NINA
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STATE: ME
AGE: 3 years
WEIGHT: 35 lbs
SEX: Female
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: White
DOCKED TAIL: No
CROPPED EARS: No
CHILDREN under 4: Unsure
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: Not so far
OTHER DOGS: Yes
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED: No
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: No
LEASH TRAINED: Somewhat
ATTENDING OBEDIENCE: No
MICROCHIPPED: Yes
ADOPTION FEE: $300 + $20 microchip fee
DEAF
AGE: 3 years
WEIGHT: 35 lbs
SEX: Female
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: White
DOCKED TAIL: No
CROPPED EARS: No
CHILDREN under 4: Unsure
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: Not so far
OTHER DOGS: Yes
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED: No
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: No
LEASH TRAINED: Somewhat
ATTENDING OBEDIENCE: No
MICROCHIPPED: Yes
ADOPTION FEE: $300 + $20 microchip fee
DEAF
UPDATE 9/15/05 - 'Too much to manage...'
Four simple words used by some person to justify giving up this unbelievably sweet girl. Four
simple words helped bring her into our home. I'll state my thought, whether SCBR chooses to
post it or not... and that is that some people don't deserve to be dog owners.
Ok, enough ranting. Here's an update on our beautiful Nina. After about a week with her we
can definately confirm she is deaf... or perhaps mastered the art of ignoring the humans. Her
inability to hear is definately not a disability. She is teaching us how to properly communicate
our human requests to her in the form of hand signals. We have learned how to sign 'sit', 'stay',
'come' and 'bring daddy a beer' (ok, I'm still working on the last one). The fact that she can't
hear almost adds an additional level of cuteness to her. Picture your Boxer getting into something
and not being able to hear your emotional plea's to stop.
Other updates... Nina had her first visit with her new doc yesterday. She confirmed that a bump
we felt is MCT (mast cell tumor). It is a small growth located on her side, which according to
our own research is a fairly common issue with Boxers. The growth will be removed tomorrow and
we are optomistic for a full recovery. Nina has also tested positive for Lyme. Our vet suggested
no coarse of action unless symptoms develop.
Other than that she is a totally healthy little girl... little as in she was 38lbs when we picked
her up. She weighed in yesterday at 41.5lbs. She also has a natural tail, which is quite amusing
as it wags so fast and hard that it nearly knocked our cat unconscious.
All in all this is an incredible girl. She is very well-mannered, loves her other two fur brothers,
and is completely house broken.
I'll ask her to check in after her surgery tomorrow. Until then.
9/9/05 - Nina has been adopted!
9/1/05 - I am quite sure that Nina is deaf. She does not respond to her name or voice commands, and is the last
to respond to a noise at the door. When my friend was over this evening, she tried whistling for reaction--no
reaction. She does respond to simple hand signals like a wave to come, and the 'sit' finger.
We only place deaf dogs in a home with a fenced yard and at least one other hearing dog. They also usually
cannot be crated as they experience too much anxiety being enclosed and unable to move around to see
everything, since they cannot hear. Nina's foster Mom said she does great without being crated, but was extremely
upset about going into a crate, which now makes sense knowing more about Nina.
8/30/05 - Little Nina has had diarrhea since her arrival here, and limiting her diet to boiled rice with atouch of
hamburg hasn't fixed it yet. So she's had a couple of acidents in the house, but also shows that she knows she is
supposed to go outside. She does go when she is outside, and her accidents have been near the door. She
discovered the couch pretty quickly, and loves to curl up on it or on a dogbed. She'll share a bed with Tika, ans she
is so tiny that there is plenty of room. I went to bed last night to find her on my bed waiting for me! For a tiny little
thing she is quite athletic--she can jump onto that bed with ease, and Tika acts like she is climbing Mount Everest
when she is invited up. Nina hasn't even noticed that I have a cat living here. and she pays no attention to my
chickens when they walk by the front door. She pays attention to me as I am walking up the the walkway, though!
She does the Boxer Bean Dance as fast as can be, wiggling and turning in circles with her tail wagging so hard
you'd think it would hurt! She doesn't jump up on me, but she jumps up a lttle so her head is easier for me to
reach to pet. She is so cute with her underbite, and I learned that she knows "SIT". Nina does not try to charge
out the door, and is gentle in everything. She does not like loud voices, and does not like it when Rocky does his
"bark loudly at me for no known reason" routine--she barks at him! (Maybe that will get him to stop!) Nina also
seems a little afraid of the crate so we are taking that slowly. I did see her look inside it after Tika had been
enjoying a treat in there, but she won't come to me if I am near the crate and will try to back out oif her collar if I try to
bring her to it. And since she has no misbehaviors in the house, crating is not a big deal to us.
8/29/05 - Nina is the tiniest and sweetest Boxer we have ever had here at the Riverview! She arrived last night after
a very long transport from Newark. Transporters all reported that she was little angel on the ride up to Maine. She
walked into the house with tail waging, and was greeted by Rocky and Tika who had their tlittle nubs wiggling.
