Grandmother23

I had a dog that was going deaf (19+ years). I made sure she was looking at me (I went looking for her), and used signals she and I understood. I would take a deaf dog under my wing in a heartbeat again.

gypsyquilter

I'm a firm believer rescue pets are the best companions - despite their physical differences. I hope it works out for you.

lynnie

i have a new kitty ZOEY, and i trained her with words and hand signals, as i do all my pets, and even my son when he was a baby.

SunQuilts

We did go to meet Roby (turns out his name is pronounced with a long o - not Robbie as I thought). Anyway, although his deafness was no longer an issue to me, there were some other health related issues that made us decide to pass. I feel badly for Roby and hope he finds a good home soon. Otherwise I really would have taken him after reading all your encouraging notes. So I am still looking. Thanks again.

BrendaB

I haven't had a deaf dog, but have had a Springer, and they make wonderful pets. They are the sweetest dogs.

Aunt Patti

we had a deaf dalmation it was no problem dalmations are dumb anyway LOL

BrendaB

LMBO!

ForestHobbit

Our Harley dog went deaf after we adopted her. We had already taught her some sign language which helped a lot. Dogs seem to pick up sign language very quickly. She needed a bit more direction but not much. Best part? she couldn't hear the neighborhood dogs barking and so became very quiet. I don't think she knew she couldn't hear anymore. If you and the dog have a rapport the deafness probably won't be a big deal. Good Luck.

pookie ookie

That's too bad. Hope you find the right dog for you. :0)

I also wanted to add that I didn't have to create hand signals for my deaf dog as I naturally use hand signals with all pets. I bet many people do this and aren't really aware of it.

Also if anyone gets a deaf dog, the spoken name is meaningless to them. The vet needs a name and you'll need a name to refernce in conversation with people and that's about it. My dog's name is Two Hands Clapping or Foot Stomping on Floor.

mayday

I bought a 3yr old pug who turned out to be deaf, the fence issue is V important but hand signals and clapping to draw attention ,as they seem to respond to the rythm; also if sleeping and wanting to attract attn I used to gently nudge her to wake her to go to bed.
she seemed to be able to hear v high pitched noises and bark when the others didn't, the best thing is ahearing companion who will be the deaf dog's ears.