This Christmas, Deafax have created a fun video Christmas message using a colleague’s puppies called ‘A Puppies 1st Christmas’. It is completely free for you, but the company ChristmaSee has pledged 10p to Deafax each time someone views the video card.
2. Click on the Christmas Pudding to register for free, please select Deafax as one of your chosen charities and then we will receive 10p.
3. Once you have registered, look in your received files column and click and select the one entitled ‘deafax’.
4. Click play to see the puppies!
You can also record and send your own video message and by selecting Deafax as your chosen charity, they will also get 10p every time you send a message. If your friends do the same they will be rolling in 10ps!!
Deafax wish you all a fantastic Christmas and New year.
Happy birthday to me, it’s my birthday and that means TREATS!! I’m 64 today. Mum just can’t believe it.
The lovely hoomans at work gave me a surprise party. I got some yummy chicken strips…. and um.. a huge rawhide bone, I took a liking to that straight away … and a big box of my favourite cookies … and a box of treats for my arthritic knees - otherwise known as doggie bus pass! Best of all were the cards I got. I got a very cute one from Auntie Karen …
and a FAB handmade one from the hoomans at work! Look!
On the inside is all the love they have for me….
The poem says -
Smudge the dog, we love you so
With your tail wagging to and fro
A cuddle from you makes us feel ok
So we wish you a very happy birthday!
Isn’t that sweet! I’m so lucky I work with such lovely hoomans.
You can cuddle me anytime
Mum says sometimes I wobble when I walk. I think she means my bum is a bit big.
(I have to show off somehow!)
We felt sorry for this dog though. At least I can still go for proper walkies. You can catch the full story on Channel 4 on 20 November at 9pm. For a preview, click on the link below the photo.
I was walking home with mum and all sorts of fireworks were banging away around us. As usual, I didn’t let them bother me. Even though I’m a super-sensitive Hearing Dog and the bangs upset an awful lot of us. Oh I’m soooo laid back.
Then I saw it. A dog was dressed up for Halloween. He was dressed as a spider with all these legs sticking out everywhere. He had far too many legs in my opinion! I was so scared I ran away. Mum was laughing her head off.
I wasn’t. I was glad to get home and have my yummy dinner.
Mum took me to the House of Canapes last night after work.
(mum) - It’s really called the House of Commons!
It was really exciting. Mum had her bag searched by security and got a body search. Thank goodness, they didn’t body search me as well. We went upstairs to the MacMillan room (all the rooms were named after politicians) and mum started working the crowd. They were talking about new phone technology for deaf people. There were speeches and lots of clapping. Best of all was the constant trays of food going around the room. I was sooo hungry. I kept jumping up as the waiters walked past, hoping to snatch a bit. But no luck!
Lots of people said how cute I was. I spotted William from the BBC with his big video camera, pulling silly faces at me! Mum, will I get on TV this time? And Jamie was taking pictures of me! I’m gonna be famous! I love hogging the limelight! I didn’t stop wagging my tail all night.
As we left, we got a nice picture of Big Ben. It looks much better at night, don’t you think?
Mum was reading the BBC News and came across this interesting story. A man had been posting leaflets and he lost a fingertip as he put a leaflet through the letterbox. He thinks Jack (aww, he’s so handsome!) had bitten his finger off but Jacks’ dad says there was a letterbox guard over the letterbox, and Jack has hardly any teeth anyway.
Now I’m wondering, why didn’t the man go back to get his fingertip? It sat in Jack’s freezer for months and was never claimed. Instead, Jack’s being sued for £15,000. I’d like to be in Newcastle County Court to hear the case on 30 October - it sounds too interesting not to raise an ear at. Don’t letterboxes bite as well? Mum says they always do, even with a letterbox guard.
I went to visit Sally and her two cats. I was really scared of them and sat on a mat in the kitchen until mum came and dragged me into the lounge. I stayed close to Sally so she’d protect me from the cats.
Toshi came and sat next to me. I didn’t want to look. Mum was in stitches. She can’t believe that I’m scared of cats - they should be scared of ME!
Mum was delivering deaf awareness training to medical students last week and she was asked a question. A student wanted to know if children under 18 could have a hearing dog. Historically, the recipient of a hearing dog had to be over 18 years old.
Billy has been trained to be a hearing dog for Tilli Nixon, who is only 11. (Welcome to the club, Billy!) Billy has transformed Tilli’s life, she has become much more comfortable and confident about her hearing loss. Tilli is now much happier when Billy is around, providing safety, companionship, and a listening ear! He even brings Tilli messages in a purse from her mum.
Hearing dog Cara helps Faye, who is 6, and her mum Dina. When they are out and about, Cara wears two leads. Mum or dad hold the lead attached to the halti and Faye holds the lead attached to the collar.
- Mum, does double the work mean double the biscuits?
Jan Smith is the leader of this project, and she is looking for families who would be interested in taking part in this pilot study and who fulfil the criteria. She needs 12 children, aged between 6 and 11, who are moderately to profoundly deaf, living in families with hearing parents. The family must not have a dog of their own (we like all the attention, you see), and should feel that a hearing dog would benefit the child by increasing their self-confidence and self-esteem, and improve social interaction with other people.
She is looking for applicants living in and around Yorkshire or the surrounding area. If you know someone who would like to be part of this project, or would like further information, contact Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
This morning mum was laughing as she arrived at work and she told Kathy why. We had been awake since 4am and so we were a bit tired on the tube on the way to the office. I decided to turn the charm on full blast. I licked every passenger’s hand, foot, and leg if it was showing. I rubbed against their legs. I looked at them with my big eyes. I swished my tail back and forth in big sweeping waves. I snuck under people’s elbows and knees for a pat on the head. I didn’t leave anyone out. Everyone was smiling at me and at mum. It makes for a good change from sitting pretending everyone else doesn’t exist.
*big grin*
When we arrived at the office, Vicente called to say good morning and it was mum’s turn to *big grin*.
It’s easy to get attention when you know how. Just turn on the charm and talk with your eyes.
