Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
When we purchased Pipi for $200, we were told she was a perfectly healthy, full-blooded mini Australian Shepherd. Caveat: We've rescued countless dogs and horses, and we would always prefer to rescue rather than purchase, but we'd just lost a beloved rescue dog that was prone to wandering and got out of the fence and killed in traffic, so we wanted a puppy we could train from the start not to wander.
Shortly after we got Pipi home, we learned she was (very obviously) 100 percent deaf, and was suffering with a gnarly case of explosive diarrhea. Since then, we've learned white Aussies (and most other breeds) are almost always deaf and/or blind.
We're learning how to train a deaf puppy (it's just as easy and challenging as training any dog with all its senses) and loving her until the day she dies. We hope you enjoy our Pipi and her antics as much as we do!
When we purchased Pipi for $200, we were told she was a perfectly healthy, full-blooded mini Australian Shepherd. Caveat: We've rescued countless dogs and horses, and we would always prefer to rescue rather than purchase, but we'd just lost a beloved rescue dog that was prone to wandering and got out of the fence and killed in traffic, so we wanted a puppy we could train from the start not to wander.
Shortly after we got Pipi home, we learned she was (very obviously) 100 percent deaf, and was suffering with a gnarly case of explosive diarrhea. Since then, we've learned white Aussies (and most other breeds) are almost always deaf and/or blind.
We're learning how to train a deaf puppy (it's just as easy and challenging as training any dog with all its senses) and loving her until the day she dies. We hope you enjoy our Pipi and her antics as much as we do!
