I believe that you have to be pretty deaf in order to get a dog... as in completely deaf. I have a moderate to severe loss and I would never even consider using a dog because there are people who need the dogs more than people with hearing impairments in my opinion. It made me angry when I found out that a friend (she's a family friend) of mine's daughter who is severely disabled couldn't get a seizure dog. She goes on only 30% of her brain and has few means of communication, so she needed a dog to sense when she was having seizures (she has them weekly), but the request for a dog was rejected. Our disability is not near as severe enough that we should be getting dogs when there are people who need it more. Sorry for the vent. 
Last edited by Loghead; 04-27-2009 at 04:43 PM.
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