Comments on: This time it’s not canine selective hearing http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dorene http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94883 Dorene Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:28:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94883 Pepper has always preferred hand signals to voice -- some Border Collies have clear preferences and hers is definately for the hand signals. If I do a hand signal, she follows it immediately -- if I use my voice, she often looks back for the hand signal, just to be sure. Pepper has always preferred hand signals to voice — some Border Collies have clear preferences and hers is definately for the hand signals. If I do a hand signal, she follows it immediately — if I use my voice, she often looks back for the hand signal, just to be sure.

]]> By: Schnauzer http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94862 Schnauzer Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:57:01 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94862 I also have hearing loss, and seem to be prone to loosing my voice, so my dogs all know some traditional hand signals and we use various other sounds, lip smaks, hand claps, wistles etc., all mean look at me then a directional signal gets us going the right way. It's amazing what you can do without words... At our clubs first rally/obedience trial (the first weekend you could have rally trials) I was the obed trial secretary, and was runing rally with an old almost blind dog and a young basically uncivilized puppy, and I lost my voice... It was a great, my old girl got her RN and the baby did too. I also have hearing loss, and seem to be prone to loosing my voice, so my dogs all know some traditional hand signals and we use various other sounds, lip smaks, hand claps, wistles etc., all mean look at me then a directional signal gets us going the right way. It’s amazing what you can do without words…

At our clubs first rally/obedience trial (the first weekend you could have rally trials) I was the obed trial secretary, and was runing rally with an old almost blind dog and a young basically uncivilized puppy, and I lost my voice… It was a great, my old girl got her RN and the baby did too.

]]> By: KathyF http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94846 KathyF Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:13:07 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94846 We've always used hand signals in addition to voice commands--my last dog went deaf too. Now we've learned new ones, including right, left, and straight, which we use while walking off-lead on wooded trails. When she comes to an intersection, she always looks back to see which way I want her to go. Strangers who see her obeying the command "Right!" or "Left!" are always amazed, but I think it's the hand signals more than the voice. We’ve always used hand signals in addition to voice commands—my last dog went deaf too. Now we’ve learned new ones, including right, left, and straight, which we use while walking off-lead on wooded trails. When she comes to an intersection, she always looks back to see which way I want her to go. Strangers who see her obeying the command “Right!” or “Left!” are always amazed, but I think it’s the hand signals more than the voice.

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94790 Kat Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:37:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94790 Click on the Energy link for Windows Media audio/video. Click on the Energy link for Windows Media audio/video.

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94789 Kat Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:35:39 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94789 It's on NOW! It’s on NOW!

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94786 Kat Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:32:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94786 On C-Span: http://www.cspan.org/watch/cs_cspan3_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3 On C-Span:

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]]> By: Maureen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94785 Maureen Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:30:30 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94785 The House hearing on the FDA and food safety begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT -- minutes from now. CSPAN3 I don't have the schedule yet as to whether it will be replayed tonight on CSPAN. There was a great call in show and discussion with the chairman of the committee, Rep. Bart Stupak, Dem, that just concluded. Don't miss it if it's replayed tonight. The House hearing on the FDA and food safety begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT — minutes from now.

CSPAN3

I don’t have the schedule yet as to whether it will be replayed tonight on CSPAN. There was a great call in show and discussion with the chairman of the committee, Rep. Bart Stupak, Dem, that just concluded. Don’t miss it if it’s replayed tonight.

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94784 Kat Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:25:26 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94784 There are 3 panels, William Hubbard on 2nd panel. There are 3 panels, William Hubbard on 2nd panel.

]]> By: lost for words http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94782 lost for words Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:18:33 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94782 ah the joys of golden silence. I am deaf. I use hand signals with my two aussies along with my voice commands (my voice is ok as I have some hearing in one ear.). we are always learning new ways to use this. I didn't start hand signals until we were fairly well along in obedience training with the older aussie. With the younger one I started immediately using hand signals. Much easier when they are young anyway, always a new game to play. I highly recommend it to everyone. I teach obedience now after many years of being a student. I really enjoy working with signals. Always a challenge but so rewarding when it finally makes sense to both fur student and their human partners. At one time I was teaching my older one tricks using hand signals and it was always entertaining for both of us to see what behaviors we could chain together. I too have forgotten some of the tricks we started with. I'll have to go back and see what she remembers. Of course be careful what you teach them. It might show up in the obedience ring accidently. :-) ah the joys of golden silence. I am deaf. I use hand signals with my two aussies along with my voice commands (my voice is ok as I have some hearing in one ear.). we are always learning new ways to use this. I didn’t start hand signals until we were fairly well along in obedience training with the older aussie. With the younger one I started immediately using hand signals. Much easier when they are young anyway, always a new game to play. I highly recommend it to everyone. I teach obedience now after many years of being a student. I really enjoy working with signals. Always a challenge but so rewarding when it finally makes sense to both fur student and their human partners. At one time I was teaching my older one tricks using hand signals and it was always entertaining for both of us to see what behaviors we could chain together. I too have forgotten some of the tricks we started with. I’ll have to go back and see what she remembers. Of course be careful what you teach them. It might show up in the obedience ring accidently. :-)

]]> By: Kat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-94780 Kat Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:17:19 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/07/17/this-time-its-not-canine-selective-hearing/#comment-94780 OOPS! Sorry for the double post. Hit STOP "X" but it didn't work. OOPS! Sorry for the double post. Hit STOP “X” but it didn’t work.

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