We have a 12 Month old deaf Austrailian Cattle Dog. He is superior in strength and learning skills. He makes up for his loss of hearing by being very tactile. He is great at body slams, and lays by the base stereo speakers. We chose our new Toyota off road truck, with a special snug top, so he could ride around with us, and watch everything that is going on.
He is learning many signs. Thumbs up is his favorite of course. We are learning every day. His eyes look like a road map. He sleeps with them open, so he won't miss anything. We love him sleeping on us. Anyone out there want to tackle this subject? Thanks a bone...
2006-06-12 18:27:49 · 19 answers · asked by gypsyworks 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Hi, I don't have a deaf dog but my sister in law does. I bought her this book -
http://www.dfordog.com/deafdogs_more.htm
It is very helpful.
When I visited her I thought I would see if her dog could hear a clicker. Guess what? He could and we taught him some great tricks. It helps to keep him mentally stimulated and is lots of fun. It also means he gets concentrated one to one attention which he loves.
You might also like to try using an Acme whistle. These are set at an acoustic frequency that a dogs basilar membrane in their ears will pick up. 210 and a half is the best frequency.
2006-06-12 20:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by souni 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had an English Bulldog that was deaf from birth. I learned with her that dogs learn sign language better than voice commands. Dogs do most of their communication with body language.
Babygirl was a great dog and lived until two days before her 18th birthday. Every day we would go for a 1 mile walk. Upon returning to the house we would get in the car(she sat in the front seat like a human. I would put the seat belt around her.) and we would go down to the Dairy Queen for a soft Vanilla Ice Cream cone. She could hold the cone with her paws and eat the Ice Cream. She would not accept an ice cream cone that didn't have the curl on top and it had to be the correct DQ curl. I still can't figure out how she knew that.
There is a chair by my bedroom window and she use to sit in it and get the morning sun. I buried her outside that window so she still gets her morning sun.
Although I love my current dog very much, I'll always miss my Babygirl.
2006-06-13 06:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Brittany Spaniel was deaf and he learned sign language and went on to be the texas state field champion I lost him 2 years ago at 17 yrs old one of the smartest dogs He could smell things a mile away
2006-06-13 05:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by timnshellyosborn@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My professor has 2 deaf dogs because his wife trains dogs to work with disabled people. They are very smart and understand sign language. You couldn't notice the difference between them and "normal" dogs. I am sure they're are training books out there that tell you how to train your dog in sign language because deaf people may have companion dogs that they speak to in sign language and as I said my professors wife talks to them in sign language. Perhaps a simple search on the animal planets website and turn over a few books.- Good luck!
2006-06-13 02:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by danclikithurtz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deaf dogs, deaf humans, no matter what species we are we all adapt to whatever life dishes us. Your dogs others senses are only going to develop stronger to make up for the hearing loss. I work with animals and many of them are disabled. It seems to me that you already figured this all out so the best advise I can give you is to be there for your dog. Dogs are very loyal to their owners. Your dog is trying to learn and communicate with you. And please remember that the sense of smell is far more important to a dog than hearing, also dogs sense things before they can be heard.
2006-06-13 01:35:57 · answer #5 · answered by angelsforanimals 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's so cute! I don't have a deaf dog but I have a blind one. Trust me it's harder to take care of a blind dog than a deaf one. Maybe our dogs should be together and one could be the eyes and the other the ears. That would be cute! Lol.
2006-06-13 01:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by Elise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a deaf white cat , it's a genetic problem. your dog likes the bass of music because of the vibration. we have to keep the cat in the back yard for protection from dogs or from going in the street so it won't get hit by a car. my cat is also blind in one eye.
2006-06-13 01:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by hairbowcj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don,t have a deaf dog but i have a deaf brother who likes to teach my german shepherd signs ....she knows sit in sign language and other hand signals too . i have a blind cat , and yes, it is true their other sences get stronger good luck with your dog it sounds like u love him very much , keep up the great pet ownership!
2006-06-13 06:22:55 · answer #8 · answered by 14me14u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Your dog is great. It sounds like you are doing a wonderful with him.
Sorry I have no advice. I just wanted to tell you congrads and that you are awesome for taking care of such a wonderful dog.
2006-06-13 01:32:16 · answer #9 · answered by Liz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i watched a dog training show where there was a deaf dog in the class- he was the best student because he HAD to rely on hand signals
2006-06-23 19:49:28 · answer #10 · answered by ladyofthehollow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