how did you train your deaf dog?

Question

i have a 2 year old deaf dalmatian. got him as a pup.

Answer 1

http://www.deafdogs.org/training/ Check out this website and see if it helps.
Good luck

Answer 2

Hi I have a 2 year old deaf dalmatian too, he's trained using hand signals and appears to be able to lip read. I find that facial expressions work well too and to get his attention I usually stamp my feet so he feels the vibration or get his big brother to go and waken him for me or get him to come back. Believe it or not but for a long time he was more obedient than his big brother!!!

Oh and I also have a tag on his collar advising people that he is deaf just in case he gets lost at some point (although I hope not)

Answer 3

Hi I have a nearly 16 year old deaf Border Collie I rescued as an 8 month old pup & he was trained up in obedience...I traned him in signs but still using verbal commands so that he could see facial expressions as they do watch your expressions...so say I said to the other dogs come here he would get the facial expression & connect it to a action...
It is a specialist form of training when you have a deaf dog but it's not impossible at all...
I suppose in some ways I have an advantage having been brough up in kennels & having trained dogs from the age of 10,working in obedience,showing & then on to herding.
I wish you luck with the training & if I can help in anyways please just get in touch...you can do this thru my website tht will be with the msg on the source box below this...Regards Jake

Answer 4

Your dog can't hear you, so is at risk when he has his back turned. Keep him on a long lead when you walk him until he learns to check frequently to see if you want him.
You need to make your signals clear and obvious, to really stand out from any other movemments or gestures you make.
Start with the reward sign. Put him in front of you, give him a food reward and give him the thumbs up.
After a while he may start coming towards you in the hope of a reward; when he does, give him the 'come' signal, then the reward signal.
You can also teach him the 'sit' and 'down' quite easily - none of these depend on verbal commands.Just keep repeating the lessons over and over.

But the recall is the tricky one; he must learn to pay attention to you and be reliable about returning before you can think about letting him off the lead.

Please take him to dog training classes! Its a lot easier to learn that way.

Answer 5

Maybe you might find this book useful, 'Hear, hear, a guide to training a deaf dog by Barry Eaton, try Amazon or all good book suppliers on the high street who might be able to get a copy for you, I believe this guy has a web page too but not sure what it is, maybe a Google search might help bring it up for you, good luck.

Answer 6

Some years ago I trained a deaf Retriever using hand signals for a friend, and the ole boy turned out to be a better than average duck dog. The trick was to teach him to "check in" (called a "pop") in retriever talk, but he could easlly be handled to any location in a field or marsh inorder to find a dead bird.

Answer 7

I'm sorry about your dog, you should talk to a trainer. On a less serious note, if you get info on training a deaf dog could you let me know cause i have two kids who I SWEAR are deaf too, i need all the help i can get!

Answer 8

sign language.
i'm not kidding, it really can be done.
dalmatian are so damn smart, perhaps too much for their own good.
say the word "sit" but use a hand siganl too.
once he gets it, he gets a treat.
you still need to use voice commands as well because it helps identify your body language which is what your dal will be depending on to communicate with you.
i too have a dal, whos the same age.
hes not deaf, thought does choose to be sometimes,
but he can go through all the basic commands voice commanded or with sign language and mimes.
hope this helps.
good luck.
xx

Answer 9

With hand signals. Try the basic fo sit. move your hand with your fingers held up right. It the dog sits, give him a small dog treat (e.g. a small dog chew or a peice of cooked chicken.)and some pats. Repeat until he does it without being given the treat. Dalmations are extreamly smart so it shouldn't take to long before the dog learns how to do it.
Whatch It's me or the Dog on channel Ten Sunday nights, for other hand signals to try.

Answer 10

my parents have a 2yr old deaf boxer who is trained w/ hand signals and they use a laser pointer to get his attention if he is outside at night and can't see them - they did take him to a one - on - one dog trainer instead of a class so they could get help in training w/ hand signals only - many show dogs are trained to use hand signals but they also learn w/ voice commands at the same time - so in the case of a deaf animal it may take 2 people initially to get them to follow the training procedure.

Answer 11

Sign language of any kind, just be consistent.

Make sure the dog is looking at you when you want to tell it something, otherwise it won't hear.

Stomping your foot will work sometimes to get its attention because it will feel the floor shake, but really this might just scare it.