My last dog, Nibbles, I got when she was six weeks old. I had to put her down several years ago after she developed a cancerous growth in her neck that would have eventually suffocated her if we let it go to the end. I had that dog for thirteen years.
(here she was with my cat, Lucifer. They were best friends)
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Well, it looks like I'm now adopting another pittie. I haven't settled on a name yet, but she is ten weeks old and so cute with her blue eyes:
She reminds me so much of my old dog
The interesting thing is that I suspect that she may be hearing impaired, and possibly fully deaf (she doesn't seem to respond to any sounds). That was not disclosed by the seller, but I've decided to keep her anyway. I know that there are special ways to train hearing impaired dogs to respond to hand signals, and that you have to first find some sort of cue that will tell them to focus on you.
Anyway...does anyone here have any experience working with/training deaf dogs, or know of any educational links/resources that they can point me towards? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Okay...my heart is melting. She just fell fully 100% asleep while in the middle of chewing on my fingers. LoLz. It's just too cute!
I think I found my new hiking partner!
And she really appears to like the smell of freshly ground cannabis!