Adorable blind and deaf puppy needs adopting, man considers it but worries about her quality of life with other pets, strangers share inspiring stories that encourage him to adopt

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Aug 6, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Would you adopt a blind and deaf puppy?

It's a lot of work to take on adopting a puppy. There's so much training involved, and many people have compared it to having a baby. Of course it's not the same, but it's also more work that adopting anything else! So what if the puppy is also blind and deaf? There's a slew of issues that could arise from these caveats, but eventually if you give it your all and you treat the puppy with love and responsibility, then everything will work out fine. This guy already has two dogs, a girl and a boy. There's a dog shelter near him, and he wants to adopt a 3 month old blind and deaf puppy. He doesn't know the backstory but he wants to contact the shelter to find out more information. All he knows is that he's a cocker spaniel and has light blue eyes. His girl dog has some health issues, but they're manageable. He wonders if he can handle the two dogs and their things with a new puppy who's blind and deaf. He's not allowed to be fostered, so it's adopting or nothing. 

What he wonders the most is if he can give this puppy a good life. Everyone in the comments below reassure him that it's absolutely manageable, and as long as he's dedicated, loving, and committed then there's no reason why it shouldn't work out. It's an adorable wholesome story and worth the read. Enjoy every moment of it and let's hope he adopts him in the end!

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    Blind and deaf cocker spaniel puppy. 

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    Hi everyone, sorry in advanced for the long message.
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    For some background, I currently have 2 Havanese dogs (Boy, 1 and Girl, 6). There is a dog at a shelter
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    near me that I have been interested in adopting that is 3 months old. He is blind and deaf. I
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    don't know his backstory but will contact the shelter to find out more information on his backstory.
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    According to the shelter he is a cocker spaniel and he is completely white with light blue eyes based on the pictures.
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    One of my dogs (Girl) has some health issues (anxiety and grade 3 luxating patellas) which I knew
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    going into adopting her. These are both manageable as we plan to get her surgeries done in the next
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    few months and she is on anxiety medications.
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    I have watched a dog previously that was deaf and he knew sign language which was easy for me to
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    learn and to tell him to sit, etc. He was a bit older (I believe 5 years old) so I am unsure what it was like for him as a puppy.
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    My question is, will this blind and deaf puppy have a good quality of life if I adopt him? He
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    unfortunately is unable to be fostered or else I would've done that, and the shelter did not give
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    me a reason to why he wasn't able to be so he is stuck in the shelter until he is adopted.
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    If anyone has advice or recommendations, please let me know, as I am really back and forth
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    on whether or not this would be a good decision for him, my other dogs, and myself. I just want the
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    best for my two pups and this puppy. Thank you in advanced!
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  • Taking care of a puppy is hard enough. It's an incredibly big decision, and requires some serious commitment. You really have to be there around the clock for the puppy to be training on the bathroom, and behavior. It's extra work since this person already has two dogs. Having a puppy is a full time job, and when he's blind and deaf it'll be even more work. But it looks like this nice person is up for the challenge, and it's beautiful to see how much love someone has to give to others. The comments are all very encouraging stories of people who adopted puppies who had issues too. 

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    Own-Recognition9009 I think it's doable. He'll be navigating the world by smell, touch, and taste.
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    I'd do a slow introduction with your other dogs
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    Imarieschu Thank you so much for thinking of adopting this dog.
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    I hope you do and that this special dog knows love every day. Good luck!
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