0:06 name sign 0:18 yes 0:30 good/good girl/good boy 0:34 yay 0:39 love you 0:51 no 1:03 go potty/go potty there/go poo 1:18 sit 1:27 down/lay down 1:34 stay/sit and stay 1:45 hush 2:08 come here 2:31 get off/go in the other room 2:44 back 2:49 dog bed/go to dog bed/go lay down in the dog bed 2:58 get in/get into the crate/go into the house/get into the car 3:11 jump/no jumping/stop jumping 3:25 timeout/stay/finished 4:16 hungry/food/do you want food/eat/water/treat/cookie 4:55 clothes 5:10 walk/go for a walk/go outside/heel 5:34 bite/no bite 5:48 stop/stop biting 5:55 calm down 6:08 sleep/night-night time 6:23 play/playtime/go play/run/chase 6:46 play nice/no, play nice 7:12 ball/where’s the ball/look for the ball/bring it to me/drop it 7:30 drop it 7:35 leave it 7:48 hide-and-seek/where’s mom/where’s dad 8:07 bath-time/ready for your bath? 8:19 shake paw 8:23 dance 8:32 roll-over 8:40 play dead 8:53 wave goodbye 9:07 home/we’re home/time to go home 9:17 stinky 9:20 crazy
We have had a number of deaf dogs over the years. One thing I teach them is to wink back to me if the answer to the question is YES. This sets up two way communication between the two of us. I like the fact that you also show combining signs into short sentences. This creates the ability to transmit complex ideas to the dog(s). Thank you for this great video.
I just found you! I have a deaf dog. Shes a rescue and is 9 and was a breeder dog who was grossly neglected. I am trying to potty train. So happy there are Signs!
I really appreciate this video, thank you so much. I taught my old man (12 yrs old, lg breed) basic hand signs as a puppy. But now he’s going deaf and can only hear you if you are close to him. I want to teach him most of these signs now. And if we get a new puppy I want to teach them just for the reason of my old man.
My dog isn’t deaf, but I work with children with special needs & disabilities, so I’ve chosen to teach myself some ASL anyways and decided to use it with him while training. Thank you so much for this video, you’ve helped me learn a few new signs I can add to the ones I already knew!
good stuff, thanks! my dog is not deaf, but I found that teaching him sign language for things like sit, down, and stay is useful in loud or crowded areas where i would normally have to shout or repeat several times due to distracting noises. my 6 month old poodle puppy already has the signs for 'sit' and 'stay' figured out. impresses people more than verbal commands too. I look forward to using your videos for training purposes often!
THANK YOU!!!! I have a deaf puppy and have been struggling to find something that will teach me some of the basics...it's unbelievably hard to go from vocal commands to silent ones, but this is going to be SO helpful!
Thank you for the video, I am rescuing a deaf pup and giving him his forever home with us. I will be learning sign language for him. Its sad he was abandoned for being deaf =(
I rescued the most wonderful dog, turns out he was deaf. During the 3 weeks it took me to find his owner, I quickly fell in love with him. 3 months later, the young owner needs to find him a new home, she thought of asking me to be his new Mom. I am so wonderfully blessed to be given this opportunity! I ordered a vibrating color last night & will pick him up today. This video will help me to build out vocabulary, Thank you so much Alisha!!! Really.
Thank u for this video! I just found out today that my 10 week old puppy is deaf. Came straight to UA-cam to figure out what to do. I am super excited that dogs can learn sign language!!!!
This was so useful. We just adopted a deaf Irish Wolfhound who is incredibly large and hard to control without using words! We go into sign language training in a few days but want an easy reference for training at home. Deaf dogs are life changing, thanks so much for the video :)
I'm so excited to find this site! My husband and I will be getting a deaf Australian Labradoodle in 2 weeks. We just heard about her 4 days ago and are so into experiencing the world through this puppy. I know she will teach us A LOT!!! Thanks so much we will have your video on "SPEED DIAL"!
