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Deaf Puppy Heads to Chicago - News - WSAV.com - Savannah / Hilton Head
60 pounds of love. That's what one Savannah couple is calling their foster rescue dog, a pit bull puppy named Casino. For months, the couple's been searching for the "right home for him." We say that because Casino has a disability. One not everybody may be able to deal with. NEWS 3'S Tristan Tully has the story of the affectionate pooch and his road trip of a lifetime.
Lovable doesn't quite seem to cover the bases when talking about this handsome pup. Cynthia Sharpley and her husband took Casino in as a foster dog after one of her husband's coworkers found him in downtown Savannah. Little did they know, Casino would touch their lives as much as they touched his, "His face, I mean you look at his face and you just fall in love with him. I mean those big ears and the eyes..."
Shortly after the Sharpleys took Casino in, they discovered something was different about him. He wasn't responding when they would call for him. Casino was deaf. Normally, deaf puppies would be the first to be put down because they are deemed un-trainable, but Cynthia finds that to be quite the opposite, "Because of his disability he pays more attention to you. He has more eye contact, he knows where you are at all times and he likes to be with you."
After several suspect phone calls from people who were interested in Casino because of his breed, Cynthia decided she needed to take matters into her own hands. That's when she found Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary in Chicago, an organization that specializes in deaf animals, "They will be taking him in and training him and doing everything possible so he can be ready for his forever home."
For Cynthia, life without Casino isn't going to be an easy adjustment, "I just told my husband it's going to be very hard to see him go. I mean every time I think about it I have a little bit of tear eye."
Through her brief time with the pit bull pup, Casino's strong will has taught her she can handle things she never thought possible, "Just showed me that I can do more. It showed me that if you take your heart is not something you can do it."
The Sharpleys found someone to drive casino to his new home in Chicago. His road trip starts Tuesday.
60 pounds of love. That's what one Savannah couple is calling their foster rescue dog, a pit bull puppy named Casino. For months, the couple's been searching for the "right home for him." We say that because Casino has a disability. One not everybody may be able to deal with. NEWS 3'S Tristan Tully has the story of the affectionate pooch and his road trip of a lifetime.
Lovable doesn't quite seem to cover the bases when talking about this handsome pup. Cynthia Sharpley and her husband took Casino in as a foster dog after one of her husband's coworkers found him in downtown Savannah. Little did they know, Casino would touch their lives as much as they touched his, "His face, I mean you look at his face and you just fall in love with him. I mean those big ears and the eyes..."
Shortly after the Sharpleys took Casino in, they discovered something was different about him. He wasn't responding when they would call for him. Casino was deaf. Normally, deaf puppies would be the first to be put down because they are deemed un-trainable, but Cynthia finds that to be quite the opposite, "Because of his disability he pays more attention to you. He has more eye contact, he knows where you are at all times and he likes to be with you."
After several suspect phone calls from people who were interested in Casino because of his breed, Cynthia decided she needed to take matters into her own hands. That's when she found Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary in Chicago, an organization that specializes in deaf animals, "They will be taking him in and training him and doing everything possible so he can be ready for his forever home."
For Cynthia, life without Casino isn't going to be an easy adjustment, "I just told my husband it's going to be very hard to see him go. I mean every time I think about it I have a little bit of tear eye."
Through her brief time with the pit bull pup, Casino's strong will has taught her she can handle things she never thought possible, "Just showed me that I can do more. It showed me that if you take your heart is not something you can do it."
The Sharpleys found someone to drive casino to his new home in Chicago. His road trip starts Tuesday.