For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Suja

"Suja" wrote in message
news:7Rddc.1651$4Y2.359@lakeread04...

For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Its normal for people to not be able to tell a dog is deaf because there's
no overt signals or body language that goes along with being a deafie wrt to
people. As for dog interactions, what you describe is normal in a deafie
who was well-socialized with other dogs & possibly lives with another dog or
cat. Its abnormal for deaf dogs who only see other dogs occasionally. The
reason being that they've never learned to read another dog's body language.
Obviously noises & growls are lost on them and they didn't benefit from
in-litter associations because puppies yelp and deafies don't hear it.
Learning to read body language is really important for the deaf dog. They
tend to be wide-open and bullyish when in a social situation which is what
lands them in trouble.

--
Tara

"Suja" wrote in message
news:7Rddc.1651$4Y2.359@lakeread04...

For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Its normal for people to not be able to tell a dog is deaf because there's
no overt signals or body language that goes along with being a deafie wrt to
people. As for dog interactions, what you describe is normal in a deafie
who was well-socialized with other dogs & possibly lives with another dog or
cat. Its abnormal for deaf dogs who only see other dogs occasionally. The
reason being that they've never learned to read another dog's body language.
Obviously noises & growls are lost on them and they didn't benefit from
in-litter associations because puppies yelp and deafies don't hear it.
Learning to read body language is really important for the deaf dog. They
tend to be wide-open and bullyish when in a social situation which is what
lands them in trouble.

--
Tara

"Suja" wrote in message
news:7Rddc.1651$4Y2.359@lakeread04...

For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Its normal for people to not be able to tell a dog is deaf because there's
no overt signals or body language that goes along with being a deafie wrt to
people. As for dog interactions, what you describe is normal in a deafie
who was well-socialized with other dogs & possibly lives with another dog or
cat. Its abnormal for deaf dogs who only see other dogs occasionally. The
reason being that they've never learned to read another dog's body language.
Obviously noises & growls are lost on them and they didn't benefit from
in-litter associations because puppies yelp and deafies don't hear it.
Learning to read body language is really important for the deaf dog. They
tend to be wide-open and bullyish when in a social situation which is what
lands them in trouble.

--
Tara

Poor, ol' deaf Meadow
http://www.sbacc.org/DOGS%20Current/meadowfull.jpg
gets along with other dogs, but I've been remiss in training her to
give attention to people. Got to get to work on that.
She's only gotten into trouble once when she was determined to play
with my Maltese. She gave him a play bow and, when he didn't respond,
she planted a big foot on him. Pip growled, which she didn't hear, but
Mac did. He body-slammed her and knocked her down. Poor girl was very
confused; "What'd I do?"

Poor, ol' deaf Meadow
http://www.sbacc.org/DOGS%20Current/meadowfull.jpg
gets along with other dogs, but I've been remiss in training her to
give attention to people. Got to get to work on that.
She's only gotten into trouble once when she was determined to play
with my Maltese. She gave him a play bow and, when he didn't respond,
she planted a big foot on him. Pip growled, which she didn't hear, but
Mac did. He body-slammed her and knocked her down. Poor girl was very
confused; "What'd I do?"

Poor, ol' deaf Meadow
http://www.sbacc.org/DOGS%20Current/meadowfull.jpg
gets along with other dogs, but I've been remiss in training her to
give attention to people. Got to get to work on that.
She's only gotten into trouble once when she was determined to play
with my Maltese. She gave him a play bow and, when he didn't respond,
she planted a big foot on him. Pip growled, which she didn't hear, but
Mac did. He body-slammed her and knocked her down. Poor girl was very
confused; "What'd I do?"

"Suja" wrote in message
news:7Rddc.1651$4Y2.359@lakeread04...

For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All
the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed
that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on
four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on
his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I
wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT
dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear
would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Suja

I don't know if it makes a difference but dogs are sensitive to
vibrations through the pads of their feet so can feel noise. Also,
dogs can see and feel other dogs whine and growl .
I can't hear Dibby whining (thank doG) unless I wear my hearing aid
but I can see his chest moving so I know he's whining. Sometimes I
*think* I can hear my cat purring when I stroke her but it's not until
I put my ear closer to her body that I can actually hear her and not
*hear* the vibrations. It a bit hard to explain but sometimes hearing
something and feeling something become the same thing , just as
tasting and smelling are virtually the same to a cat.
Alison

"Suja" wrote in message
news:7Rddc.1651$4Y2.359@lakeread04...

For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All
the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed
that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on
four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on
his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I
wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT
dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear
would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Suja

I don't know if it makes a difference but dogs are sensitive to
vibrations through the pads of their feet so can feel noise. Also,
dogs can see and feel other dogs whine and growl .
I can't hear Dibby whining (thank doG) unless I wear my hearing aid
but I can see his chest moving so I know he's whining. Sometimes I
*think* I can hear my cat purring when I stroke her but it's not until
I put my ear closer to her body that I can actually hear her and not
*hear* the vibrations. It a bit hard to explain but sometimes hearing
something and feeling something become the same thing , just as
tasting and smelling are virtually the same to a cat.
Alison

"Suja" wrote in message
news:7Rddc.1651$4Y2.359@lakeread04...

For the first time, I got to meet and spend a couple of hours with a
deaf dog yesterday. He is a 17 month old Dogo, and all puppy. All
the
Dogos I had seen previously were much larger than him, so I assumed
that
he was a very young puppy.

Anyway, a nicer dog, I've never seen. Appears to be pure energy on
four
legs, played wonderfully with an itty bitty BC puppy (had blood on
his
face from the needle teeth), and did a nice round of smackdown with
Khan. Gave me the nicest, sloppy little kisses too.

Quite honestly, if the owner hadn't told me that he was deaf, I
wouldn't
have known. There was nothing 'off' about his body language WRT
dogs or
people. Is that normal? I assumed that not being able to hear
would
put a dog at a disadvantage when it comes to interactions, but that
doesn't appear to be the case, at least with Diego.

Suja

I don't know if it makes a difference but dogs are sensitive to
vibrations through the pads of their feet so can feel noise. Also,
dogs can see and feel other dogs whine and growl .
I can't hear Dibby whining (thank doG) unless I wear my hearing aid
but I can see his chest moving so I know he's whining. Sometimes I
*think* I can hear my cat purring when I stroke her but it's not until
I put my ear closer to her body that I can actually hear her and not
*hear* the vibrations. It a bit hard to explain but sometimes hearing
something and feeling something become the same thing , just as
tasting and smelling are virtually the same to a cat.
Alison