I got another one!  Gabriel was born on July 4th, deaf & probably blind, the product of a deliberate merle to merle breeding. 

3 Puppies in the litter prior to his were destroyed by the breeder because they were "lethal white" the term refers to the fact that to be a white australian shepherd is a death sentence.

If the pup isn't killed (culled) by the breeder, it will go to a shelter where it will be destroyed because it is deaf or blind or both. 

Somehow the breeder's wife in Wyoming got my name in South Carolina and asked me to rescue the baby. That baffles me to this day, and I must believe in a divine intervention.  

Of course, my heart was ripped out when I saw the broken hearted baby's face. 

The miracle of my BlindDogs family who raised money from all over the world, to the goodness of AnimalRescueER, and Charmaine Fedick who donated her Frequent Flyer miles, saved this precious baby's life.

He is in SouthCarolina now, not harmed by his weeks of isolation and deprivation, and has just finished his last round of vaccines. Starts puppy class on Saturday, and we are thrilled at his life's prospects. 

The first 3 photos were taken over the last few weeks The 4th was taken in the dirt in the yard in Wyoming and breaks my heart.  

I hope Gabriel's story moves you as it has me.

Karen Anderson, Allicks, Gabriel, Ambrr & St. Jude

Could Gabriel's "Hits" be donated to Our Lady Of Mercy Catnip Cottage?