Ensuring Health

Impaired hearing

Impaired hearing

As a dog ages, his hearing becomes less acute. Deafness, which is quite usual, need not stop the animal’s activity, but it may risk his safety. The first sign of hearing loss may be inattention or disregard of your commands. Your dog is not being disobedient, he cannot hear your call. A dog can “ hear” with his feet, as it were, and as his hearing weakens you can tap the ground to attract his attention. Or if his sight is still good and he is looking your way, you can start using hand signals. Often when one sense fails, another tries to make up for it; therefore, it is not unusual to find a deaf dog looking instead of listening for commands. He will watch you more closely than ever before.

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