that is fascinating. yes, dogs always watch our body language and hand signals. When i am training, I know to be so clear with my hand signals so my dog understands. After the dog understands the hand signal, then I add the verbal command. thank you so much for your comment. Best, Joyce
Thanks for the straightforward format and useful information! My puppy was extremely quick to learn with luring and visual cues, but could never get past that stage to voice commands. She also never learned her name. As a novice puppy parent, I blamed myself. Then a boarder noted that my pup would only wake up when she is touched.... training is progressing nicely now that I've added hand signals. I wouldn't trade her for the world. Her only limitation is MY own slowness to learn the signals. I wish there were a standard set of hand signals for use with deaf dogs.
I am glad you discovered how to help her. you are learning with her every day. Yes, If the signals were universal it would be easier. But creating your own signals makes it special for you and your puppy. Best of Luck. Thank you. Joyce
We just adopted a deaf puppy. We did not know until after a week of having him that he was in fact deaf. We purchased an "I AM DEAF" collar and are trying to manage potty training. Our other dog bell trained with such ease and our other dog has accepted our puppy "Moose." We are over our head but are working to develop a hand signal system and maybe purchase a vibrating collar to help get his attention. Moose is now about 14 months and has some trauma from his last home. (They and the breeder had NO IDEA HE WAS DEAF!) Like I said, we have a bit to work through and overcome. Thank you for the insights you provided! Have a great day!
We adopted 2 sisters and had no idea one of them was deaf. The little one speaks for both of them and starts the barking. I can work with hand signals, but the barking is a challenge. I bought a high frequency dog training device and finally realized the bigger one can’t hear it. Poor baby.
I got everything down but stay lol my dog, hes anxious all of the time. Never chills out haha. Hes a deaf Pitbull and they are already stubborn dogs... Like this one is bad.. he thinks he eats treats and human food... He's been in my house for 2 months and he hasn't ate any of his actual food... I'm worried for him... He was neglected by the last owners n he's only 4-5 months old.... He throws fits.... He grunts... He's biting at my cat when she walks by... Now my cat is stressed out. Now my cat chews on her cardboard house.. i know the attention has been all on this dog but I'm handling both. Like what do i do .. I don't want to have to put this dog down... Just the talk of that! HELP ME LOL... LIKE it's to the point i have to starve this dog to eat his food... My only option.... You tell me if i have other options.. he rebels over not getting Human food. $100 for this dog and i was ripped off. The one thing you DO NOT DO IS GIVE A BABY PIT HUMAN FOOD. HE'S GOT THE WRONG IDEA... Its been hard to break him... He doesn't go potty in the house anymore... He Used to do that over spite.. and that's the worst... He even came in this house with fleas... Yeah I wasn't happy with the person I got this dog from... Not happy... He was so babyed.. i call him a tittypit... Lol
A lot of dogs like the Farmers Dog or other cooked foods. The food comes packaged for easy feeding. Stay . Start with sit signal, when he is sitting give signal for “good or yes” he is doing it right. Feed treat. My signal is thumbs up. Give stay signal, do not move . Give signal for good or yes and give another treat. Repeat 2,3 times and then give signal for “ok” and you move and encourage your dog to move out of the situation. Key to teaching stay is you do not move as you increase the time you are standing in front of your dog/ . Hope this helps . Joyce
Maam kindly make videos for deaf dogs to sit, stand , high five , roll , these things because i own 5 months old female deaf great dane , i don't want to give up on her . 😊
this video shows you some of those things. Sit, Down, Stand. i don't have access to work with a deaf dog at the moment. teach your dog as if your dog can hear. That is Judy's statement. Train as if it is a hearing dog, just add a signal. high Five, put the treat in your hand under the dog's chin and when your dog taps your hand with their paw, give the thumbs up signal and open your hand and give the treat. hope this helps. joyce
Judy now has 2 deaf dogs and a dog that can hear. We worked with all of them with hand signals and voice commands. all the dogs can follow the hand signals. the dog that can hear heard the words but really followed the signals like the deaf dogs. Train the same. Thank you, Joyce
Consistency, patience confinement, using gates and puppy pen , reward with treat for potty just like potty training any puppy. The difference is you need a signal for “Outside” or “pee pads “ if indoors. “Go Potty “ and also “Good “ as praise for going potty. Please watch my videos on potty training to give you suggestions on how to potty train. Teach your puppy “good” as you say “good girl or good boy “ first and give treat. Make sure you are very close to puppy when you give signal. The other signals “Outside” and “Go Potty” use the signal at the appropriate time. “Outside” at the door and “Go Potty” in the potty area. Hope this helps. I will also ask Judy if there is anything else. Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
I taught my service dog hand signals and one time spent an entire week long silent retreat using nothing but signals. Awesome. He would even do them from 30 feet away, including to stay there.
