More: Lu is rescue from St. Louis born deaf The shelter named him Ludwig van Beethoven- he’s half angel and half zoomy. in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic we had to put our 14-year-old pointer pit to sleep it took us almost a year to open our hearts to a new dog and I’m sure glad we did . despite his hearing loss he’s smart as a whip! With a huge heart - he loves water all the time anywhere he can get to it.