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Hi everyone..I have a deaf dog. Brandi is a Lhasa Apso cross, that I rescued from the shelter 5 years ago. She is an older 'lady' and her hearing loss is due to age. She can hear when you clap your hands sharply, but has no idea where the sound is. She turns in circles looking everywhere until she can see the source of the sound.
She follows hand signals I have taught her beautifully. Its amazing how she's adapted and learned to watch for me and look for signals. My other dog, who is hearing, is dumb as a door knob with the hand signals.
The only disadvantage to Brandi's being deaf is that I can no longer allow her to run free. We would often go to lake or beach and she's be able to run ahead. Too dangerous now, she can't hear me call her back if she is at risk.
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