A Helping Paw Humane Society

A Helping Paw Humane Society Volunteers caring for special needs pets daily in addition to running all our life-saving programs!

07/13/2025

Sobbing at this photo of kids learning sign language for a deaf therapy dog's birthday 😭

More kitties going of for spay/neuter - we get so excited! Imagine if every kitty was spayed/neutered. What an amazing t...
07/12/2025

More kitties going of for spay/neuter - we get so excited! Imagine if every kitty was spayed/neutered. What an amazing thing that would be. All the homeless kitties would finally have a chance at finding homes.

It can be so draining. But, then we stop, take a deep breath and think of all the pets who's lives were spared and now e...
07/12/2025

It can be so draining. But, then we stop, take a deep breath and think of all the pets who's lives were spared and now enjoy incredible NEW lives! It truly keeps us going.

07/11/2025

Why the kitties have no food. Mojo isn't looking too happy about the empty bowls. But, the little culprit on the left is way too cute!

*No worry, kitties have a self feeder with three bowls!!!!! Thankfully the pupper doesn't hear when they go off because he's deaf. He just gets lucky sometimes.

Yoda - still feral after all this time. After Zeena kitty passed, we left her cage up temporarily. Just haven't had a ch...
07/11/2025

Yoda - still feral after all this time. After Zeena kitty passed, we left her cage up temporarily. Just haven't had a chance to take it away. I guess we can't now. Yoda seems to love the comfy bed. We've noticed he's lost a little weight. We've been monitoring him from a distance. Now that he has found himself his own little apartment we can spoil him with some extra nums.

The many faces of Chloe- Zoe - wobbly girl. She's a doll, but don't touch that belly!
07/09/2025

The many faces of Chloe- Zoe - wobbly girl. She's a doll, but don't touch that belly!

A big thank you to all the awesome pet owners who take advantage of our discounted spay/neuter program. We know it can b...
07/09/2025

A big thank you to all the awesome pet owners who take advantage of our discounted spay/neuter program. We know it can be hard to afford the cost. And that's why we are here to help. We thank you for taking the time and the expense that we know can be a hardship to do what is best for your pet and all the homeless pets in need.

When you love a deaf dog you learn an entire new way of communicating. It truly is impressive how much deaf dogs can lea...
07/09/2025

When you love a deaf dog you learn an entire new way of communicating. It truly is impressive how much deaf dogs can learn. And Australian Shepherds being especially smart and in tune with their pet parents communication is so vital. If you are considering a deaf dog consider taking some ASL classes. You do not need to learn everything, not even sentences. Just basic words.

Our two deaf puppers know at least 40- 60 words each. Some deaf dogs know even more! Truly incredible. Jyn's favorite signs are for daddy and cookie. Give her the daddy sign and that little stub tail gets wiggling! Her name is actually something we made up. We use a sign as if we are putting mascara on. Seemed fitting as a puppy she had such dark lines under her eye. Obviously we can't call her. But, when it is time for her to do something we can use her name. It's fun to make up your own sign language. Doesn't matter what it is as long as you are consistent.

A deaf dog will teach you so much. You do need to put the effort in as they do require constant communication in order to blossom. Our dogs are with us all day long. I should say literally every step we take. Part of being an Aussie. Always waiting for the next job. Tragically far too many Australian Shepherds are being born deaf, blind or both. Merle Aussie are always the first pick. This leads to backyard breeders breeding merle to merle. A HUGE NO, NO! It's unethical. And even if the dog doesn't appear merle, they actually could have it in their blood lines. Crappy breeders never put the time or money out for proper screening. It's all about a fast buck. The internet is full of these breeders. Ultimately the dogs suffer because of it.

If you are interested in adopting a deaf dog touch base with us. We know some great rescues that work exclusively with deaf dogs. You can reach us at [email protected]

No, it's not your eyes. This is a horribly blurry photo of the 'kids'. Like all our photos of the wobbly kitties. Howeve...
07/09/2025

No, it's not your eyes. This is a horribly blurry photo of the 'kids'. Like all our photos of the wobbly kitties. However, something in this photo doesn't belong. Took me a minute to realize, that's NOT Teddy! Seems I accidentally trapped blind kitty in the napping pen. He didn't fuss. Just fell asleep next to the other two wobbly kids.

Really hard to put orders away with this little girl. She likes boxes more than cats! Being blind I'm assuming she knows...
07/08/2025

Really hard to put orders away with this little girl. She likes boxes more than cats! Being blind I'm assuming she knows the 'box scent'. Only takes her a second to find a new box.

Was wondering what was killing the plant. Hmmm.....
07/06/2025

Was wondering what was killing the plant. Hmmm.....

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