ramboacdc Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 my brother in law has today found out his 5 month old pure breed boxer is deaf. the vet says it is common in white boxers and its shot his chance of breeding him really because the pups would most likely be born deaf too. not the end of the world but he is a bit bummed out because he thinks that his puppy's quality of life will suffer. I don't personally think so but does anyone have any experience with training a deaf dog in any way? I guess its going to be treats/light/hand signals to get him to react and a bit more patience. but has anyone got any first hand experience?
Buce Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 15 minutes ago, ramboacdc said: my brother in law has today found out his 5 month old pure breed boxer is deaf. the vet says it is common in white boxers and its shot his chance of breeding him really because the pups would most likely be born deaf too. not the end of the world but he is a bit bummed out because he thinks that his puppy's quality of life will suffer. I don't personally think so but does anyone have any experience with training a deaf dog in any way? I guess its going to be treats/light/hand signals to get him to react and a bit more patience. but has anyone got any first hand experience? http://www.deafdogs.org/training/
Beliall Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 dont let him off the lead you wont be able to call him back anyway
Buce Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 1 hour ago, Webbo said: Have you tried teaching it to lip read? No need. Science has the answer:
Tuna Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 10 minutes ago, Buce said: No need. Science has the answer:
murphy Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 2 hours ago, ramboacdc said: my brother in law has today found out his 5 month old pure breed boxer is deaf. the vet says it is common in white boxers and its shot his chance of breeding him really because the pups would most likely be born deaf too. not the end of the world but he is a bit bummed out because he thinks that his puppy's quality of life will suffer. I don't personally think so but does anyone have any experience with training a deaf dog in any way? I guess its going to be treats/light/hand signals to get him to react and a bit more patience. but has anyone got any first hand experience? I think he'll be fine. Dogs are great at adapting and I don't see any reason why his QoL should suffer. One thing I love even more than football is dogs. I don't have any experience with deaf ones but you look like you know the answer anyway. Hand signals and patience as you say.
Jon the Hat Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: My dog's got no nose. Bummer
tom27111 Posted 15 April 2017 Posted 15 April 2017 2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: My dog's got no nose. How does he smell?
stripeyfox Posted 16 April 2017 Posted 16 April 2017 15 hours ago, ramboacdc said: my brother in law has today found out his 5 month old pure breed boxer is deaf. the vet says it is common in white boxers and its shot his chance of breeding him really because the pups would most likely be born deaf too. not the end of the world but he is a bit bummed out because he thinks that his puppy's quality of life will suffer. I don't personally think so but does anyone have any experience with training a deaf dog in any way? I guess its going to be treats/light/hand signals to get him to react and a bit more patience. but has anyone got any first hand experience? I'm sure he'll be fine. Speak to the vet and get some guidance. But dogs are very adaptable and it's not as if he knows that he's deaf. We had an old spaniel that went deaf later in it's life (although it could still manage to hear the fridge door being opened at 100 yards!)
stripeyfox Posted 16 April 2017 Posted 16 April 2017 16 hours ago, ramboacdc said: my brother in law has today found out his 5 month old pure breed boxer is deaf. the vet says it is common in white boxers and its shot his chance of breeding him really because the pups would most likely be born deaf too. not the end of the world but he is a bit bummed out because he thinks that his puppy's quality of life will suffer. I don't personally think so but does anyone have any experience with training a deaf dog in any way? I guess its going to be treats/light/hand signals to get him to react and a bit more patience. but has anyone got any first hand experience? He should probably get in touch with the breeder just to make him aware. It may have affected other dogs in the litter, or maybe future litters? Was it a legit breeder? Because there are loads of dodgy ones around.
ramboacdc Posted 17 April 2017 Author Posted 17 April 2017 On 16/04/2017 at 10:18, stripeyfox said: He should probably get in touch with the breeder just to make him aware. It may have affected other dogs in the litter, or maybe future litters? Was it a legit breeder? Because there are loads of dodgy ones around. yeah we let the breeder know. breeder was a kennel club certified breeder but it was her first litter as a breeder. we have let her know but didn't really get a reaction from her but hopefully tells the other buyers.
stripeyfox Posted 17 April 2017 Posted 17 April 2017 2 hours ago, ramboacdc said: yeah we let the breeder know. breeder was a kennel club certified breeder but it was her first litter as a breeder. we have let her know but didn't really get a reaction from her but hopefully tells the other buyers. Yeah it's a tough one. We sold a litter of Springer Spaniels last year - all KC registered and legit - vetted the buyers as much as possible. I suppose if someone came back a year later and said "one of those dogs has got a dodgy hip" or something then I'm not sure how I would react.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 17 April 2017 Posted 17 April 2017 Training a deaf dog to do basic commands should be just about as easy as if they can hear - they pick up hand signals really well. The problem would be getting the dog to look at you in the first place but they know when you've got treats handy and should be happy to work for them! My dog's hearing is fine but occasionally I do hand-signal-only training in case she ever does lose her hearing, as long as the hand signals are consistent then it's as good as a voice. Anything more advanced like recall should probably be with the help of a professional, there are loads of trainers and classes around and with dog deafness being pretty common I'm sure there'd be help available
DB11 Posted 18 April 2017 Posted 18 April 2017 My dogs gone deaf now, just have to get her attention by making eye contact or throwing something at her
The Blur Posted 18 April 2017 Posted 18 April 2017 My girlfriend's family is deaf but their dog is hearing. They taught her some obvious commands such as walk or food by sign language but she actually picked up some of some of their signs on her own such as 'car' and will get excited whenever they are talking about cars as she would think she is going on a trip somewhere. It even got to a stage where we have to avoid using the word car or walk in front of her cause we do not want to get her excited for nothing lol. I think that sums up how intelligent dogs can be so your brother in law's dog will be fine
filthyfox Posted 19 April 2017 Posted 19 April 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 15:05, ramboacdc said: yeah we let the breeder know. breeder was a kennel club certified breeder but it was her first litter as a breeder. we have let her know but didn't really get a reaction from her but hopefully tells the other buyers. Kennel club certified breeders are only legal if They hold a local authority license- having said that; the hoops to get certificated are the same. QoL won't suffer- why should it? The only thing to bear in mind is that it will probably need specialist training (both dog and owner)- no point shouting at it! (Experienced dog warden)
ramboacdc Posted 21 April 2017 Author Posted 21 April 2017 On 4/19/2017 at 20:35, filthyfox said: Kennel club certified breeders are only legal if They hold a local authority license- having said that; the hoops to get certificated are the same. QoL won't suffer- why should it? The only thing to bear in mind is that it will probably need specialist training (both dog and owner)- no point shouting at it! (Experienced dog warden) yeah i didnt think his quality of life would suffer. its just training him with hand signals which will be fun.
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