[Lenny Hensley]

She is pretty!

Casper is deaf and I've fostered a few deaf dogs. I treat the same as hearing dogs, just use hand signals for training.

thats how I did with Chloe,it was the same as training any other dog.The only problem is when they want to pretend they didnt see you or conveniently have their back to you when they are doing something thats more interesting than listening to you.Then I just threw rocks at her to get her attention..I'm joking ,they usually do pretty good at picking up vibrations though,whenever Chloe pulled her "I cant see you" crap,I would just stomp on the floor to get her to look at me.

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Everyone's already given great info on working with deaf dogs. Funny enough the foot stomp seems to be universal!!

I hope the rescue approves your application!! Can't wait to hear about your adventures training her!

[SAUNDERSAN]

I have worked with a number of deaf dogs over the years and they are in many ways much more fun to work with. I agree to treat her as you would any dog, use hand signals as you verbalize the commands. Stomping your foot will often get her attention in doors, but I would also recommend a vibration collar for outside to get her attention.

I am always amazed at how quickly these dogs can pick up on signals.

[Qynvtlur]

We had a deaf dog years ago.It was one of the most loving attentive dogs we ever had.She was like your shadow and how she got her name.the only thing you had to do different because she was deaf was not sneak up on her..Don`t get close before she realized you were there, there we had wood floors so most of the time she could feel you approaching. I put my hand by her face so she could smell me to wake her up.she did not like it if you reached out and touched her from a dead sleep.Shadow was old when she found us.And after 5 years or so she passed in her sleep.

[fotochicaes]

I LOVE deaf dogs! My boston terrier is deaf... I have found that training deaf dogs is easier a lot of the time, because they watch you more closely and don't get distracted by sounds. A lot of people use hand signals just out of habit when they are giving their hearing dogs commands, and deaf dogs will pick up on that too.

If you want to just test her hearing without doing a BAER, just wait until she's sound asleep and then blow an air horn or something loud that won't cause vibration. Half the people who meet my boston terrier don't believe she is deaf (and she failed BAER three times!) because she is so attentive to vibrations and movement that she follows right along with what's going on.

She's adorable... good luck with her!