This is Pearl. She's a 4+ year old deaf Australian Cattle Dog. She was a rescue from Guam. We adopted her in Washington through a rescue that fundraised to get her here. We were stationed there at the time and fell in love with her. She's been my sidekick and velcro dog through tons of underways when my husband is out to sea. Now my new cache companion as well
However, we also have another sidekick named Zeus!
Zeus is also another 4+ year old deaf Australian Cattle Dog. He was originally from Texas and was owned by another Navy family, whom I met in WA after I adopted Pearl. I actually adopted their fish first, lol. Later, after we were all stationed in CA, they had a baby and realized their baby was allergic to dogs. So, unfortunately, they needed to rehome both of their dogs. Deaf dogs really aren't sought after because of their handicap, so he was having a hard time finding a new home. I obviously felt my heartstrings being tugged because of Pearl, so I opted to adopt him from her. Pearl is hard to find friends for. Due to the conditions she lived in on the island, she grew up with no socialization and aggression (which we later found after we already adopted her). So, it was a slow process getting her to meet Zeus. We had to do several meet and greets, but everything worked out and now they are inseparable
These pictures were taken recently in the Cleveland National Forest overlooking the Anza Borrego desert in Southern California.
