February 2026 was a very busy month for our Rocker Puppy Sponsorship program with 15 deaf dogs being sponsored into our amazing rescue partners across the country!
The core mission of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorship program is to set up each deaf dog or puppy for success by networking and sponsoring them into a experienced special needs rescues where they can go into a experienced deaf dog foster homes. The foster homes are committed to training and socializing each deaf dog that comes into their care before they are available for adoption. This way, each foster advocate gets the opportunity to live with the deaf pup for awhile, work with the deaf dog, and accurately evaluate each deaf dog/puppy to make sure the organization makes the very best match for each deaf dog when it comes to finding the right home for that particular deaf dog. We donate to our partner rescues to ensure each deaf dog is fully vetted before they go to a new home (spayed/neutered). We have seen many deaf dogs go on to become valued therapy partners.
It takes a thoughtful and giving tribe of animal lovers to support Deaf Dogs Rock to continue to carry out our mission of helping one deaf shelter dog at a time. Deaf Dogs Rock spends between $2500 and $4000.00 each month on Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorships. If you would like to help sponsor a deaf dog out of a kill shelter into the safe arms of rescue, please click here to Donate.
If you would like to donate in honor of a person, your deaf dog or in memory of one of your pets, you can send us a photo for our Honor/Memory Wall and donate here.
Every single day on our Deaf Dogs Rock FB page you will see us put up Rescue plea posts and offer of rescue sponsorship funding for each deaf dog in need hoping to find rescues who can take the deaf and deaf/blind pups. We share deaf and deaf/blind dogs that are currently be held in shelters across the country trying to get deaf dogs out of over crowded shelters before they are euthanized to make space for more intakes. Sometimes a deaf dog who is surrendered only has a day or two for the opportunity to be pulled by a reputable foster based rescue. For this reason you will see our organization Deaf Dogs Rock offer $250-$300 (urgent medical can go up to $400 to $500) rescue sponsorship on almost every rescue plea we post up on our Deaf Dogs Rock FB page. By offering a rescue sponsorship we encourage rescues to help a deaf dog in need. Without the financial sponsorship offers to help with each deaf dog’s vetting expenses, many of the deaf shelter dogs would parish and surely die within a few days.
Deaf Dogs Rock works directly with shelters, rescues, sanctuaries, private individuals, and breeders to help get each deaf puppy into our Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorship program and into rescue. By doing so, each deaf pup gets the individual training, vetting, socialization, and TLC to grow up to become a cherished member of society. Deaf Dogs Rock is a judgement free zone and our number one priority will always be to help deaf and deaf/visually impaired dogs and puppies get a fresh start and a chance at a great life.
When our rescue partners screen potential new homes for a deaf dog/puppy, each rescue has a specific set of guidelines to follow when considering a new home for example; like checking all references, talking to the applicant’s veterinarian, and performing a thorough home visit to make sure each home is a safe place for a deaf or deaf/blind dog. This is why our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue Sponsorship program is so important to get the deaf dog out of the shelter (or from an individual) and help our partner rescues set up each deaf pup for a successful happy life in their new home. We do this by helping each rescue with vetting expenses so each puppy ends up in a rescue that specifically advocates for them and fully vets each special needs pup. Our Rocker Dog/Puppy Rescue sponsorship program financially sponsors deaf dogs/puppies so each pup can be vaccinated and spay/neutered before they are adopted to a new family. We only work with rescue partners and advocacy organizations who are committed in making sure each deaf pup is spay/neutered before being placed in a new home (unless they are Great Danes or Dalmatians which need to done after 12 months of age). We also offer each rescue courtesy adoption listings to be posted on our national website at Deaf Dogs Rock by targeting experienced deaf dog homes looking to add a new deaf dog to their families.
Our amazing Deaf Dogs Rock community sponsored another 15 deaf dogs/pups into rescue in February, 2026 which is a huge accomplishment in a struggling economy. So far just starting off 2026, our Deaf Dogs Rock community have sponsored 24 deaf dogs and puppies into the safe harbor of partner rescues. Since the beginning of our Rocker Dog/Puppy Program several years ago, Deaf Dogs Rock has sponsored 1842 deaf dogs into rescue (as of 02/28/26).
Below is our February 2026 Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy/Dog Rescue Sponsorship recaps….
Cam and Cole – Speak Rescue and Sanctuary – IL
Our friends at Speak Rescue and Sanctuary rescued sweet deaf puppies Cam and Cole and they are now safe. Both Cam and Cole are recipients of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship program so we can help our friends at Speak with their vetting expenses so they can continue to help deaf dogs and puppies in need.
Heli – Perfect Imperfections Rescue – CT
Our friends at Perfect Imperfections rescue in CT took in 10 week old, three pound deaf and visually impaired puppy Heli, we knew we had to support her with what are little Emmylou is going through with her eyes. Heli will need to see an ophthalmologist soon so she will be a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship Program fund to help the rescue with her vetting expenses.
