Been a While! Meet the Bubble!

It's been a long time since the blog was last updated, things have been busy and the blog has sadly had to take a back seat!

We now have a newcomer to the Pawsitively Pets Gang! Bubble is now coming upto 5 months and is our first black spotted dalmatian!

Bubble joined us at the age of 11 weeks after speaking with her breeder who was looking for an experienced home for her with someone who could train her properly, as Bubble was born deaf.

A small percentage of dalmatians are born bilaterally deaf due to genetic difference relating to their pigmentation. Bubble was one of these and thankfully, her breeder was not one of the many who believe deaf puppies should be destroyed as soon as the BAER (Brainsteam Auditory Evoked Response) test confirms their lack of hearing at 6 weeks.

Bubble is absolutely fantastic, she goes off the lead to play and has good recall despite being unable to hear as she looks around for Lottie a lot who then recalls her using hand signals.

She has already mastered many hand signals and learns very quickly. She struggles with stay but that's because that waggly dalmatian bum just can't keep still!

She's been accepted into the gang very easily, Eddy, the old boy loves her and is convinced she is his to play with as and when he likes! It's done him good, at the age of 15 years, he just wants to bounce about with her.

Here is Bubble when she first arrived:


She's grown so much recently - more photos will be uploaded once we get them onto the computer.