animals approach them, they can get startled more often. So not to be started, Dudley will be conditioned to wake easily in response to a gentle touch or to being touched unexpectedly. As he matures, he will gain self- confidence and experience in a wide variety of situations. (continued on Page 2) Welfare for Animals Guild A Local Dog Rescue W.A.G. Summer 2015 Serving the Community since 2001 Home Environment Staffed entirely by dedicated volunteers David and Dash By Judy Stirton David called WAG and asked if we had a little dog for him. He was lonesome and needed a buddy. I just happened to have a little Chihuahua named Dash that was quite the character but nobody ever shown interest in him. He was just a brown little dog in the photos on Petfinder, but Dash is a fun, sweet little guy in real life. I have adopted dogs to many seniors, so David was no exception except that he was a man. Most of my senior adopters are women, but over the past few years, I have had four adoptions to men, two of those dogs to men that were lonesome. In fact, another little dog by the name of Brody, that came in with Dash, was adopted to another senior man last year, and is now his constant com- panion. He is a veteran, was so depressed, and was told that he could not have a dog in his apartment complex. I talked to him about contacting his doc- tor for a letter recommending a companion dog. Two months later he called me excited that the apartment manager had read the letter from the doctor and gave him permission to have a little dog. You may have seen Bill and Brody (another Chihuahua mix), walking all over town in Port Angeles. David met Dash last month and they bonded instantly. What a win-win! Dash needed a loving home and David needed something to love. David said, “Dash is such a wonderful dog and I love him so much. I missed my other little dog so (continued on Page 3) P.O. Box 3966, Sequim, WA 98382 Message Phone 360-460-6258
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Hope for Dudley
This handsome boy was born deaf and blind in one eye. He is a
beautiful, eight month old, purebred Australian Shepherd and was
released to WAG by a woman who adopted him from a breeder.
She was aware that he was deaf but thought she would be able to
handle his training.
As he got older
she realized that his
energy level was
too much to handle
and she did not have
the patience or
knowledge to do
what was right for
him.
She surrendered
him to WAG so he
could get the train-
ing necessary for
him to be a part of
an active family. Dudley is now at Clallam Bay Corrections Cen-
ter (CBCC) where he began his basic obedience training.
Training a deaf dog requires a major commitment and lots of
patience. With research and talking to our trainer, Judith Bell,
WAG invested in a vibrating collar for Dudley to assist in getting
his attention through vibration since he can’t hear the tone of
your voice. He has to look at your face and hands to get his in-
structions. He is learning typical hand signs we use in the dog
program, along with a few other signs. To signal “good dog”, his
trainer uses the simple “thumbs up” sign every time Dudley does
something correctly, along with a very animated oral expression
of “what a great dog”, and, of course, an immediate reward of a
treat.
Dudley is learning to focus on his handler. Because he is visu-
ally oriented, visual cues must be used. One advantage is that he
will not be distracted by noise or other sounds.
Since deaf dogs cannot hear people or animals approach them,
they can get startled more often. So not to be started, Dudley will
be conditioned to wake easily in response to a gentle touch or to
being touched unexpectedly. As he matures, he will gain self-
confidence and experience in a wide variety of situations. (continued on Page 2)
Welfare for Animals Guild
A Local Dog Rescue
W.A.G. Summer 2015
Serving the Community
since 2001
Home Environment
Staffed entirely by
dedicated volunteers
David and
Dash By Judy Stirton
David called
WAG and asked if
we had a little dog
for him. He was
l one so me an d
needed a buddy. I
just happened to have a little Chihuahua named
Dash that was quite the character but nobody ever
shown interest in him. He was just a brown little
dog in the photos on Petfinder, but Dash is a fun,
sweet little guy in real life.
I have adopted dogs to many seniors, so David
was no exception except that he was a man. Most
of my senior adopters are women, but over the
past few years, I have had four adoptions to men,
two of those dogs to men that were lonesome.
In fact, another little dog by the name of Brody,
that came in with Dash, was adopted to another
senior man last year, and is now his constant com-
panion. He is a veteran, was so depressed, and was
told that he could not have a dog in his apartment
complex. I talked to him about contacting his doc-
tor for a letter recommending a companion dog.
Two months later he called me excited that the
apartment manager had read the letter from the
doctor and gave him permission to have a little
dog. You may have seen Bill and Brody (another
Chihuahua mix), walking all over town in Port
Angeles.
David met Dash last month and they bonded
instantly. What a win-win! Dash needed a loving
home and David needed something to love. David
said, “Dash is such a wonderful dog and I love
him so much. I missed my other little dog so (continued on Page 3)
P.O. Box 3966, Sequim, WA 98382 Message Phone 360-460-6258
PLEASE JOIN US Saturday, August 29, 7:00pm Olympic Cellars Summer Concert
presents Creme Tangerine Supporting the Welfare for Animals Guild
Enjoy the great music and wine under the stars
Concert Starts at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm, and we suggest you bring lawn chairs. Family Venue. Local restaurants or catering companies will be onsite with food available for purchase. Creme Tangerine do Beatles songs. Faithful versions but not carbon copies. Don't expect Beatles tribute band clones. But do expect all your fav Beatles songs, the hits, the B sides And you won't find any more nicer lads. No Musician Ego Trips here. Just Magical Mystery Tours. Tickets Online: $14.00/person. Go to: www.olympiccellars.com/events Tickets at the Door: $17.00/person
Address: 255410 Hwy 101, Port Angeles, WA 98362— (360) 452-0160
The Sequim Education Founda-
tion's 10th Annual Film Festival was held in April and this year added a new
Community Service category to its prizes.
Matthew Schock and Sebastian Goettling,
who have been volunteers and foster
helpers for WAG for over a year, wanted to
enter a film depicting the great
work that WAG does.
Their film, entitled, "WAG" won second place in the
Community Service category at the festival. It increased com-
munity awareness and
interest from people
who want to help, and
had amazing support
from the WAG volun-
teers who turned out to
c h e e r t h e m
on. Because of their
film, the Sequim Sun-
rise Rotary (sponsor of the Community Service Award) came
t h r o u g h w i t h s o me mu c h n e e d e d p o we r
equipment to help install some fencing at WAG’s new facility,
Half Way Home Ranch (see story on Page 3).
The film can be viewed from the WAG webpage or from