Cullen

My name is Cullen, one of the board members named me after some one very special to them.   I’m a little bit over one year old, all white and much like my fellow white boxers, I am deaf. I do not let that get me down I just need a little bit more attention. I really like eye contact as it lets me know that I’m part in what you are doing.  At my foster home they are teaching me ASL hand signals, they are trying to teach me this really weird thing where I put my paw in their paw but I don’t under stand why, I think they call it shake.  Where I use to live they never gave me toys to play with. Thanks to my fur brothers and sisters I am now playing with kongs, balls,  and playing tug-a-war with a rope.

From Cullen’s Foster Dad and Mom: He came into our home with dog aggression but we did not let that get in the way of us training him and getting him ready for his future home. After being with us for a little over a week we have now drastically tamed his aggression towards other dogs, we will continue our efforts and have this corrected before he goes into his forever home. We believe he had aggression for two reasons, one being that he is deaf, the other dogs would startled him which triggered his aggression as well as being in a new place with three other fur siblings. Since he is deaf, it will take him a while to become comfortable with new dogs and his surroundings. He is just learning what toys and treats are and let me tell you he LOVES them and I am sure he wonders where they have been his whole life!? He loves to go for long walks and does very well on a leash. He does get excitable and enthusiastic when someone comes home or when he is let out of the kennel, which we are also currently working on. That being said he is kennel/crate trained. When he needs to go outside he will walk to the door, sit down and bark once. He is a VERY smart dog when it comes to letting you know he needs something, we haven’t had any accidents in the house what so ever. Despite him being deaf he is learning communication through ASL hand signals quite well, he now knows; sit, come and “no”. We are working on lay down, stay and shake, which I know will come with time. The key for Cullen and learning hand signals is eye contact and persistence (treats also help). Cullen needs a family with a strong Pack Leader that is going to continue to work with him on his hand signals. Being a big young boxer, he also needs a lot of exercise in order to be a happy. Since Cullen is a deaf boxer, a fenced yard is required in his forever home.

In an effort to make the transition easier for both his adoptive family and Cullen we are willing to teach ASL hand signals to his new family and get him use to his new fur brothers or sisters if they have any.

Cullen’s adoption fee is $400