Deaf rescue dog is so incredible that he convinces his dad to adopt two more deaf dogs. We talked to Chris about how all three of his dogs get excited when he gets out their therapy vest!
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00:00The man asked me why I would want to adopt a broken dog.
00:04I was ready to adopt my first rescue dog, and it just so happened that the puppy was born deaf.
00:09He is so adorable!
00:11I immediately thought of my nephew, who was also born deaf,
00:15and it really sparked a fire within me.
00:18It really changed my entire life's mindset.
00:24I realized that Cole had a very, very special way with children,
00:27and a very special way with humans in general.
00:29I knew that I wanted to pursue therapy dog training for him.
00:32I wanted to change the way people think about differences.
00:36And it is a profound advantage to be in an elementary school, therapy dog, and to be deaf,
00:43because he can have 100% of his focus where he wants it on any given moment.
00:48When Cole is ready to take a nap, there is no stopping Cole from taking his nap.
00:53I love this one.
00:58I honestly, in my heart, believe Cole knows that he was born to do this job.
01:03He saw me grab his therapy vest and hopped out of the front door.
01:11I would never do anything that I thought Cole wasn't interested in doing.
01:18There's that smile right there.
01:21I adopted Cole in 2017, and I've had such an incredible journey with him
01:28that four years later, I was able to adopt Cece.
01:32So I knew from only five weeks old that Cece was deaf.
01:36And then about a year and a half later, Alice came into my world.
01:41Who's the happiest girl? Who's the happiest girl?
01:45With her beautiful face and her cleft palate and her also being born deaf.
01:51Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, which of you will get to go?
01:59Every morning, it's kind of an eeny, meeny, miny, moe
02:02of which of the three are going to be going to school that day.
02:07Where are you going?
02:08As a therapy dog handler, I can only take one dog per day to school.
02:13But we have the weekly visits with the veterans,
02:16and we are able to take the whole team
02:18because we have multiple handlers for the three of them.
02:23It's pretty neat.
02:25I know they love their job because when they see me pull the vest out
02:28in our morning routine, it's like they all just stare at me
02:31and they're like little kids just staring like,
02:33do I get to go today?
02:35And they're just so happy. It's fun to watch. I love it.
02:39When we're not working, I have to share the couch
02:42with multiple dogs during cuddle time.
02:44Sometimes we'll just chill with a bowl of popcorn.
02:47It's cuddle time every single night, and there's nothing like it. I love it.
02:54Each one of them has their own role in our mission,
02:57and it's so awesome to see the impact that each one of them has
03:01in a very different way.