My seventeen year old dog, Liz, has recently lost her hearing. When it's time to go for a walk I show her the leash. When it's mealtime I show her the dish. But sign language only works if she's looking at me.Yesterday I lost my grip on the leash and she ran off. I chased after her screaming and (of course) got no response. A waiter at the pub on the corner grabbed her before she ran into traffic. 

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  1. Anonymous10:41 am

    That happened with my dog too. Last two years of my dog's life she went deaf. When she was sleeping and I wanted to walk her I had to stamp the floor so she'd wake to the floor vibrations; she'd get scared if I woke her by touching her.

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  2. The Nag1:48 pm

    Liz does that too.

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  3. Stubblejumpers Cafe2:22 pm

    Our 16-yr-old deerhead chihuahua is the same. I discovered the other day that if I caterwaul in the highest operatic voice I can reach, as loudly as I can and a good number of times, he eventually hears. But I live in a farmyard so no one else does, so I have no qualms. Imagine what your neighbours would think -- heh heh heh - I mean how much they'd enjoy it. -Kate

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  4. The Nag2:43 pm

    I have a pub on one side, an empty house on the other and a parking lot behind. No one to annoy.

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  5. Miss Cellania6:01 pm

    My cat, deaf since birth, responds well to a stomp on the floor. Wiggly fingers mean come here. She has no problem communicating with me, as she learned long ago that a meow will get attention. She just has no idea how to make it sound good, or that she doesn't need top volume.

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