Every creature that has the sense of hearing has also the chance of getting hearing loss. Dogs are also not an exception as they may have hearing loss in one or both ears. As in the case of humans dogs can be born deaf or suffer from genetic hearing impairment, illness, injury or old age. Dogs are pets and companions and hearing loss them in is particularly heart rending for the owners. There is an opinion that dogs that cannot hear should be put to sleep. A few breeds by nature, suffer from congenital deafness unlike others. Dalmatians are subject to more hearing loss than others owners of Dalmatians debate over the question whether they should raise a deaf dog or put it down. Dogs, similar to humans, socialize but are not dependant on conversational skills. The crux of the problem with deaf dogs is the skill of training it.
To Be or Not To Be
A dog suspected to be deaf should be tested by a specialist veterinarian. The BEAR test is cent percent perfect and can be performed on any dog over the age of six weeks. It is only through observation that the owner can surprise whether the dog is deaf or not. Any alert dog will respond to sounds that indicate the presence of its loving owner. Sounds of jingling keys produce different reactions in dogs with hearing impairment in only one year.
It is significant for the owner of a deaf dog to teach it the skills it needs to be safe one should never allow a deaf dog in a busy street for it cannot be called back. You should consider the safety of others also. It is the duty of the owner to calm down an excited dog likely to harm a person or an animal comparison has not been done between hearing and non-hearing dogs. But it is found that hearing loss in cavines has not affected the owner s ability to rain and communicate with their pets. According to them the dog desires to be more a successful pet than being concerned with its hearing loss. We do not expect dogs to communicate with human language. Equally dogs do not bank on the sense of hearing like the humans. It is practically impossible to sneak up or a dog, granting that is cannot hear for it has very sharp eyes and a keen sense of smell.
[tags]Heredity, Frequecy, Deafness[/tags]