Thank You for sharing, I use hand signs with my dogs,they can get distracted when We are outside trying to tell them something and I want them to concentrate on what I’m telling them. So they will see that additional I’m trying to tell them something, talking with my hands..it comes a bit easy to me because I’m Italian too!! LOL👍❤️
Hello Alisha! I am super stoked about your tutorial because I just rescued a pit-bull who is deaf! Not sure exactly how old she is but she's still pretty young. She's super sharp so this should be fun!! Thank you :)
Thank you for providing this simple and complete video. My wife and I are adopting a deaf pup and wanted to be prepared. This video will be very helpful!!!
Yes - the poor thing is on her 6th (and final) home and she is only 7 months old. We don't know how to give up. She is definitely challenging - but no different than any other dog behavior wise. We think you did a great job in your video. You are our favorite television show now. LOL
We just adopted a sweet deaf girl, who is now in her 5th home in 6 months. This is her final home too. We can't figure out why no one kept her, but we sure are glad they didn't. We are in love! How is your training going?
Queenk333 congrats!!! Our 3rd deaf dog Dottie came to us as a foster but ended up staying. We were here 4th home at 6 months old. She was some work because of previous experiences but we couldn't love her more. :)
What a great, informative video! I will watch this again to pick up some signs I don't know. We have a 9 month old deaf liver Dalmatian. He is learning signs, but slowly. We have his sister as well and she is hearing so we find ourselves talking to her and he simply follows her lead. I want to work more with him with signs. Both of them recently earned their CGC. The judge said Chance (the deaf Dal) was "the best dog" there that day hands down! (And that was out of about 20 Dals.)
actual ASL! our dog is hearing but our son is not :) we'll use snack for treat/you use special. heel! we'll use the sign for dog LOL. stop/enough. calm down for us is hands thumb to chest other hand thumbs at bottom of ribcage, palms facing down, pulse in a calming pace and visual in out breath. we do 'come' with both hands, pointer fingers out and jutting in to space requested. Dance sign is so fun! Thank you for this video! you have great ASL knowledge!
My parents got another Australian Shepherd puppy and we found out he was deaf. I had trouble coming up with more signs to communicate and train him with. I found this video very helpful, thank you! And wish me luck haha
Honestly, this is a great video. We adopted a puppy, a German Shepard/American Fox Hound and didn't know he was deaf. It became apparent and we had him tested and found out for sure that he is completely deaf. Gus is smart and we already started training classes and he is a rock star but obviously the clicker wasn't working for him. With these signs, I think he will do just fine. It also helped me to hear that you are able to bring him to the dog park, with close supervision. I am going to incorporate a lot of these signals right away. Thank you for posting this video.
Very helpful thanks. We had a deaf bullie before and we made up our own signs. Now we are getting a hearing dog, but would like to teach her signs anyway. We'll go with the real signs this time. Thanks for the vid. :D
Thank you for this video!! I am fostering a super sweet deaf pit and am new to deaf dogs. I'm excited to teach him some of these basic signs so whoever adopts him will get an awesome dog!
Now that I have had a deaf dog after having a hearing dog that knew a lot of "language" I realize how much communication is eye movement, facial expression, and body language. My deaf dog often does things I want him to do before I even sign - I talk to him also - and some is just contextual.
+Alisha McGraw I am using a Dogtra 282 Pager Collar as well. I watched Panzertoo videos on fast recall, I wanted to be able to call my deaf lab if I needed to keep her out of the road and out of harms way. I have her trained to come back to me when she feels the vibration on her neck. I keep the nick and constant set to 0. The pager mode is mainly what I wanted, since she can't hear me call her. Just thought I would share in case you did not know about pager collars.
