Barton came to us with the help of a whole lot of great people. He was found wandering starved and full of mange in Louisiana and was brought to a high kill shelter. He was almost euthanized twice but thanks to some great people on staff and his silly personality he was isolated and treated for his very contagious mange. With help from private donations, the SPCA and South Paws rescue he was soon healthy enough to be transferred to a loving foster home in RI. It was discovered that Barton had once had a loving owner who had him microchipped but probably lost him due to a home foreclosure. The past owners were never able to be tracked down. It was also discovered that Barton was not just untrained but is almost completely deaf. His new foster home continued his medical treatment and actively searched for a new forever home with an person who had experience with deaf dogs. That is how we came across him and wished to add him to our family as we had recently lost our 14 yrs. old deaf Basenji. Thanks to all the great people and especially his foster parents Lucy and Dennis from Warwick, RI we now have a very fun new member of our "pack". He has a Corgi brother and a Boston Terrier sister to play with and has turned out to be a quick study at learning sign language and some basic manners. He brings tons of fun and challenges to our lives and I really look forward to seeing just what hidden talents he yet to discover.

Tricia
West Greenwich, RI