Not all DRoH Dogs are listed on our website. New intake dogs are first presented to approved adopters and often get adopted.  We recommend any serious adopter applies to adopt and gets in the DRoH approved adopter queue so they will see the newest dogs as they arrive.

This is sassy Cassie. She has a big friendly personality in a small fluffy package. Cassie was born blind so she's not aware she is missing a sense that other dogs have. Her foster parents were initially worried about bringing a blind dog home, not sure how hard it would be to take care of Cassie and also afraid she might be reactive or struggle to interact with her foster fur siblings. But luckily all of those fears were very quickly laid to rest! Since Cassie came from a situation with many dogs, she was able to fit right in with her foster family. The only adjustments her foster parents needed to make were remembering to occasionally talk to Cassie when moving around the house to help her keep track of what's going on and not making huge changes to furniture locations. It took Cassie just a day to learn the layout of her foster home, and she operates at “Roomba” speed where she knows to walk slowly and will gently bounce off of anything in her way. If her foster parents have to leave the house, Cassie understands that she needs to stay in her kennel, but does like to have cartoons or the radio playing to keep her entertained.

Cassie loves playing all day long with her year and a half old foster fur sister, and has been good with all the dogs she has met, big and small, puppy aged up to seniors. During the day she will happily lounge in the sunny spot under the window or a plush place near her foster parents while they work from home, with breaks from napping to play with her fur sister or toys. While she doesn't understand walks on a leash very well, she is happy to follow along during walks around the yard or the fenced park with her harness on, and will jog towards her friends if she is familiar with her surroundings. Her foster parents have a pet stroller that she knows to sit by in the morning and evening because it will take her to the park!

Since Cassie can’t see, she does rely on what she hears to know if something interesting is going on. If she hears a strange sound or if her foster fur siblings start barking, she’ll back them up and certainly makes sure everyone around knows she’s there! She is also very good about letting her people know that she is thirsty or wants to go outside, and knows to wait patiently for someone to help her off the couch or bed.

If Cassie sounds like a good fit for your family please reach out to meet her. We can’t wait to tell you even more about this perfect little girl!