Dak, Duke and Delta – Three deaf 6 month old Border Collies – Green Dogs Unleashed Rescue – Troy VA
When a Border Collie breeder reached out to Deaf Dogs Rock about finding help for three six month old deaf and deaf/vision impaired six month old Border Collie puppies we knew Deaf Dog Rock had to help. Being a six month old deaf Border Collie puppy with no training and not much socialization, we knew they needed a good training foundation to get them started in the right direction so we reached out to Erika Proctor the Director of Green Dogs Unleashed Rescue and Training Team in Troy VA to see if she could make room for deaf Border Collie puppies Dak, Duck and Delta. Erika was kind enough to line up fosters and arrange a rescue transport through our friends at Highway Heroes Rescue Transport to get the three puppies from Mississippi to Virginia. Erika’s kids all compete on the national levels with Toss and Fetch competitions so I know her family would be the very best place for Dak, Duke and Delta. All three pups will be sponsored into Green Dogs Unleashed through our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship Program so we can help the rescue with their upcoming vetting needs.
Martin and Peggy – Speak Rescue and Sanctuary IN
Our friends at Speak Rescue and Sanctuary stepped up to help another rescue once they learned deaf puppy Martin could not hear. They took in both Martin and his female sibling Peggy and they are not safely in rescue where they will go into experienced foster homes, have their vetting completed, learn to be around other animals and people to get their ready for adoption in the near future. Both Martin and Peggy are recipients of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship program to help the Speak team with their upcoming vetting expenses.
Beluga Jr and Beluga North Texas Aussie Rescue – Texas
Photos above – Beluga Jr – Deaf and Blind puppy
Photo above: Deaf Aussie Beluga
When Samantha from North Texas Australian Shepherd Rescue reached out to Deaf Dogs Rock for some help with two deaf Aussies that just came in we knew we had to help. Sweet Beluga Jr is a deaf and blind puppy that came from the New Braunfels Humane Society. Both Beluga Jr and Beluga the Aussie were owner surrenders to the shelter. Beluga the Aussie is a one year old deafie who is very smart and sweet. Both Beluga Jr and Beluga are recipients of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy/Dog Rescue sponsorship program to help North Texas Aussie Rescue with their upcoming vetting expenses to get them ready for adoption in the near future.
Drift – Perfect Imperfections Rescue CT
Meet Sweet deaf and visually impaired Aussie puppy Drift who is now safely wit Trisha at Perfect Imperfections Rescue in Watertown, CT. Drift is a recipient of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship fund to help Perfect Imperfections Rescue with some of her upcoming vetting expenses since she will need to see an eye specialist in the near future.
Serenity and Hudson – Speak Rescue and Sanctuary
When someone reached out on social media to Speak Rescue and Sanctuary about two deaf mini Aussies Serenity and her brother Hudson, the Speak team jumped into gear and transported both pups to the safe arms of their special needs rescue. Serenity is a tiny 13 pound mini aussie while her brother is 22 pounds of pure joy. Both were frightened when they arrived at the Speak Headquarters but they are now starting to come out of their shells. Both Serenity and Hudson are recipients of our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy/Dog Rescue Sponsorship fund to help Speak Rescue and Sanctuary with their upcoming vetting expenses to get them both ready for adoption in the near future.
Clover – Double J Dog Ranch – Idaho
Thanks to our friends at Double J Dog Ranch Rescue sweet deaf Cockapoo puppy Clover is now safely with their rescue so she will get the training and socialization she needs while she gets her vetting completed to get her ready for adoption in the future. Clover is sponsored into Double J Dog Ranch by our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy-Dog Rescue sponsorship program that provides additional funds to support special needs rescues help deaf puppies like Clover. Clover is a direct recipient of our DDR Rocker Puppy Rescue Sponsorship fund thanks to the kindness and support of our loyal Deaf Dogs Rock community.
Oakley – City of Salem VA Animal Shelter – Catahoula Rescue of New England
Sweet deaf Catahoula Oakley found herself at the City of Salem Animal Shelter. She was found as a stray and clearly neglected. She only weights 35 pounds (she should be around 55 pounds). Deaf Dogs Rock immediately put up a rescue plea and our friends at the Catahoula Rescue of New England stepped up and tagged her. Deaf Dogs Rock is paying for Oakley’s spay surgery before she leaves to travel up North to her foster to adopt home through our Deaf Dogs Rock Rocker Puppy-Dog Rescue Sponsorship program that helps shelters and rescues with vetting expenses for deaf dogs looking to start a new life.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our supporters who continue to show kind consideration and support to our mission to help one deaf pup at a time no matter what their circumstances are. We so appreciate your loving kindness and support!
~ Christina Lee – Deaf Dogs Rock