Deaf Dalmatians Understanding Sign Language

These deaf Dalmatians understand sign language. Connie Bombaci, owner, has taught them over 50 different signs over the last 13 years.

Rescuing them from death at the dog pound when they were puppies, Mrs. Bombaci was able to defy doubters by showing that even deaf dogs can still have an opportunity at life - just teach them sign language!

Mrs. Bombaci has also been on the Oprah Winfrey Show with her dogs.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• deaf
• dalmatians
• puppies
• dogs
• sign
• language
• amazing
• animals

[JXCOKELOVER73]

it s awesome to see how u sign lanagage to these cute dogs i cant help notice that black dog lay didnt move at all is that black dog alrighty ?? and why didnt u give treat to black dog ?? i hope black dog alrighty

[ocdigitalvideo]

The black dog was 16 years old at the time of this video. She (India) is no longer here because she died shortly after this video. In the video, you can tell she wasn't doing so well because she stayed on the floor.

[SPOTS1234]

hi great video ive just found out that my 12 week old dalmatian is deaf but seeing your video gives me hope,how did you train the dogs to bow to you??????????thanks amill

[ocdigitalvideo]

Our mother trained her deaf dalmatian in conjunction with a hearing dog so that the deaf dog could see the same asl commands given to the hearing dog. This is a way of mimicking the hearing dog's behaviors, for it to transfer over.

[thebrush03]

I lost my Dal after 14 years. I miss those kisses

[atestaccount]

Hey I think this is awesome. I wanted to rate it 5/5 ... but the ratings were disabled! :(

Oh well ... i'll add it to my favorites.

[Zorack10]

My baby Rose lived to be 15 1/2 she was deaf and as normal as a dog could be,she knew sign I taught her too(my wife is deaf)

[streight1000]

My 10 week old Dalmatian puppy is deaf also. I was told that 2 out of 3 Dalmatians are deaf in at least 1 ear. Also if they have blue eyes they have a greater chance too. With just 1 blue eye which ever eye is blue they have a good chance to be deaf in the ear of the side that has the blue eye. Our puppy has 1 blue eye but he can not hear out of either of the ears. I've only had him just over 3 weeks, but he seams to be a fast learner. I haven't worked on any signs yet, because I just started

[hellzBrother]

Hhhh (:

[TheJax62]

I have been the proud friend of 2 deaf dallies taught them sign and It worked fine

[deafornot2]

Happy New Year 2011! on a deaf specific dating site Deafornot dot c om, it requires members to disclose their condition upfront

[Predatorobert]

Cute Doggz ! I am Deaf too :)

[mustangsflo]

i have a dalmation to nd he to suffers from arthritis but he is till a strong dog :)

[Chaeley]

Amazing! Clarence absolutely stole my heart in this video -- he's so attentive to your every move, and that curtsy-bow combination you two do is cute beyond words.