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Originally Posted by kitty004567
It sounds like you're having a tough time, I hope things get better. 
As for the puppy who might be deaf: wait until it's asleep: clap your hands, drop a full bottle of pills, shake a bottle of pills (ok so I had pills around when I was figuring out if mine was deaf), ring the doorbell, knock on a door, blow a whistle. If the puppy doesn't wake up or startle to any of it, it's probably deaf. You do want to make sure that whatever you're doing doesn't disrupt much else. Mine is deaf and occasionally will react to someone clapping loudly. I went and checked out a children's sign language book from the library and used that to teach her ASL which wasn't nearly as hard to teach her as I thought. Good luck! |
Yeah, the vet said to clap, which I tried and he didn't react, but he will react if you tell him 'no' loudly enough, but only for some people. I don't think he is entirely deaf, but I think he is deaf to certain frequencies. He seems to be able to hear low pitches to a degree, but not higher ones. I figure whether he is deaf or not, that I am going to dual train him both to sounds and hand signals. I've had people ask if I plan on putting him down because he is possibly deaf and has a heart murmur, and I think that is ridiculous. I don't care if he has problems, he doesn't deserve to be put down.