2006-10-30 01:37:05 · 10 answers · asked by linda k 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
If you stand behind her when she is unaware of it, and call her name and get no response, she is deaf. My older dog is deaf, and has adapted quite well. Finally, she is not so scared of thunderstorms that used to send her deep into the closet. Now she pretty much sleeps through it.
Deaf dogs may bark more than they did before they lost their hearing. She loses us in the house, and will just stand and bark until we go and touch her....she is almost blind also. But she still has her very sweet disposition, and is otherwise healthy.
2006-10-30 01:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well does your Yorkie hear you come into the room, does she hear you if you are behind her with out her knowledge or in another room and when you call her she doesn't come? If so then I think she is either a bit deaf, or completely.
You will have to just start using hand signs to train her to sit, stay. You know the basics.
My older dog was starting to go deaf, because it was slowly he adjusted pretty well. We didn't have to teach him hand signs though, because when he was younger when we would tell him to sit we would give a hand sign, so he already knew all that ^_^
2006-10-30 01:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by Danny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I have a blue merle Border Collie who I rescued 15 years ago & he is totally deaf...
If you wait until the dog is not facing you & make a loud noise if she is not deaf she should turn sharply & look...if not then there is a possiblity she's profoundly deaf...Regards Jake
2006-10-30 01:43:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to say congratulations. Most people wouldn't consider rescues. Normally a pet will respond to loud noises. Slamming of a door, clapping your hands when your close to her, etc. I would recommend taking her to the vet. Your vet can check her and will be able to tell you she is or is not deaf.
2006-10-30 01:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by misstigeress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yorkies can replace colour up till approximately 2 years of age and not all go thoroughly silver. A vet might desire to choose the age extraordinarily a lot via gazing the teeth and how worn down they are and how a lot plaque there is. Congrats on the hot puppy!!
2016-10-16 13:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an instrument to test for deafness in dogs - good Dalmation breeders have all the pups in a litter tested before they place them in homes. If your vet does not have access to this, contact your closest chapter of the Dalmation club (can find at www.akc.org) and ask for their assistance. Good luck.
2006-10-30 01:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your vet. Have them do a Baer Hearing Test or refer you to someone who does.
This is the standard accepted test for assessing a a dog's hearing and is used by breeders to screen breeding stock aand puppies.
2006-10-30 06:30:19 · answer #7 · answered by ann a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a balloon, blow it up, and pop it where the dog can't see it. If she can hear, she will react to the noise it makes.
2006-10-30 01:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she respond when you call her. Does she bark when she hears a knock on the door?
2006-10-30 01:39:23 · answer #9 · answered by Billys girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clap your hands behind her! it won't work if you drop something on the floor because she can respond to the vibrations.
2006-10-30 02:18:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