Tika showed Nina the backyard and where to do her business (which she did). And then since everyone was
happy togerther I went back upstairs to water the plants on the deck. I heard a splash, and ran down the step to
the lower deck to see this tiny little girl on the insulating pool cover in the middle of my pool! She was as calm as
could be, and didn't even get wet--but I did! I put the ladder in, and jumped in, and placed her back on the deck. I
wish I could have seen how she got in there! After that excitement we all went to bed, and slept right through the
night. My 20 year old son already loves her, and she is already part of this family. She was an owner surrender to
the shelter, but I can't figure out why anyone wouldn't want her--she is a sweet and gentle as can be. We'll be off to
the vet this week to get her checked out and all up to date, and then she will be ready for some very lucky family to
give her a new start in life.
Four simple words used by some person to justify giving up this unbelievably sweet girl. Four
simple words helped bring her into our home. I'll state my thought, whether SCBR chooses to
post it or not... and that is that some people don't deserve to be dog owners.
Ok, enough ranting. Here's an update on our beautiful Nina. After about a week with her we
can definately confirm she is deaf... or perhaps mastered the art of ignoring the humans. Her
inability to hear is definately not a disability. She is teaching us how to properly communicate
our human requests to her in the form of hand signals. We have learned how to sign 'sit', 'stay',
'come' and 'bring daddy a beer' (ok, I'm still working on the last one). The fact that she can't
hear almost adds an additional level of cuteness to her. Picture your Boxer getting into something
and not being able to hear your emotional plea's to stop.
Other updates... Nina had her first visit with her new doc yesterday. She confirmed that a bump
we felt is MCT (mast cell tumor). It is a small growth located on her side, which according to
our own research is a fairly common issue with Boxers. The growth will be removed tomorrow and
we are optomistic for a full recovery. Nina has also tested positive for Lyme. Our vet suggested
no coarse of action unless symptoms develop.
Other than that she is a totally healthy little girl... little as in she was 38lbs when we picked
her up. She weighed in yesterday at 41.5lbs. She also has a natural tail, which is quite amusing
as it wags so fast and hard that it nearly knocked our cat unconscious.
All in all this is an incredible girl. She is very well-mannered, loves her other two fur brothers,
and is completely house broken.
I'll ask her to check in after her surgery tomorrow. Until then.
9/9/05 - Nina has been adopted!
9/1/05 - I am quite sure that Nina is deaf. She does not respond to her name or voice commands, and is the last
to respond to a noise at the door. When my friend was over this evening, she tried whistling for reaction--no
reaction. She does respond to simple hand signals like a wave to come, and the 'sit' finger.
We only place deaf dogs in a home with a fenced yard and at least one other hearing dog. They also usually
cannot be crated as they experience too much anxiety being enclosed and unable to move around to see
everything, since they cannot hear. Nina's foster Mom said she does great without being crated, but was extremely
upset about going into a crate, which now makes sense knowing more about Nina.
8/30/05 - Little Nina has had diarrhea since her arrival here, and limiting her diet to boiled rice with atouch of
hamburg hasn't fixed it yet. So she's had a couple of acidents in the house, but also shows that she knows she is
supposed to go outside. She does go when she is outside, and her accidents have been near the door. She
discovered the couch pretty quickly, and loves to curl up on it or on a dogbed. She'll share a bed with Tika, ans she
is so tiny that there is plenty of room. I went to bed last night to find her on my bed waiting for me! For a tiny little
thing she is quite athletic--she can jump onto that bed with ease, and Tika acts like she is climbing Mount Everest
when she is invited up. Nina hasn't even noticed that I have a cat living here. and she pays no attention to my
chickens when they walk by the front door. She pays attention to me as I am walking up the the walkway, though!
She does the Boxer Bean Dance as fast as can be, wiggling and turning in circles with her tail wagging so hard
you'd think it would hurt! She doesn't jump up on me, but she jumps up a lttle so her head is easier for me to
reach to pet. She is so cute with her underbite, and I learned that she knows "SIT". Nina does not try to charge
out the door, and is gentle in everything. She does not like loud voices, and does not like it when Rocky does his
"bark loudly at me for no known reason" routine--she barks at him! (Maybe that will get him to stop!) Nina also
seems a little afraid of the crate so we are taking that slowly. I did see her look inside it after Tika had been
enjoying a treat in there, but she won't come to me if I am near the crate and will try to back out oif her collar if I try to
bring her to it. And since she has no misbehaviors in the house, crating is not a big deal to us.
8/29/05 - Nina is the tiniest and sweetest Boxer we have ever had here at the Riverview! She arrived last night after
a very long transport from Newark. Transporters all reported that she was little angel on the ride up to Maine. She
walked into the house with tail waging, and was greeted by Rocky and Tika who had their tlittle nubs wiggling.
Tika showed Nina the backyard and where to do her business (which she did). And then since everyone was
happy togerther I went back upstairs to water the plants on the deck. I heard a splash, and ran down the step to
the lower deck to see this tiny little girl on the insulating pool cover in the middle of my pool! She was as calm as
could be, and didn't even get wet--but I did! I put the ladder in, and jumped in, and placed her back on the deck. I
wish I could have seen how she got in there! After that excitement we all went to bed, and slept right through the
night. My 20 year old son already loves her, and she is already part of this family. She was an owner surrender to
the shelter, but I can't figure out why anyone wouldn't want her--she is a sweet and gentle as can be. We'll be off to
the vet this week to get her checked out and all up to date, and then she will be ready for some very lucky family to
give her a new start in life.
