[Will]

awww. I guess he notices hands more because he is more visual than a hearing dog?

Its weird, some dogs don't seem to be able to see the TV picture, and others are glued to it.

[crazydiamond]

Will, on 09 February 2010 - 11:34 PM, said:

awww. I guess he notices hands more because he is more visual than a hearing dog?

Its weird, some dogs don't seem to be able to see the TV picture, and others are glued to it.

He notices the hands as that is how we communicate with him and yes, much like deaf people he sees more anyhow.

[ridgebackx]

He's gorgeous

Is it difficult looking after a deaf dog?

[benemja]

Lisa-Willow+Finn+AlfiesMum, on 09 February 2010 - 08:05 PM, said:

benemja, on 09 February 2010 - 10:34 AM, said:

Lisa-Willow+Finn+AlfiesMum, on 08 February 2010 - 07:41 PM, said:

What a clever little lad - potential for PAT there if it wasn't for his lack of hearing but he STILL BE GORGUSS!

Ahem - Jed is a PAT dog and he is deaf! (and Toastie was a PAT dog even though he could only hear a clicker and had cataracts!)

oops sorry - no offence meant

none taken - was just letting people know that deafness does not mean you can't be a PAT dog....

[crazydiamond]

ridgebackx, on 10 February 2010 - 10:12 AM, said:

He's gorgeous

Is it difficult looking after a deaf dog?

Not really if you know how, I leearnt through trying as the first deaf dog I dealt with was way before I had a computer. Most people swear by Barry Eatons book but I have never read it. I personally love the relationship one can build with a deaf dog. You just have to think kinda outside the regular trainig box for some things but I know of deaf dogs who do flyball, agility, doggie dancing and who alert owners to fits/ hypos and they are not trained assistance dogs. I am running a day about living with and training a deaf dog later this year, the thread is in the deaf dog section here.

[benemja]

ridgebackx, on 10 February 2010 - 10:12 AM, said:

He's gorgeous

Is it difficult looking after a deaf dog?

It's easier to train a happy, confident deaf dog (whether they want to do what you want or not) than a hearing, scared dog.

[MChambers]

Many times I find myself glad to only have one hearing dog, as Flurry will ignore visitors and whatnot if he's sleeping so I only have to corral one excited dog. It's different, but wonderful! Flurry's so different from other dogs I've worked with that I forget he's similar to other deaf dogs. He does the same thing with the tv, but it doesn't matter what's on, he's gotta have his nose right up on the screen. Shaka watches from the couch, so it was funny to see another dog doing the same thing. Flurry has shut the tv off too, but we scolded him for it since the power button is right over a speaker and he nearly ripped the cover when he hit the button.

Btw, several studies have shown that not all dogs have the physical or mental ability to see 2 dimensional moving pictures and identify objects in them. This is why some dogs show intense interest in specific tv programs, some dogs are just interested in the screen in general, and others seem to not see it at all. The different breeds and even different dogs of the same breed vary in how they see the tv and what they can identify out of the images.