It addresses training issues, sign language for dogs and provides an opportunity to meet and network with other
owners of deaf dogs.
We want to ultimately increase the number of adoptions and decrease the
numbers of deaf dogs killed only because they were born deaf.
According to the deaf dog fund,
thousands of deaf dogs are born each year and are destroyed because they are rumored to be brain damaged, aggressive and unable to be trained.
In order to get the
attention of a deaf dog at a distance, some owners train their dogs to use a vibrating remote collar (NOT a shock collar).
Many owners
of deaf dogs find it useful to learn a few simple words in American Sign Language and use them when doing everyday tasks with their dogs.
Through working with Hitch, Elexy has become very comfortable with modifying clicker training methods to suit the different communication
needs of deaf dogs.
With every care taken to avoid any accidents, I have been
informed of deaf dogs that escaped the confines of his home only to be hit by an oncoming car.
One of Jim's pleasures is seeing the light come in to the
eyes of deaf dogs that he has trained.
The book, Deaf Dog: A Book of Advice, Facts and Experiences about Canine Deafness by Susan Cope Becker may provide the owner
of a deaf dog with valuable information.
Deaf Dog Education Action Fund provides education and funding for the purpose of improving and / or saving the
lives of deaf dogs.
Two years later they are rocking hard, promoting the adoption and training
of deaf dogs all over the country, while also educating the public about the care of deaf dogs.
The Spirit of Deaf Dogs Colorado is not a rescue organization, but is a resource for owners
of deaf dogs.
The owner
of a deaf dog must learn alternative means of communication.
Of course, there are some common - sense steps owners
of a deaf dog should take, experts say.
There will be someone to say that I can not predict the future of any hearing dog, so what authority is given to predict
that of a deaf dog.
They were all deaf in both ears, and all but three
of the deaf dogs had age acquired hearing loss.