We just adopted a deaf Akita/Pit Bull mix neutered male, almost a year and half old. Been with us 2 days. Good temperament, little stubborn, or just not interested in looking at us for information (signs). We got him and he only knew SIT & COME. I'm sure there will be a huge adjustment period learning new signs, tricks, skills, rules, etc.
yep he just has to learn that good things come from paying attention to you ... he needs to learn to come to you when you sign his name or if you just sign come here by pointing to the ground by your side and treats come with that -- start with a smaller confined space that he is already used to and wait until he is a few feet away A. sign his name sign B. point to the ground near you WITH the treat in your hand while point. If he looks your way show him the treat the first time & when he comes to your side sign YES and open your palm to give it to him with lots of happy love and pets for a few seconds. Then wait a couple minutes when he thinks the treats are all done and do it again. On day 1 just do that over and over alll day at random. He will start to pick up on the motion of his name sign and pointing to the side of you means come to you (for treats) and gradually you will add more training requests to it in order to earn the treat, once he understands that in the 1 room start doing it in other rooms and then start in a confined yard too and eventually you will ease off the treats too. If he isnt interested in treats you have to find what makes him happy - sometimes it is a ball or toy instead :) Good luck! & Congrats!
I have a deaf blue healer and for the most part we do really well but I would like to know more signs. Could you please do a video or you do the sign slowly and show him over and over so that I can learn what you’re doing. Some of the signs you were showing you had it so low it was hard to see it. I love your videos though thank you
I adopted a female deaf Australian Blue Heeler a few months ago she was abandoned 2 times and I knew I wouldn’t abandon her. I had a couple surgeries and just now I’m ready to start training her she is 1 1/2 years old do you think she is still young enough to train all these signs to her. They said that she knew a few hand signals but I have tried them but she doesn’t really respond. They were using the number one sign for sit and all she would do is back up for me. She is VERY reactive and protective and also a bite risk. I need to work on her not bolting after people she doesn’t know and biting them. She has bitten when someone she didn’t know just walked into our home which we did not tell her it was wrong because this person was not supposed to be in our home but she has pushed the door open when a relative didn’t latch it and chased a neighbor down and grabbed her pant legs. I don’t want her to be put down for biting someone it’s my greatest fear but I don’t want her sequestered to the house because she might bite someone. This poor baby was abused and I think that is why she is this way but she deserves a chance at life. I went to look at muzzles to buy and it broke my heart just looking at them. Any advice you can give me I will be grateful for thank you for this video 💜🐾
+Jennifer k I don't have time to make another one, but on the bright side you have control of the speed on the video on UA-cam. Feel free to slow it down as needed.
It was so nice to meet you today! Thank you for taking our pictures! Also, I love your videos! I am totally going to use some of these signs with the dog that I am working with that is deaf. So, COOL! 5*s
I love how rich your signs are. We started with a different sign language, which I find limited. We wish to be able to talk to our boy with more words and fuller sentences.Do you have videos shoving how you thought to ask things such as "are you hungry" "are you ok" ..go to your crate and so. Thank you very much for this wonderful video.
I want to adopt a deaf dog some day and when I was looking around on yt for deaf dog videos I found this one. So interesting! Do you think that a hearing dog could really help with a deaf dog too? Like help show them the ropes and such?
Wow I needed to see this but a lil slower. Where did you learn this ? I’ll try n slow the video down. I’m losing my hearing n my puppy im thinking selective or certain tones or whatever. I’m having that problem. 😢
Thank you for your time to show me helpful hints to get me started. If you can reply....... id love to know what your sign for treat really is??? I cant find it. AND My puppy sitter has good questions 🤔😁
How can I find more videos of you? Do you have any with your dogs? Are you a professional trainer? I'm a fan already, we need more of you at the deaf dog owners team.
Thanks for the sweet compliment, this and the other couple on my channel are all I really made. I currently have 3 Deaf dogs (1 Boxer, 2 Bostons) and a hearing Boxer, and a 6 month old baby...and a photography business. I don't see myself being able to make any others. Thank you though :)
This is perfect! I'm hearing but I use ASL and didn't know the extent of which signs I could teach my puppy (which won't come home for a few more weeks). Do you just sign to the dogs constantly with speech or do you focus solely on specific signs one at a time to train them? Just curious - I'd like to have my plan down pat before the dog comes home :)
Just like when you have a hearing dog at home, likely a person says a lot of words around them but during training time and when you are requesting something it is best to only focus on the behavior for 1 word at a time while they are young. Once they get several 1 word commands and are a little older you can start doubling up words/requests, and eventually as they get older and more trained they will understand a string of signs. During the day everyday however you can sign to them all you want..don't expect them to understand but they are smart and will pick up things, I'd say just during training make it completely clear what you want from them as you train. :) good luck & congrats!
