Anybody have any ideas on hand signals to use to train a deaf great dane puppy??

Question

I have a 5 month old Great dane that is deaf. He can hear really loud things but thats it. I have a sign for sit and down but other than that im having a hard time thinking of ways to train him. Please help!

Answer 1

For "stay": we use a wide open palm in front of the dog's nose (palm facing the dog).

For "come": we use a gesture in which the hand starts at the side, and then comes up in a broad arch across the chest to the opposite shoulder.

For "quiet": we use a gesture in which a softly open hand is put in front of the dog's face and then all of the fingertips are brought together tightly.

For "walk": we use the American Sign Language sign for "dance". Holding one hand palm up, and the other hand over the open palm, with two fingers down (like legs) and then wag the fingers over the open palm.

And congratulations on taking in a special needs dog!

Answer 2

there is a really great web site to train deaf dogs sign language.

www.handspeak.com

I had a Queensland Healer that was deaf. It is not hard to train them at all. If you have problems getting onto site do a search in Google.

Lilly(Queensland healer) knows signs for sit,stay,walk perimiter, good job, go to bed, and dinner time.

Some of the signs we made up on our own.

For instance bad dog, I shake my fist at her and good dog is a hawaian hang 10 sign.

The signs are very basic you cant make things really complicated. Remeber to have a lot of treats to reward them for doing the proper things when signaled to. You can also check out your local Petsmart. They have a training program and the trainer will probably be able to give you some great tips at no charge they are very knowledgable and always nice to talk with for good tips. Good luck

Answer 3

I don't have a dog nearly as large as yours, and she isn't deaf, but she does respond to hand signals with no verbal commands. As another answer stated, professional help may be in order - we went to dog training classes at petsmart... Anyway, here are the signals we use with her....

Sit - Point with index finger at the ground.
Lay Down - With hand flat and parallel to the ground,palm down, push hand down.
Stand Up - Wit hand flat and parallel to the ground, palm up, raise hand up.
Come - Palm facing us, pull hand from away from us, close to our body.

To get our dog used to the hand signals, we showed her the behavior we wanted along with the hand signal, just as you would speaking it with a hearing dog. We even made her do "puppy pushups", which involved using sit, stand, sit, laydown over and over again... each time she got all four, she got a treat.

All hand signals, of course, depend on getting your dog to watch you first. This can be difficult if he is running around outside! Suprisingly, my dog learned the hand signals months before figuring out the verbal commands....

It takes a great deal of patience to train a deaf dog, and a real commitment on your part. I commend you on looking for a solution rather then giving up on your dog!!! Good Luck.

Answer 4

In our puppy class, we learned signs for come, sit, down, stay and heel. I think many dog trainers use signs along with the words. Try checking out some books or websites on training and you'll probably find some suggestions.

Answer 5

you certainly can do this, and the stable information is that maximum canine have an much less complicated time getting to grasp hand indicators than vocal instructions, according to risk with the aid of fact they watch our physique language greater desirable than they hear to us (we are saying sooo plenty that canine don't understand, yet they understand an offended or satisfied posture whilst they see it). One hand indicators you're able to desire are one for "stable!", which potential the canine gets a advantages. this would additionally be a flashlight which you blink rapidly whilst the canine does what you desire. Flashlights tend to be stable with the aid of fact the canine can see the mirrored photograph of the mild regardless of if she isn't dealing with you. Get one with a button and not a change with the aid of fact it makes it much less complicated to tutor it on and rancid. persist with the flash with a take care of, ear scratching, or something else your canine loves. This internet site has plenty on deaf canine guidance and proposals for indicators to apply.

Answer 6

You are really going to need to take him to professional classes. Deaf dogs require a lot of training especially big ones.

Answer 7

i think its like 60% of all Dalmatians are born deaf. i would suggest that you check with AKC registry for Dalmatians as to getting a booklet on hand signals.

Answer 8

Just as in sign language, main points are shown by using small, simple gestures. You can teach him that pointing downwards means sit or rotating your finger to show roll over.To show something like stop, put your whole hand out.For housebreaking, you can show him to squat and to do it outside.If he doesn't get it, demonstrate. You can push down his lower back to show sit and roll over to show roll over. Hearing is not very important to learning.