Teenager from Michigan who has hearing loss adopts a deaf dog, and the two have become “inseparable.”

NEW Fox News articles can now be heard on audio! A Michigan youngster who adopted a deaf dog from a shelter and has hearing loss wants people to understand the value of pet adoption.

A little more than a month ago, Walker Cousineau, 14, and his family adopted Dave, a 6-year-old pit bull mix.
Since then, the two have been “inseparable,” according to Bentley, Michigan mom Mindy Cousineau, who spoke to Fox News Digital.

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Walker chose Dave, according to Cousineau, since he is aware that animals in the shelter “with unique requirements” are frequently disregarded.
He could be his friend and understand what he was going through, she claimed.

Walker Cousineau, a ninth-grade student, relaxes at home with Dave, his newly adopted dog. Walker is 14 and is experiencing hearing loss caused by a kidney disorder. Dave, his pit bull, is deaf.

She said, “I believe Walker needed someone, too.” “Everything went perfectly,”

Walker did not have hearing impairments at birth. But when he was 10 years old, medical professionals discovered he had Alport syndrome, a kidney condition that impairs hearing, according to Cousineau.

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She said, “And now his hearing is steadily failing.
“He doesn’t sign very frequently. He uses bilateral hearing aids to lip read, therefore they are beneficial.”

According to Cousineau, Walker was looking through Facebook at the end of July when he came across a picture of Dave the dog. The images were published on the website of the Midland, Michigan-based Humane Society of Midland County’s animal shelter.

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She claimed her son had informed her, “A dog who is deaf is present. I must go pick him up.”

According to the Humane Society of Midland County, Dave had been at the shelter for several weeks at that point and not a single person had expressed an interest in adopting him.

According to the director of the shelter, Beth Wellman, Dave had several “strikes” against him in the shelter community, including his age and breed.
“Walker may have also needed a companion. Everything went well.”

Jennifer Cousineau She added that Dave was “comical when out on walks, friendly and gentle,” and that he was a favorite among the volunteers at the shelter.

Everyone at the shelter was quite optimistic that this was finally his moment when the Cousineau family came in particularly to meet him, Wellman said in an email to Fox News Digital.

We are overjoyed for the family and Dave because it turned out to be the ideal fit.

Dave, a 6-year-old pit bull mix, spent weeks at a Michigan animal shelter and didn't receive interest from any potential adopters  until Walker Cousineau and his family showed up.

She said, “We didn’t learn about the son’s hearing issues or the reasons ‘they chose’ to meet Dave until after they agreed to adopt.

This was the family the dog was waiting for, and it was one of those times where you feel a chill.

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In Grand Rapids, Dave had taken part in the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelter” initiative.

The purpose of the gathering was to promote pet adoption. According to the BISSELL Pet Foundation, which aids in finding homes for animals across the nation, Dave was one of 22,165 pets who were adopted.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a BISSELL spokesman said that roughly 12,104 cats and 10,061 dogs were adopted from participating shelters throughout the event.

Empty the Shelters also evacuated 7,215 more animals in order to save them, bringing the total number of animals impacted to 29,380.

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Following the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s announcement of the adoption, Walker and Dave’s tale received media attention, according to Cousineau, who also noted that Walker is “taking all the limelight in stride.”

Dave, a pit bull mix, is shown sitting in the back of his family's pickup truck in Michigan.

Walker is very lovely and kindhearted, so it’s unusual to us that people have noticed him for being so kind because that’s just who he is, the mother said of her son.

“He’s the first to help when someone needs it,” someone said.

Dave and Walker hit it off right away, and he adapted well to life in the Cousineau household. The family also consists of the father Jim, sister Lauren, 22, brother Chase, 12, and two other rescue canines, in addition to the mother and son.

Dave is the third dog that the Cousineau family of Bentley, Michigan, has rescued. Dogs "just need a home," the family believes.

One is an Australian cattle dog mastiff mix named Doug, while the other, named Darry, is an American bully.

Cousineau said that Walkers message to all is that instead of buying dogs from pet stores or other locations, aspiring pet owners should consider adopting animals.

Older dogs and dogs with special conditions or issues, he said, “need love too not just puppies.”

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