Meet Our own deaf
Dane Ambassador
Scushy
RIP Sweet Scushy
10/26/11
 Gender - Male
- Age/DOB - 12/8/08
- Height at the shoulder - 31
- Weight - 130
- Spayed/Neutered - Yes
- Taken in on - 9/6/11
- Available as of - 3/6/12
- Housebroken - Yes
- Obedience trained - Some
- Good with other dogs - Yes mostly
- with cats - No
- with kids - Mostly
- with the elderly - Some
- Temperament
-Scushy (rhymes with tushy) is a big happy guy. He likes to play with
other dogs, but supposedly had some problems with a Beagle. Is probably
too pushy and rambunctious for most small kids, the elderly, etc.
without some additional training. He is a drool-er so it's best to feed
and water him outside.
We
got Scushy from a rescue in Idaho. They pulled him for us, from a
shelter in WA. He had been in the shelter for over 8 months and had been
placed and returned twice in that time. He was no longer available for
adoption and was running out of time. The first placement failed because
he was not good with cats. The second placement failed because he
supposedly attacked a Beagle. The rescue that pulled him had him
evaluated for us by a behaviorist. He did fine with other dogs while
with that rescue. Did fine with other dogs during the behaviorist's
assessment. And he's doing fine here with the 11 other dogs we have in
our rescue. In fact he plays every day with one of our most difficult
dogs, a dog that tends to let play get out of hand. Most times this
dog's play sessions have to be interrupted because he gets too rough and
things start to escalate. But Scushy does just fine with him. So I am
not sure what happened with that Beagle, or if Scushy was really at
fault in any way. He may have just been protecting himself. You just
never know what the real story is sometimes. But often the big dog gets
blamed when he wasn't the instigator at all.
Scushy was listed as deaf and mostly blind (blind in one eye and almost
blind in the other). When we got him, it was clear he was deaf and had
some minor vision impairment, but he is certainly not blind. His vision
is perfectly functional. He is a sweet boy. Very vocal. He whines and
cries when he wants something or is locked away from you. He is also a
protector. He barks and plays at being the home security. Of course with
his being deaf, he isn't always barking at real things. He may hear
some loud sounds, as he does seem to react to some things. He is a big
baby. He may have been neutered late. He is a leg lifter and he does
mark his territory. He has also show a potential to be possessive of his
people and try to keep other dogs away. We will work on this, as well
as teach him some basic skills and commands. As of now he does not seem
to have been trained much if at all. But he does want to please so he is
willing to learn.
For someone who likes the Mastiff type Dane, Scushy will be a good
choice. He has the deep jowls and the head and body shape of the
Mastiffs.
We will post additional photos of Scushy as time goes by, so check
back often.
And if you have any questions about Raisin or any of our dogs,
email us or call us at
541-782-2242
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