Comments on: 2 Essential Techniques For Training Deaf Dogs http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/ Holistic Approach to Pampering Small Dogs Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Renée http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Renée Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:10:43 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/#comment-952 Hello Jan, Thank you for dropping again. I perfectly understand your plight. Snowball is also suffering from the same aliment as one of your dogs. I will be sharing more tips on how to retrain deaf dog (due to old age) and also some tips to help dogs cope with daily activities. I really appreciate your continuing support. Please send my kisses to your all your Poodles. Cheers Hello Jan,

Thank you for dropping again.

I perfectly understand your plight. Snowball is also suffering from the same aliment as one of your dogs.

I will be sharing more tips on how to retrain deaf dog (due to old age) and also some tips to help dogs cope with daily activities.

I really appreciate your continuing support.

Please send my kisses to your all your Poodles.

Cheers

]]> By: Jan http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Jan Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:39:36 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/#comment-918 One of my older dogs is losing her hearing. I have been working with her to make up for the loss. Thanks for the suggestions. I enjoy your blog. You have a lot of good information. One of my older dogs is losing her hearing. I have been working with her to make up for the loss. Thanks for the suggestions. I enjoy your blog. You have a lot of good information.

]]> By: Renée http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Renée Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:11:11 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/#comment-908 Hi Ian, Thanks for your comment. Here's my take on this issue... Having bred 3 litters of Maltese and with two of them sired 5 litters, I also like to disagree that white coated dogs are affected of congenital deafness. Base on my breeding experience, I didn't have one single pup with this genetic defect. And being once actively involved in showdog for about 4 years, I didn't and yet to encounter any Maltese suffer congenital deafness due at birth. Yes, I agree with you that deafness can be due to many other reasons, and the most common one is negligence by the owners. Point taken, my experience is no where near as compare to yours, but that doesn't mean if I don't see it or encounter it I can completely ignore or disagree with the source in <a href="http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/breeds.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/genetics.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. There are also a few books stating similar fact. One of them is "How Dogs Think" by Stanley Coren. Once again, thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog. Hi Ian,

Thanks for your comment. Here’s my take on this issue…

Having bred 3 litters of Maltese and with two of them sired 5 litters, I also like to disagree that white coated dogs are affected of congenital deafness. Base on my breeding experience, I didn’t have one single pup with this genetic defect. And being once actively involved in showdog for about 4 years, I didn’t and yet to encounter any Maltese suffer congenital deafness due at birth.

Yes, I agree with you that deafness can be due to many other reasons, and the most common one is negligence by the owners.

Point taken, my experience is no where near as compare to yours, but that doesn’t mean if I don’t see it or encounter it I can completely ignore or disagree with the source in here and here. There are also a few books stating similar fact. One of them is “How Dogs Think” by Stanley Coren.

Once again, thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog.

]]> By: Ian Spencer-Brown http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Ian Spencer-Brown Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:43:54 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/health-care/2-essential-techniques-for-training-deaf-dogs/#comment-906 I have owned Pyrenean Mountain Dogs for 50 years. I have bred more than 25 litters, and I have had experience of judging this breed throughout the world. I take issue insomuch that you state that Pyreneans suffer from "congenital deafness". I can assure you that your source on this occasion in incorrect. Pyreneans can suffer from deafness, but no more than any other breed with drop down ears, and that deafness is more likely to be caused from lack of attention to the welfare of the dogs ears, rather than a congenital background. It certainly does not have anything connected to the white coat! I I have owned Pyrenean Mountain Dogs for 50 years. I have bred more than 25 litters, and I have had experience of judging this breed throughout the world. I take issue insomuch that you state that Pyreneans suffer from “congenital deafness”. I can assure you that your source on this occasion in incorrect.
Pyreneans can suffer from deafness, but no more than any other breed with drop down ears, and that deafness is more likely to be caused from lack of attention to the welfare of the dogs ears, rather than a congenital background. It certainly does not have anything connected to the white coat!
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