The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for March 09, 2022

Sally find a place to stake out the dinning table. Keep your eyes open for drop food.

But her nose still works, right?

Well, that’s a real shame.

Hear? Don’t you doggies relies more on your nose?

I think most dogs fein deafness, so they can get away with all sorts of naughtiness. :P

Mine is no longer afraid of the vacuum cleaner.

But you’ll know if the beef roast hits the kitchen floor.

My late loving wife and I had a Catahoula Leopard dog that was deaf from a puppy. He figured out that if someone wasn’t in the room then he needed to make sure whether they were eating something. He did quite well until he started having seizures and we lost him in 2020. He also learned to watch our Chihuahua’s for clues too.

We’re living with a young “selective hearing” dog now, and it’s frustrating. But we had a Golden who became deaf and blind around age 13, so we learned to stomp on the floor before approaching her. Also, I’ve worked with deaf dogs at shelters and was delighted with their focus. Dogs accept whatever limitations happen to them. Another reason to love them.