Deaf Dog ASL Signs

These are the signs we use with our 2 Deaf Dogs; Rocket & Coco. Coco has her CGC when she was 2 years old. Had some requests to include this video for others to see. :)

Deaf dogs are great :) visit their myspace page for more info about them http://www.myspace.com/cocoboston

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• deaf dog
• training
• american sign language
• boston terrier

[pazzo4thelost]

Thanks for the video. My family is in the process of adopting a dog that is deaf and he only knows a few commands and we want to teach him more.

[alishamcgraw]

@pazzo4thelost Welcome :) Have fun with your new fur kid! :)

[HallieUtube]

Thank you for this information! Excellent video! Your dogs are luck to have you!

[alishamcgraw]

@HallieUtube Thanks :) We're just as lucky to have them :) Now I just need a car big enough to transport all 4 (3 deaf and 1 hearing) plus me & my hubby hehe. Onneddayyyy

[ashleybrianlucy]

I love this and we cant wait to use it with our deaf boxer! Thanks

[alishamcgraw]

@ashleybrianlucy Hope its been going well :) Thank you

[jamielee09]

wow, thats really cool... did you learn to sign because of your dogs or did you get the dogs because you sign?!

[MaltodextrineIsSugar]

watched this a million times! I hope to be fostering a deaf 11mo pit mix, she is at a local shelter and is terrified. Thank you sooo much for this!

[Harleyperson1974]

thanks for your video....I have my work cut out for me and my little deaf dog!

[alishamcgraw]

@Charmalite Thanks! My hearing dog uses them too :) We have 4 dogs now (3 deaf 1 hearing) and it helps them all. Glad it could help you too.

[alishamcgraw]

@xiaojay888 same way you treat/clicker train a hearing dog, except you use signs instead of sounds. If you take a class learn the signs first so you know what to use while they say the common commands.

[alishamcgraw]

@lagri33 at 8 weeks old puppies whether they are hearing or deaf, puppies do not usually have stay down..continue training and teaching eventually she will catch on. Start using the signs now all the time...its just like how you lunderstand your language by your parents you heard (or saw it) all the time and eventually caught on. I would highly recommend that you take a training class, most classes are to train the owner on how to train the puppy and you can use signs in place of voice commands.

[lagri33]

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[lagri33]

Wen can you teach a puppy sign language?? My female albino pitbull is 8 weeks old and she is very happy pup and cant stay so wen would be a gud time for her to learn??