Guy Adopts 'Broken' Dog

Guy adopts a 'broken' dog and it's the best decision ever ❤️

Transcript

00:00 asked me why I would want to adopt a broken dog.

00:04 I was ready to adopt my first rescue dog,

00:06 and it just so happened that the puppy was born deaf.

00:09 He is so adorable!

00:11 I immediately thought of my nephew, who was also born deaf.

00:15 And it really sparked a fire within me.

00:19 It really changed my entire life's mindset.

00:22 One word, and one man's smoke.

00:25 I realized that Cole had a very, very special way with children,

00:28 and a very special way with humans in general.

00:30 I knew that I wanted to pursue therapy dog training for him.

00:33 I wanted to change the way people think about differences.

00:36 I could squeeze you forever!

00:38 I honestly, in my heart, believe Cole knows that he was born to do this job.

00:46 He saw me grab his therapy vest and hop out of the front door.

00:50 I would never do anything that I thought Cole wasn't interested in doing.

00:55 There's that smile right there.

00:58 And it is a profound advantage to be in an elementary school therapy dog,

01:04 and to be deaf, because he can have 100% of his focus

01:08 where he wants it on any given moment.

01:11 When Cole is ready to take a nap, there is no stopping Cole from taking his nap.

01:19 It's such an advantage that he's born the way he was.

01:23 [music]

01:27 Five days a week, Cole is a full-time therapy dog in an elementary school.

01:32 And then when we leave school a couple days a week,

01:34 we go and we visit the hospice patients that we volunteer with.

01:37 And then Cole is a mascot at a local veterans home

01:41 where we spend all of our holidays and weekly visits.

01:45 Then we do the traveling school programs

01:47 where we talk about acceptance and disability awareness.

01:50 [dog whining]

01:53 It's a very, very humbling experience.

01:56 This is our sixth school year together as a team.

01:59 And when I say that every day there is a moment that we share with a child

02:04 or a student, hospice patient, whatever it may be,

02:07 that makes us realize why we are doing this.

02:11 And it's those moments that really solidifies it all.

02:15 [music]

02:28 It's amazing how a little deaf shelter pit bull puppy

02:33 can bring as much joy to people as he's bringing, young and old.

02:39 [music]