Blind, deaf dog returned to shelter 3 times. Now, ‘little misfit’ needs new home
A blind, deaf dog has been in and out of a shelter — and she still needs a new owner.
Rooby — the “sweetest little misfit” — has been adopted and returned three times. The South Carolina dog has become known for having a “squishable face” and a body “built like a melted marshmallow.”
“She’s got white fur, a face only a mother (or very open-minded adopter) could love, and the kind of beauty that takes you by surprise. A big surprise, every time you meet her,” the Greenville Humane Society wrote in a Facebook post. “Rooby is proof that beauty is in the eye of literally anyone who meets her — because somehow, despite everything, this wonky little weirdo steals hearts wherever she waddles.”
As of Sept. 29, the shelter’s website listed Rooby as being available for adoption. She first landed at the shelter one year ago, arriving with her sisters, Diamond and Pearl.
“All three of them were entirely deaf and blind as far as we could tell,” Katie Wofford, marketing assistant for the shelter, told McClatchy News via email. “White bulldogs are often poorly bred, which is our vet’s best guess for their birth defects.”
During her time at the shelter, Rooby had three adoptions that didn’t work out. Her first surrender may have been due to a family emergency, while the second was “due to the other dog not getting along well with her (it’s difficult for dogs to socialize when blind and deaf,)”according to Wofford.
Most recently, Rooby went into a home that wasn’t conducive for her special needs. As the roughly 2-year-old pup keeps coming back to the shelter, workers have fallen for her charm.
“Sure, other pumpkins are smooth, round, and ready to carve. But Rooby? She’s more of an… ‘abstract art’ pumpkin,” the shelter wrote in a separate Facebook post. “Sorta like if you blindfolded Picasso and told him to draw a bulldog from memory. The one you find at the bottom of the bin, a little squishy, kind of lopsided, but somehow irresistible.”
Though Rooby has been friendly toward other pups, the shelter believes she should be the only pet in her next home. Details about the animal organization’s adoption process can be found at greenvillehumane.com.
This story was originally published September 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM.
