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Post by wingeddogs on Jul 16, 2011 8:59:57 GMT -5
I just posted this in a different topic, but that was before I saw this category, so apologies for double posting. When I saw this one I thought it was more appropriate: We recently learned our 5-1/2 mo old GSD is deaf. Prior to learning this he ran and played and followed our other 2: Max who was 17 months and zoey who was 8 months. max died recently of a brain infection . Zoey was a dog we had intended to rehab and rehome to a foster eventually so the Humane Society could place her. She came from a neglectful, abusive, breeder who kept her confined to a small space with 10 other pups, several adult dogs, several cats and several birds. The Bitch and Sire were aggressive. As a result, Zoey had severe fear aggression and ended up needing to be euthanized at 8 months old. That left Boone alone and that's when we noticed he wasn't normal. Without other dog behavior to follow, he pretty much responded to the hand signals we used. We have vibration collars here and we use sign language in the home.....we've also trained hearing dogs for deaf people. Boone always keeps constant eye contact so we thought it shouldn't be too tough. WRONG. I have found a few sites to help with basics, but would appreciate anyone's help who has actually had experience.
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