Trying to learn a new language is hard and I can't seem to find a good partner for practice, language requires constant practice which is why, I imagine I've never actually succeeded. Hopefully, because I also need to focus more on my pet's training too I can do a little bit of both and at least become practiced with a few and get a good base started.
We are thinking about adopting a deaf dog at our local shelter. Are deaf dogs more prone to health issues? Also, my dad is a bit worried about fear aggression if he gets startled or something. Have you experienced any of this? Thanks and great video:)
This video is very helpful! We're going to be adopting our first deaf pup on Monday; all of us are super excited! What kind of treats do you usually use with training them?
+Shawnee Cornwell Glad it was helpful! We use a dog food called Real Meat it breaks down into tiny bites really easy & the dogs love it www.chewy.com/real-meat-company-90-lamb-air-dried/dp/110460
@@SomeLikeItHomegrown so, 5 years later I'm replying to this (😂) turned out the pup we adopted wasn't deaf! She went onto the rescue at 3 months old and was in there for over a year. She was just never taught to listen so the thought she was deaf
I have a deaf Lab. She knows most of the signs your dogs do, except for bath I think. I do a couple of them different and probably not all quite correct as I had to learn from a book and the web. I also use the obedience ones that are typically used for sit, down, come. She also knows cheese, birds, bug, weave and a few other tricks. It is sad to see a deaf dog that does not know at least a few signs including "I Love You"!
The purpose of this video was to show the signs we use, for hearing people who do not know sign language. Deaf viewers already know sign language. My other videos are signed/spoken sim-com when it comes to 'how to'.
You´ve created a lot of good signs for deaf dogs. But I dont really know how to train the dogs the signs. I´m sure you can make all these signs and your dog..how does he know what they mean? I´m about to get a deaf dog in a little bit and it would be great if somebody could explain me how that part works =)
We found a dog and she responds to sounds and she knows sit but she will only stay or stop jumping by doing the signs(I know ASL because my cousin is deaf).No one has claimed her and I hope we can keep her:) Is there is any reason that she would know ASL other then being deaf? Could she have had a deaf owner?
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??
How long does it take for you to train? I'm intrigued, and would love to learn. What are some things you'd suggest? Speak while signing? Lots of treats?
+mollycule Training dogs is a never ending process ;) it doesnt take them long to start picking up on the signs but to get them to actually use them you will sign to them all the time :) I suggest a lot of treats.
I really like this video, I have been making good use of it. My dog isn't deaf, but I don't like to actually talk to it, especially in public places (weird facet of social anxiety), I have been working heavily on geastures and this video really helped to elaborate on that!
Hey there! I'm getting a puppy in May and I'd like to teach her ASL. I have degenerative hearing loss and require hearing aids currently. Crowds and anywhere noisy is difficult for me to interpret what's going on in conversation around me so ASL is very helpful. I want to know if it was difficult to teach your dogs sign language and also, is it possible to teach both English and ASL at the same time? Thanks
Sorry this is a late response, teaching sign language was the easiest way 😊 and 3 of our deaf dogs have since passed away sadly and our only dog now is hearing but listens so much better with sign language
As long as your body/sign language is consistent (that's the key), it doesn't matter what the specific symbols/gestures are! It's fully customizable! After all? It's communication! :)
Yes but if you use actual sign language signs there's a chance that other people will know how to communicate with them too. Our dog sitters, vet office techs surprisingly knew some ASL, people in public, kids learning baby signs, you'd be surprised how many communication doors it can open for your pet using a known language.
thank you so much for your video. I have a beautiful boston terrier pup that is deaf. He's 7 weeks old. I don't think I can keep him. Are you or someone you know that is able to care for him appropriately interested. thanks . Tina
awww that's too bad that you cant keep him. Our house is full now with 4 dogs and an 8 month old baby or I would consider it. You should reach out to DeafDogsRock.com they are very helpful with placing pups.
