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no its the "come and clean this up look closely followed by the "whos the smart one look as you do.

phoneyhuh, its carbonated beef stock but dont know who makes it.
 
My above bull terrier is deaf.....My family seems to be stricken with a syndrome where we all get the animals no one wants. In my case friends were breeding them and she was deaf and couldn't be sold. So........Anyway, after 12 years I'm amazed by people who can tell their dogs to "Stay" or "Come" and don't have to gesture wildly. I doubt there's a more stubborn animal in the world than a deaf bull terrier.

^^^^Ohh, there's nothing more dangerous than a ridgey's tail flying around at full excitment. It's like they're set up specifically to whack you in the nuts.

That made me laugh, stubborn alright, mine would never hear me if they didnt want too, a deaf one raises the bar.
 
Don't have a dog but does Scooby count?

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hahah some good pics in here!
Here's my brew dog Lucy. She is my missus dog, which I wasnt really a fan of. But she's grown on me quite alot :) She's about 2, and is an Australian Koolie with the Sable merle colouring. Unfortunately, the gene responsible for her striking markings is also responsible for deafness and blindness. She is deaf as a post. I have taught her hand signals and she is pretty good with those, however have difficulties taking her places as she cant hear commands to come back etc? I've found some collars which vibrate and rumble etc via remote control for this purpose but they are wicked dear (>$300) so if anyone has any ideas I'd welcome them.
Overall though she is awesome, despite sometimes being a bit of a burden with the hearing, I wouldnt trade her for anything. quote]




When taking my dog for walks, i'd always make him stop and sit prior to crossing the road by putting my hand where he could see it, & when calling him i'd bend over a bit & pat my thigh. i didn't consciously realise i was doing this, but I remember losing my voice when my dog was a year or so old, & i realised in amazement that i didn't even need to say anything to him- as long as i did the action he was happy to do what i wanted.

He went completely blind within a year after that ( for a period of 6 months or so, prior to eye surgery), but was completely happy still going for walks. Good leash control with a series of pulls/tugs/lifts to indicate what's required is helpful. He ended up completely blind & deaf eventually, but it wasn't really a problem. A few drops of different essential oils in different parts of the house on specific items of furniture can help navigation, & help regain their sense of direction after a sleep etc.

You're right, it's a lot of extra work looking after 'lesser-abled' dogs, but for a smart dog such as yours she should adapt pretty easily & it's up to you to train yourself how best to help her! Very worthwhile & rewarding for such awesome animals...
 
My dog, Milly. She's a New Zealand Huntaway and a rescue dog. We got her from a farm when she was eight months old. Skinny as a rake and very timid as she'd been abused. We've fed her up and given her a loving home and she's become a beautiful companion. Very loyal and very protective.

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here is my girl Sully, ridgback cross rottie just over a year old and when she is not fast asleep, which she usually is, must be the ridgeback in her, she is my shadow. first on is at 10 weeks.
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