Blind, Deaf Puppy Born From Bad Breeding Finds Someone To Love Her

We’ve all heard the phrase “adopt, don’t shop” because we know good breeders are hard to find. As we humans have technology doing more and more for us, we’ve gone from breeding dogs for jobs to breeding them for appearances. But as we do this, we’ve caused them to have all kinds of problems. They look cute, but even just breathing or eating can be difficult for them. One of the more severe outcomes of irresponsible breeding is a double-merle. When a breeder is breeding two merle parents together for merle pups, there is a one-in-four chance that a pup will be born with a white coat. Along with that coat can come several disabilities. These pups are considered unsellable and are often dumped or killed very young by breeders who only see a broken product. Moxie was one of the lucky ones. She escaped the grim fate typical for dogs like her and managed to find a family who loves her. Bred in Merritt, British Columbia, Moxie was the product of irresponsible breeding. Born blind and deaf, she was taken to the local Humane Society, which had neither the experience nor resources to care for her. They reached out to the Victoria Humane Society, who immediately arranged to have her transferr...