I must say, you are the master of signing to dogs. I counted 71 signs in your video, wow. Other signs you can add to your repertoire would be: To ask your dog(s) to “Show me what?” we point to our eyes, then to our chest and then shrug our shoulders with our hands out facing up. We trained our dogs to go to the item and touch it with their noises. We also have pictures on the refrigerator of various items that would normally be out of the reach, like cookies. We blend treats with lots of love, so that at the end of the day they don’t weigh a million pounds. Our two dogs know that we have established two way communication with them through signs and touch. In response, they communicate their needs back to us. For example, our sign to the dogs for them to receive a back massage is to hold our hands out flat and rotate our thumbs. In response, the dogs will sit with their backs facing us. The Blue Healer has trained us that when he pulls on our thumb, he wants a massage. I would love to see you work with your dogs. How old are they?
Thank you :) Our oldest and only hearing dog Charlie is 8 (he knows the signs too), Coco is currently 7, Rocket is now 6, and we have a deaf Boxer too that came after this video name Dottie - she is 3. :) we have even more signs with them as things come up. The more dogs I have the less time I have to focus on making fun videos lol … and I don't think I will ever own 4 again after this. 3 was probably enough haha 4 is over flowing with doggy love. We have moved since I made this video, we now are located in the Seattle WA area. As of this year our dogs have their first grassy yard ever in their entire lives. They love it, life is good. :)
do you have any issues with car rides with them? my dog what's to go but she freaks out everytime..and I always have issues when I leave her site she screams an hollers. :(
+staylyn77 that's a bummer, mine all like car rides, must be an individual personality thing. We drove with ours up and down the west coast a couple times, and CA to OK a couple times. They are not only dogs though, if I leave any of them anywhere as a solo dog they cry/scream.
Hi hun hope you see my comment and reply i've recently just got a dog she is 13 weeks been with me for about 2 - 3 only just realized she is deaf about 5 days ago, i can see the signs but how do they learn i feel dumb asking like i should already know she's a american bulldog i'm starting today with 3 seperate 15 min sessions a day any advice would be so grateful thanks
she will learn the exact same way a hearing dog does...with 1 acceptation, you will use visual cues (signs) instead of vocal. If you take her to a training class it will work the same. repetition & reward
It could have had deaf owners for sure :) or maybe savvy owners ... most dogs respond to signs better than voice commands since they rely so heavily on body language.
Hi Alisha, We've been looking for a companion for our dog and today I came across a 4yr old deaf jack russell terrier. I'm thinking of adopting him but I worry that training will not go so well with my current dog being present and most likely distracting him. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
+Chris Serrano We had a hearing dog when we got Coco, then we added Rocket (also Deaf), then a few years later we added Dottie, 2 years ago Charlie our hearing dog passed away...our dogs really missed having a hearing friend around. Mostly they missed the confidence he had he really took the role of lead. So 4 months ago we got PeeWee another hearing dog - puppy. So far they are all getting along great. :) The dogs are not biased about hearing/deaf...either they like their personality or not. If the dogs get along I don't see why it would be a problem :)
please show signing a little slower for those of us learning signing for the first time. Signs like “no” , “stop” “stop biting other dog”, “ leave other dog alone”,
13 years late to answer but the dogs found their way to me because I signed 😉 I wasn’t actively looking to add any more dogs to our family and ended up with 3 dead adds…and I loved them so much.
