This is something we haven't done before, and I don't know why — but from now on when we post any of our animals on PetFinder for adoption, we're also going to post them on the blog so our long-time readers will know they're available for adoption. The blog has helped "arrange" many wonderful adoptions in recent years, so it only makes sense to mention here when we have made new additions to our PetFinder page.
So … this weekend we officially listed Spencer and Katie on PetFinder. They are our impossibly cute, blind-and-deaf Dachshund pair, a brother and sister who are intensely bonded with each other. Yes, we want to adopt them out together.
You'd never think they are blind and deaf when you watch them running around, playing with each other, roughhousing with other dogs, and generally having the time of their lives. Because they were born blind and deaf, they have no idea they are disabled — they just assume the world is a quiet and dark place, and we're all navigating around in it just like they are. That makes them pretty fearless and inquisitive — Katie in particular is quite the explorer.
Why list them now? No specific reason — but with spring here (well, in most places), it seemed a pretty good time. Our sense is that adoptions increase when the weather warms up. We'll be adding a couple more in the coming week.
Of course, as we say on our website's Adoptions page, we only have a handful of our animals listed on PetFinder at any one time, but that doesn't mean others here aren't necessarily available. Just email me if you're interested in an animal who isn't on PetFinder. Whether they are or aren't available depends on a lot of variables, and sometimes changes. For example, we've had blind Samantha on PetFinder for a couple of years now without a single inquiry; I just took her off this weekend because of her advancing age and declining health.
Spencer and Katie will fill a special someone's home with love and joy, so if you'd like to bring them into your family, please let me know. Serious inquiries only, and you'll have to travel to New Hampshire to meet us and them (unless we already know you).
Here they are from last summer … hopefully those days will be back again soon!
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