Dog Sign
Is it possible to teach a dog sign language?
My puppy is deaf, and I was wondering if there was another way to try to communicate with her other than talking. So far she knows when to come here and we’re thinking about getting her a shock collar so it will be easier to get her attention. It’s going to be hard to teach her how to sit and such if she can’t hear. So is it possible to teach her sign language, and are there obedience classes for deaf dogs?
I was thinking of a vibrating collar. I just said shock collar.
Dogs are very visual. It will not be hard to teach signs instead of commands. It is actually very common for dogs to learn non-verbal cues over verbal ones. As humans, we tend to make gestures we aren’t aware of when we speak and dogs often pick up on that.
Remember, dogs rely heavily on body language to communicate.
My Lab responds better to hand signals then he does to the command. Our working K9 is taught to obey hand signals or verbal commands for tactical purposes.
An e-collar would be a good idea. Many have a vibrate setting that you could use, but even a lower level stim would work.
Check out this site
http://www.loucastle.com/articles.htm
In the fitting the e-collar article he describes how to find the working level on the e-collar, that is, the very first level the dog feels it, which is not painful
You could also email him. He will respond. He may have suggestions on dealing with a deaf dog and e-collar.
Edit- no TDs are from me, but e-collars are not painful if used properly. And every e-collar trainer suggests trying it on yourself first.
Please read the articles on the link I provided. They address myths and explain how to PROPERLY use the collar.
Many professional, experienced responsible trainers use e-collars. Police, Military and Search and Rescue included.
I have no idea how using the vibration setting on an e-collar to get the dog’s attention when not facing you is a bad thing.
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