0:06 name sign
0:18 yes
0:30 good/good girl/good boy
0:34 yay
0:39 love you
0:51 no
1:03 go potty/go potty there/go poo
1:18 sit
1:27 down/lay down
1:34 stay/sit and stay
1:45 hush
2:08 come here
2:31 get off/go in the other room
2:44 back
2:49 dog bed/go to dog bed/go lay down in the dog bed
2:58 get in/get into the crate/go into the house/get into the car
3:11 jump/no jumping/stop jumping
3:25 timeout/stay/finished
4:16 hungry/food/do you want food/eat/water/treat/cookie
4:55 clothes
5:10 walk/go for a walk/go outside/heel
5:34 bite/no bite
5:48 stop/stop biting
5:55 calm down
6:08 sleep/night-night time
6:23 play/playtime/go play/run/chase
6:46 play nice/no, play nice
7:12 ball/where’s the ball/look for the ball/bring it to me/drop it
7:30 drop it
7:35 leave it
7:48 hide-and-seek/where’s mom/where’s dad
8:07 bath-time/ready for your bath?
8:19 shake paw
8:23 dance
8:32 roll-over
8:40 play dead
8:53 wave goodbye
9:07 home/we’re home/time to go home
9:17 stinky
9:20 crazy
thanks!!! I just saw this :)
We have had a number of deaf dogs over the years. One thing I teach them is to wink back to me if the answer to the question is YES. This sets up two way communication between the two of us. I like the fact that you also show combining signs into short sentences. This creates the ability to transmit complex ideas to the dog(s). Thank you for this great video.
+Coloradodoug Very welcome!!
How do you teach a dog to wink? I'm super fascinated. My girl has so much expression in her eyes, I couldn't imagine her winking lol
I just found you! I have a deaf dog. Shes a rescue and is 9 and was a breeder dog who was grossly neglected. I am trying to potty train. So happy there are Signs!
I really hope it helps & potty training goes well.
I really appreciate this video, thank you so much. I taught my old man (12 yrs old, lg breed) basic hand signs as a puppy. But now he’s going deaf and can only hear you if you are close to him. I want to teach him most of these signs now. And if we get a new puppy I want to teach them just for the reason of my old man.
My dog isn’t deaf, but I work with children with special needs & disabilities, so I’ve chosen to teach myself some ASL anyways and decided to use it with him while training. Thank you so much for this video, you’ve helped me learn a few new signs I can add to the ones I already knew!
good stuff, thanks! my dog is not deaf, but I found that teaching him sign language for things like sit, down, and stay is useful in loud or crowded areas where i would normally have to shout or repeat several times due to distracting noises. my 6 month old poodle puppy already has the signs for 'sit' and 'stay' figured out. impresses people more than verbal commands too. I look forward to using your videos for training purposes often!
THANK YOU!!!!
I have a deaf puppy and have been struggling to find something that will teach me some of the basics...it's unbelievably hard to go from vocal commands to silent ones, but this is going to be SO helpful!
Thank you for making this super informative video! ♥️🐶🐾
My pleasure, glad it was helpful
Thank you, my healthy 13 year old dog suddenly lost her hearing. This is very helpful
Very welcome glad it was helpful
Thank you for the video, I am rescuing a deaf pup and giving him his forever home with us. I will be learning sign language for him. Its sad he was abandoned for being deaf =(
hope all is going well with the doggy
I rescued the most wonderful dog, turns out he was deaf. During the 3 weeks it took me to find his owner, I quickly fell in love with him. 3 months later, the young owner needs to find him a new home, she thought of asking me to be his new Mom. I am so wonderfully blessed to be given this opportunity! I ordered a vibrating color last night & will pick him up today. This video will help me to build out vocabulary, Thank you so much Alisha!!! Really.
Thank u for this video! I just found out today that my 10 week old puppy is deaf. Came straight to UA-cam to figure out what to do. I am super excited that dogs can learn sign language!!!!
