Every adoption tale has the capacity to inspire you to trust in people’s goodness just when you’re ready to give up on humanity altogether. Every year, around 3.3 million dogs end up in animal shelters across the United States, with approximately 670,000 of them being. Even if these figures are terrible, there is still hope in the world.
Bo, the deaf therapy dog adopted by Denise and Frank Sebastianelli, is proof of this. Denise, who lives in Mason, Ohio, says, “We could not have envisioned the voyage we were about to embark on when we went to pick out a new puppy after losing a very precious dog.”
“We wanted to work with therapy dogs and decided on a Flat-Coated Retriever because of their entertaining, goofy, and lovely attitude.” We proceeded to see the two remaining puppies in the litter, one of them was described as a social, confident, and fantastic youngster. The other one is said to be quiet and bashful, and that she will be the last one to leave.”
They spent time with the greatest dog while leaving the other pup in a corner to sleep. The first puppy was gorgeous, but when they asked to see the second, the handler told them, “You don’t want this one.” You can’t teach the other one’s lovely personality. “This one is a little shy.” Frank’s skinny, shy, quiet, and not-so-great puppy climbed into his arms, rested his head on his shoulder, and never left.
The couple found out he was deaf a few weeks later. They were first concerned, but soon found he was the same dog they remembered: cheerful, confident, extroverted, and amusing. Bo can “hear with his heart” as well as any other dog can hear with his ears, according to the couple’s study, which led them to Deaf Dogs Rock. At the age of one year, Bo passed his Canine Good Citizen Test, and at the age of two, he became a licensed Therapy Dog.
Bo will soon be visiting area hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes, as well as the Cincinnati VA Medical Center and St. Rita’s School for the Deaf, to work with veterans. “It isn’t always simple. There will be barriers and problems, but that’s good because all you have to do is keep working and loving,” Denise explains…
