Pearl is a Pit Bull/Catahoula mix who was born blind and deaf (she actually has anophthalmia, a rare condition that means she has no eyes.) Pearl’s destiny and ours changed almost three months ago when I was scrolling through Instagram one day and saw her beautiful face on the Hawaii Island Humane Societypage.I couldn’t stop thinking about her and was drawn to her for so many reasons.

She needed a home with a fenced in yard – check!

She needed a home with someone who is home most of the day – check!

Her name starts with a P…but not just P, but P-E. Our other three rescue dogs are named Pebble, Penny, and Petey! The P pack!

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After a sleepless night of thinking about this sweet, special needs, shelter puppy, I convinced my husband that we should just “meet” her. So, the next day, we, along with our senior rescue beagle, drove two hours to meet her.

Of course, I cried immediately when I saw her.

She’s so cute, so sweet, so funny…and so “normal!” When my husband saw the tears streaming down my face, he knew “no” wasn’t an option.

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We brought Pearl home one week later. She and our boy Petey (who was found as a stray) are our two Hawaiian mutts and they get along famously. He never leaves her side and acts as her seeing eye dog on occasion. Pearl is just a normal (but completely unique!) happy puppy who doesn’t let anything stop her.

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feeling super fresh in my adorable @maipuphawaii banana bandana on this fine #tongueouttuesday 😝🍌#lategram (arm photobomb by dad.) #pearlytot

A post shared by pearly + the p pack (+ lauren) (@pearl.the.poi.puppy) on Feb 28, 2017 at 10:57am PST

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#dogmodel

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oh hey there…does anyone else see that yeti #photobombing my perfect scenic tranquil tide pool shot? stop creepin, yeti. #boohissyeti #peaceoutyeti #shooshooyeti✌🏼(ps i have a few new #instafriends thanks to amazing shoutouts from my adorable friends @hopalongprancypants @cooper_the_copper_dog @misfitsofig @pardonthyfrench + @the_blueboys – thank you everyone for following me on my everyday adventures!) #latergram

A post shared by pearly + the p pack (+ lauren) (@pearl.the.poi.puppy) on Feb 23, 2017 at 9:59pm PST

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pay raise on my first day?! #pearlygoestowork #whippedcreampayraise #phillysfridayfeature

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hi. i’m pearl. in case you’re wondering what kind of dog i am…i want you to know that i’m 47.3% pit bull/catahoula/whatever, 23.2% bunny rabbit, 14.7% pig, 7.0% mogwai, 5.8% bat, and 2.0% alligator. that’s why i love to bounce around (and eat carrots), roll in mud, sing at the top of my lungs, see everything despite being blind, and be wet (in the messy way!)/snap at random things like the rain, puddle splashes, and wind. i’m also shockingly good at math. 🐰🐷😈🦇🐊

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my new (super handsome) friend @ohhelloowen said that i would look amazing in this new @ohjoyco collection for @target. here you see me in this “t-shirt” which is a size LARGE. made for dogs up to 90lbs. do i look like a NINETY POUND DOG to you? no? good. then you have very accurate estimating skills. i am not 90lbs nor am i large (not that there is anything wrong with that because most of the time i wish i was a little bit taller… i wish i was a …) this shirt is HUGE. i protested with mom and this is what she said “but pearly, it said to “size up for dogs with broad chests”, and you have a broad chest, girlfriend. plus it looks like a super cute tshirt dress on you.”…. A DRESS?! my bum is hanging out…oh wait…i guess my bum is always exposed. good point, mom. you win. #ohjoyfortarget #legwrinklesfordays #tshirtdressesarecool

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it’s here it’s here! … puppy’s first valentine’s day ❤💗❣️💓… and just in time for #tongueouttuesday and what’s better than #tongueouttuesday????…the #tongueouttuesday you share with your valentine! 😝follow along with me all day as i share snaps from when i taught pete all about #tongueouttuesday and spoiler alert: there will even be a guest appearance from pebble and penny! happy valentine’s day, love monkeys! xoxo pearly #pearlyandpeteforever #pearlytot

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This story originally appeared at Positively Woof by Larry Kay.