This was so useful. We just adopted a deaf Irish Wolfhound who is incredibly large and hard to control without using words! We go into sign language training in a few days but want an easy reference for training at home. Deaf dogs are life changing, thanks so much for the video :)
+Wallea Eaglehawk Very welcome!! Wolfhounds are so gorgeous, but huge dogs without communication ...I can't even imagine it
I'm so excited to find this site! My husband and I will be getting a deaf Australian Labradoodle in 2 weeks. We just heard about her 4 days ago and are so into experiencing the world through this puppy. I know she will teach us A LOT!!! Thanks so much we will have your video on "SPEED DIAL"!
Hope it’s going well. Congrats on the labradoodle
Thank You for sharing, I use hand signs with my dogs,they can get distracted when We are outside trying to tell them something and I want them to concentrate on what I’m telling them. So they will see that additional I’m trying to tell them something, talking with my hands..it comes a bit easy to me because I’m Italian too!! LOL👍❤️
Hello Alisha!
I am super stoked about your tutorial because I just rescued a pit-bull who is deaf! Not sure exactly how old she is but she's still pretty young. She's super sharp so this should be fun!!
Thank you :)
Thank you for providing this simple and complete video. My wife and I are adopting a deaf pup and wanted to be prepared. This video will be very helpful!!!
+Todd Morgan Welcome!! Hope your pup is doing well.
Great video. I know pretty limited ASL, some of these phrases will be really useful. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your video. We just adopted a deaf dog and this helps a lot.
Very welcome!! and congrats on your new deaf family member. You will find it is a little adjustment in the beginning but there are perks too :)
Yes - the poor thing is on her 6th (and final) home and she is only 7 months old. We don't know how to give up. She is definitely challenging - but no different than any other dog behavior wise. We think you did a great job in your video. You are our favorite television show now. LOL
We just adopted a sweet deaf girl, who is now in her 5th home in 6 months. This is her final home too. We can't figure out why no one kept her, but we sure are glad they didn't. We are in love! How is your training going?
Queenk333 congrats!!! Our 3rd deaf dog Dottie came to us as a foster but ended up staying. We were here 4th home at 6 months old. She was some work because of previous experiences but we couldn't love her more. :)
Alisha,
You and your wonderful pets are truly an inspiration to us! Thank you, thank you, a million times, thank you!
Thank you for Mali g the deaf dog videos. It has been a great help!! Thank you so much!! It's hard to find legitimate videos that are helpful!
Very welcome!
I found a 3 year old dog looking for a new home who is deaf so I want to try to learn sign language before I get him. Thank you so much
very welcome! I hope it all worked out.
What a great, informative video! I will watch this again to pick up some signs I don't know. We have a 9 month old deaf liver Dalmatian. He is learning signs, but slowly. We have his sister as well and she is hearing so we find ourselves talking to her and he simply follows her lead. I want to work more with him with signs. Both of them recently earned their CGC. The judge said Chance (the deaf Dal) was "the best dog" there that day hands down! (And that was out of about 20 Dals.)
actual ASL! our dog is hearing but our son is not :) we'll use snack for treat/you use special. heel! we'll use the sign for dog LOL. stop/enough. calm down for us is hands thumb to chest other hand thumbs at bottom of ribcage, palms facing down, pulse in a calming pace and visual in out breath. we do 'come' with both hands, pointer fingers out and jutting in to space requested. Dance sign is so fun! Thank you for this video! you have great ASL knowledge!
This is great, thanks! Our 11 year old sheltie doesn't hear as well as he used to, so I've started teaching him some basic signs.
+76CooperGirl Thats Awesome!! and hopefully helpful.
Thanks :) using signs is definitely a perk for hearing or deaf dogs :)
So glad I found this! I just got a blue heeler so will be very helpful.
My parents got another Australian Shepherd puppy and we found out he was deaf. I had trouble coming up with more signs to communicate and train him with. I found this video very helpful, thank you! And wish me luck haha
Honestly, this is a great video. We adopted a puppy, a German Shepard/American Fox Hound and didn't know he was deaf. It became apparent and we had him tested and found out for sure that he is completely deaf. Gus is smart and we already started training classes and he is a rock star but obviously the clicker wasn't working for him. With these signs, I think he will do just fine. It also helped me to hear that you are able to bring him to the dog park, with close supervision. I am going to incorporate a lot of these signals right away. Thank you for posting this video.
