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Deaf puppy learns sign language
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| 22 Mar 2011
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Posted on 03/23/2011 5:42:16 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
Standard Obedience Competition Level 3 -— hand signals
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posted on
03/23/2011 7:50:57 AM PDT
by
dervish
(“They consulted the Arab League and the UN. They did not consult the United States Congress")
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/23/2011 8:11:25 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Daffynition
Nice story, and cute dog, but they seem to want to make a lot out of the fact that they're both deaf. (Rather condescending and tokenist, IMHO.) Since she only communicates with hand signals, and many (if not most) dogs are better at responding to hand signals than verbal commands, the reality is that this story is about nothing more special than any adult teaching any dog to respond to basic visual command cues. Might as well have had "Adult Trains Dog" as the headline.
Must be a slow news day at The Sun.
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posted on
03/23/2011 8:18:45 AM PDT
by
Teacher317
(really?)
To: Teacher317
Heck, I had (and trained) a deaf dog many years ago... and I’m not terribly familiar with the ASL hand signals, so I was handicapped by my lesser ability to communicate by hand signals. That’s actually a more impressive feat than this woman’s! Where was the press that day?
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posted on
03/23/2011 8:20:26 AM PDT
by
Teacher317
(really?)
To: Daffynition
I have a deaf cat. He acts more like a dog and has been responding to sign language commands since he was a kitten. He responds to ‘come here’, ‘good boy’, and ‘No’. He is the only cat that I have that actually listens. His name is DC, short for Deaf Cat. He also fetches.
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posted on
03/23/2011 8:23:24 AM PDT
by
abner
(I have no tagline, therefore no identity.)
To: Teacher317
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posted on
03/23/2011 8:29:45 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: Teacher317
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posted on
03/23/2011 8:42:34 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: SMARTY
Deaf puppy learns sign language Theres hope for Obama!!!
LOLOL! You made my day, FRiend! :)
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posted on
03/23/2011 9:33:57 AM PDT
by
divine_moment_of_facts
(Give me Liberty.. or I'll get up and get it for myself!)
To: I Buried My Guns
What I do with my puppy is make him ‘sit’ before he gets anything.. It works wonders! :) *hugs* for your puppy!
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posted on
03/23/2011 9:37:10 AM PDT
by
divine_moment_of_facts
(Give me Liberty.. or I'll get up and get it for myself!)
To: roamer_1
Ok now that’s a BRILLIANT idea!
I’ve had deaf pets before, I’ve had blind pets before, just made sure to work around them and learn how to get their attention without startling them. The blind ones are easier to cope with IMO...but making sure your approach is felt works just fine for the deaf + sleeping.
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posted on
03/23/2011 12:13:27 PM PDT
by
Fire_on_High
(Stupid should hurt.)
To: JoeProBono
To: roamer_1
*shrugs at your shrugging*
What you say is true, but as you plainly state, you used *verbal* commands at the beginning of your training, combined the verbal commands with visual commands, and then weaned the dog off of the verbal commands.
You are not really comparing apples to apples.
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posted on
03/23/2011 2:14:57 PM PDT
by
dmz
To: Daffynition
To: dmz
What you say is true, but as you plainly state, you used *verbal* commands at the beginning of your training, combined the verbal commands with visual commands, and then weaned the dog off of the verbal commands.No, I use BOTH all the time. Either works the same. My point was that dogs often learn a sign quicker than a verbal command, or at least that is true in my experience.
Where signs are used exclusively is when the dog is too far away for comfortable speech.
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posted on
03/23/2011 5:10:32 PM PDT
by
roamer_1
(Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
To: ROCKLOBSTER
How do you think they get dog-stars like Laffie and Rin-Tin-Tin to perform on camera?
Alas, Laffie never made it to Hollywood....
However, to answer your question, the same way they get other dimwits to perform on stage:
$$$$$$$$$$$$
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posted on
03/23/2011 5:18:00 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Oh Magoo, you've done it again.....)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
03/23/2011 6:57:37 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
To: Daffynition; Joe 6-pack
My first Golden lived until 15 1/2. She went deaft at about 12, but we did not realize it until my neighbor mentioned that she’d noticed that my dog couldn’t hear. Sure enough she couldn’t, but we had not noticed because my dog followed my visual clues and responded to everything we wanted her to do. But, when she was far out in the field, she didn’t come when called. I found that if I waved my arm in a big circle, she understood and she came running right home.
To: dervish
Yes; indeed this was part of basic obedience training. At least with the much-maligned Bill Koehler method.
The biggest issue here is that the puppy has to realize he may need to look at the owners more for communication. That is the blessing of hearing - not having to turn your head.
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posted on
03/23/2011 7:06:38 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Exactly. Hand signals themselves are very easy to teach. The hard part is keeping their attention so they see the signal without first saying their name.
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posted on
03/23/2011 7:17:44 PM PDT
by
dervish
(“They consulted the Arab League and the UN. They did not consult the United States Congress")
To: Daffynition
It’s Obi-Wan and Jiu-Jitsu pup!
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posted on
03/23/2011 7:22:01 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(http://www.conservativedna.com/)
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