I decided to foster a shelter dog, thinking he had attention-deficit issues. I walked into his room the first night that he was sleeping and he didn’t notice until I turned the light on. The shelter never realized he was deaf but they had removed foxtails from his ears. He was a mess. It’s been challenging especially since he isn’t neutered yet (appt months out still) and I have a female terrier also who outweighs him plenty. Do you happen to have a video for deaf, destructive/disobedient dogs?
The only videos I did are the 2 on my channel. Destructive dogs can be helped by Stuffed Kong and bones and chews. Judy the owner of the 2 deaf dogs in the video always says to treat a deaf dog the same as a dog that can hear. Same training just teach the dog hand signals and stand in front of them to be sure they see you. Thank you .Joyce
We're fostering a deaf dog as well. Although we know he is part of the family, so adopted might be more appropriate. This video was helpful, though, with showing signals.
Hi ma'am. Sorry for posting this question here, but I can't see your email address. How do you teach your dog to play fetch and love bringing back the object? Could you please make a video on that? Thanks. -Andrew, from Nairobi.
@@DiamondDogTraining That will be really wonderful. I love your perspective on dog training. I can't wait to see how you approach this particular matter.
Hi Andrew, Thank you for your suggestion. Here is a link to the video how To Teach Your Dog To Fetch and Drop The Ball ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--AXxzEXPMu4.html.
I just rescused. A white blue eyed pit an she is deaf she is only 4mos an this is my first deaf dog I'm having a hard time with keeping her focused . What can I do to keep her focused even when i use treats she is still all over the place.
It takes time for any rescue t adjust deaf or hearing. Give her time. Sit with her. Hand feed her chicken . Feed her a piece and when she just glances toward you at the chicken in your hand give the thumbs up sign and give her another piece. Next piece bring closer to your eyes . When she glances up toward your eyes, give thumbs up. Gradually get the chicken close to your eyes and whe. She looks give thumbs up. As Judy would say, treat your dog no differently than a dog that can hear, just add the hand signals. Let me know how you are doing. Thank you . Joyce
GPS collars can be pricey, we placed an Apple Air Tag (very cost effective) on our dog's collar and it's been great given so many people have iPhones these days so tracking them is really amazing.
Great Job! i'm gonna try these on our deaf pittie mix at work. Little tip, when teaching down, lure the treat down, then out, in an L form, it'll have the dog bend knees, then "crawl" out to follow it the lure.
Yes, I agree . Lure down and then out. Also when you lure dog to the ground get dog to slide back on their haunches and they are less likely to stand up as you draw treat forward on the ground. Thank you . Hope the video helps you train your dog. Thank you, Joyce
You are welcome. Do you have a deaf dog? Do you have any tips for other owners . If you have any questions I will try to answer them and I will ask Judy for her answer . Thank you . Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining My vet says he is partially deaf. Willy can't hear voices but raises his ears on some noises. THANK GOD he never hears other dogs barking! The hard part is that I need to get down to him to get his eyes to look at me or I have to pick him up. He might weigh 4 lbs.
Judy taught me to give thumbs up very low to the ground so your dog will see your hand. As soon as your dog sees your thumbs up. Give a treat. Rewarding your dog will encourage your dog to look up to your face. Kneel down low to the ground in the beginning. You may want to teach Thumbs up with your dog sitting on a couch or ottoman so your dog is higher off the ground. Try to teach some signals where your dog can see them easily then move to the ground. You can even teach come and have your dog walk across the couch to you. I hope this helps. Let me know.
@@DiamondDogTraining Thank you for helping me with great ideas. Having Willy look at me was difficult at first. Cheese has gotten his attention. I never realized that rewarding your dog with different treats DOES make a BIG difference!
