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No, I don't show, I'm just a huge advocate of ethical breeding, and conformation showing is a major necessity of ethical breeding, thus I do a lot of research into it. I do not support breeders that do not do full health testing, nor those that breed unpointed, non-CH dogs (amoungst other...

In the case with your GSD, the resulting imperfection was not something that could be passed on to offspring, so such things I have no issues with. NO dog is perfect, but the purpose of conformation showing is to strive for as close to perfect as possible. I just simply don't feel that defending...

Just normal ear piercings for me 3 holes each ear. I hate mouth/lip/tongue piercings...I can't read lips very well with them, especially tongue. Would love my nipples pierced, but I swim and can't take 6 months off while they heal. I love tattoos though, and have 5. A duckie swimming in...

"not worry what inside deaf ear". Most deafness in dogs is caused by a hereditary issue, which is passed on to offspring. IMO It's extremely irresponsible to NOT worry about it. There is no way for the judge to know if it is hereditary or caused by an accident or some such thing, so it would...

I was mainstreamed through my entire schooling so no idea. I was put in a "speech" class for an hour every day because I didn't quite say my r's and s's right, but after 2 years of that one day I looked at the lady and said "you know, You are never going to change how I talk, I say the words as...

OMG I laughed myself sick at this story, that was great LOL

:wtf: Wow...I'm a bit insulted by the comments that hearing dogs are not necessary like other assistance dogs. That is an attitude I usually only run into from other hearing people, and it drives me crazy. I have a hearing assistance dog. I am orally deaf and read lips, so most people cannot...

Check out www.petsandpeople.org They certify owner trained dogs, and have a lot of info on owner training for heading assistance dogs. My Corgi was trained in obedience by me, and in hearing assistance by my local dog trainer who does assistance training. I am working on getting him...

Ethical breeding and showing that means you only breed dogs that are of the highest standard...temperament, health, conformation, colour, etc. The whole package. This means that the only dogs that are bred, are dogs that have proven to be worthy of being bred by earning their CH and have passed...

Thanks for the welcome everyone! CODAchild, you are right, I've never even considered letting my hearing loss stop me from doing anything. The biggest problem I have is learning to have a decent conversation without the safety net of my keyboard. I'm so used to not really participating in...

I don't see any connection between being actually being deaf and being homosexual, nor do I feel there is one physically at least. If a forum is open minded and accepting, naturally you will see more of those with different sexual preferences feeling more at ease with sharing those preferences...

Hi everyone, My name is Seri, this is pretty much my first dive into a hearing impairment/deaf community. I am 27 years old female and have lived in North Dakota my entire life in a small community. I had spinal menigitis when I was 6 months old, which is what they believe caused the...

It is just as easy, more appropriate, and less potentially insulting to simply say they are "obsessed" with CI's. It's kind of like when hearing people say in that really exasperated voice "What, are you deaf or something?" when someone mishears...while they are not really being insulting, many...