‘My friend found 6 abandoned puppies off a busy freeway in Texas. I ended up adopting Richie bc me and my dog both fell in love with him.’: The rescue puppy who beat the odds, found a furever home and lived happily ever after with his deaf doggo sibling

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Nov 1, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Roadside doggo rescues are hardly ever an easy thing to deal with. They are dumped in such a dangerous place that it is hard to comprehend how they have not been maimed or even how they are still alive in most cases. But in this case we have a truly unique rescue story in that the puppers in question were in pawfect condition and health and everything for once, went smoothly. In fact so smooth that one of those darling puppers managed to quickly crawl into the heart of his rescuer and her deaf doggo becoming a wonderfully welcome addition to their paw-family in a matter of moments.

It is hard to express just how wholesome and heartwarming such a story is without reading it for yourself so we thoroughly recommend you do so, just maybe get yourself some tissues so that you have something to wipe your happy tears on.

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    My friend found 6 abandoned puppies off a busy freeway in Texas. We took them to the vet & all are healthy (and now vaccinated). I ended
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    up adopting this lil boy bc me and my dog (3rd picture) both fell in love with him. Pretty sure he's a pit <3 also, all but 1 have been adopted to loving homes. Who could do such an evil thing to innocent pups??
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  • How much sweeter can a rescue adoption be than the pawrent and their current dog child falling for the new puppy they are about to adopt. It is like going to buy clothes and having them fit you perfectly and in your favorite color and cut at the same time. 

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    Hi yall! I posted on here a couple weeks ago telling Richie's story about how him and his puppy siblings were abandoned off a busy freeway in Texas. All have been
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    adopted to happy homes, and 2 of his siblings were adopted by my close friends, so he will get to see them often) he used to have a strong preference for women, but after
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    meeting some of my guy friends he's finally feeling safe and trusting around men. He already sleeps in bed with me and my older dog, which I know is not the
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    recommended thing to do for a puppy, but he loves cuddling with my dog so much and my dog loves it too. So do I. He has a crate, I tried my best. Don't judge me. I
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    have a huge backyard but he prefers the indoors. I play frisbee and throw the tennis ball outside with him in hopes that he'll start to enjoy being outside more. He
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    follows my older dogs lead, which makes potty training SO much easier. My older dog was born deaf, and Richie has caught on to that.
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    When he wants to play, instead of coming up behind him and startling him, he gently taps his back to get his attention (which my older dog really appreciates). We're
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    still training him, but he already knows shake. Instead of shake, we say "Kapeesh" because we're all Italian and so his he. Hence his name being Richie and my other dog being Luigi. Thanks
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  • Ok, now we are literally bawling our eyes out. This is just too sweet to handle. For all the rough rescue stories we come across on this page, this is the one that makes it all worth it. The story that restores our faith in the idea that there can be a sweet and simple adoption with little to no drama and just happily ever afters all around.

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    for all the love on my previous post! Have a wonderful day <3
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