(shes about 6 months old or so)
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I have a deaf dalmation dog (and a boxer :) )so i know how you feel and it is very frustrating when training them. But all you can do is be patient with it and use your hands to indicate what you want her to do eg. point down to the floor for lie down or to her rear for sit. That's how we did it with our dog. Once she has mastered that and understands your hand movements just work up from there. It just takes a lot of time and patience for it to work effectively.
Good luck!
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- I also have a deaf dog and I am teaching her hand signs with american sign language. We work on one or two new signs a week. I usually start introducing one around meal time because I can use her kibble to keep her attention and reinforce the new sign.
Right now she knows sit, stay, down, and no. I'm working on getting her to come to me and that is a challenge with her. I also keep a spray bottle handy to zap her when she's being too rough with my cats. Flipping the light off and on will also sometimes get her attention.
I am also consulting with a trainer on fine tuning some skills and behavior because I would like to put her through Good Citzenship Test and Therapy Dog Training
My dog is crated 95% of the time when I am not home. She likes to nap in strange places and my cats need a break.
As far as housebreaking goes, Matilda sits by my front door or comes up to me and barks. Take your pup out the same door so he associates it with outside - I have a deaf puppy!!!
That's not hard!
You use the exact same method of treating (like sit, pull treat above nose until dog sits) but instead of using a word (sit) you use a body gesture (i.e. Every time you move the treat over the puppies nose you do it the exact same way) very son your pup will learn that that gesture means sit!
It's the same for "drop", "rollover" and "paw" to name a few!
ADD: I also have non deaf puppies and 2 cats which I train and I never used verbal cues, it's just easier without words for me and the animal. - I've seen hand signals and lights used for training. Also, since she is a puppy, don't expect her to have a long attention span. Daily training/practice of 5-10 minutes in length should be sufficient.
Enclosed is a link that seems to be a wonderful resource for training deaf dogs.
Best of luck to you. - To teach her to sit, put the treat in front of her face and move it back until she sits, then treat her. Do this a few times, then use a hand signal. I use putting my hand up, palm facing the dog.
To teach her to lie down, use the sit signal, praise her, then put a treat near the ground. After she tries to get the treat, she'll lie down. Then, treat her. Do this a few times, then use a hand signal, such as pointing down.
Obviously you can't teach her to come to you, but you can teach her things such as drop it, shake, roll over, etc.
if you want any help at all, I'm happy to help. (: - Hand signals, and dog treats [sit, finger pointing behind with treat in your hand. Stay, palm in front of their face with the treat, but don't shove your hand in their face. Come, bring the treat towards you. Lay down, put your hand on the floor with the treat. ]
- Well most dog trainers with deaf dogs or puppies use hand signals to train them.
I am guessing that dogs don't need sound to be trained..
But if you are having a hard time I would call a Professional.
Hope this helped! - use hand signals and chicken. you dont need noise to train, many dogs just sit, stay, talk on hand signals anyways.
- Hi you will find a lot of useful tips here http://www.deafdogs.org/training/
- hand signals or a dog trainer that specializes in deaf dogs, and plenty of dogy biskuits,
- hand signals
- my aunt taught hers sign language
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