+Kate Schmidt Very welcome!! Glad Gus found you guys
2 dogs abandoned found and adopted us. Boy < 12wks, girl~1 year. Will train using your ASL suggestions. Thank you!
great video, ty. ive been seriously considering adopting a deaf dog. ive signed all my life but never considered a deaf pet! how fitting.
Awe, Thank you! He was the most intelligent dog I've ever come across! Thanks again!
Very helpful thanks. We had a deaf bullie before and we made up our own signs. Now we are getting a hearing dog, but would like to teach her signs anyway. We'll go with the real signs this time. Thanks for the vid. :D
as a bonus, if you run into a deaf person ask them if they want food or something like that you'll have the signs to do that :D
Thank you for this video!! I am fostering a super sweet deaf pit and am new to deaf dogs. I'm excited to teach him some of these basic signs so whoever adopts him will get an awesome dog!
Very welcome!! I hope all goes well ;)
Now that I have had a deaf dog after having a hearing dog that knew a lot of "language" I realize how much communication is eye movement, facial expression, and body language. My deaf dog often does things I want him to do before I even sign - I talk to him also - and some is just contextual.
Great video, Thank you.I am getting a deaf French Bulldog, this video will be my goto.
congrats on your frenchie!
Alisha McGraw Thank you. She is a great dog. We have had her for a few days now and training is going slow but it is going.
These signs are very helpful and easy to remember. Thanks for posting them! I will definitely check the rest of your videos!!
Thanks for this video.
Thank you for sharing, I am training a Deaf Aussie Lab. This will give me a foundation to work with.
+Jerry Farrell Very welcome! Good luck with your Aussie Lab mix, both are so smart I am sure it will be easy breezy
+Alisha McGraw
I am using a Dogtra 282 Pager Collar as well. I watched Panzertoo videos on fast recall, I wanted to be able to call my deaf lab if I needed to keep her out of the road and out of harms way. I have her trained to come back to me when she feels the vibration on her neck. I keep the nick and constant set to 0. The pager mode is mainly what I wanted, since she can't hear me call her. Just thought I would share in case you did not know about pager collars.
We just adopted a deaf Akita/Pit Bull mix neutered male, almost a year and half old. Been with us 2 days. Good temperament, little stubborn, or just not interested in looking at us for information (signs). We got him and he only knew SIT & COME. I'm sure there will be a huge adjustment period learning new signs, tricks, skills, rules, etc.
yep he just has to learn that good things come from paying attention to you ... he needs to learn to come to you when you sign his name or if you just sign come here by pointing to the ground by your side and treats come with that -- start with a smaller confined space that he is already used to and wait until he is a few feet away A. sign his name sign B. point to the ground near you WITH the treat in your hand while point. If he looks your way show him the treat the first time & when he comes to your side sign YES and open your palm to give it to him with lots of happy love and pets for a few seconds. Then wait a couple minutes when he thinks the treats are all done and do it again. On day 1 just do that over and over alll day at random. He will start to pick up on the motion of his name sign and pointing to the side of you means come to you (for treats) and gradually you will add more training requests to it in order to earn the treat, once he understands that in the 1 room start doing it in other rooms and then start in a confined yard too and eventually you will ease off the treats too. If he isnt interested in treats you have to find what makes him happy - sometimes it is a ball or toy instead :) Good luck! & Congrats!
@@SomeLikeItHomegrown Thank you!! I feel a little overwhelmed 😅
You are awesome!! Thank you so much!!
I have a deaf blue healer and for the most part we do really well but I would like to know more signs. Could you please do a video or you do the sign slowly and show him over and over so that I can learn what you’re doing. Some of the signs you were showing you had it so low it was hard to see it. I love your videos though thank you
I adopted a female deaf Australian Blue Heeler a few months ago she was abandoned 2 times and I knew I wouldn’t abandon her. I had a couple surgeries and just now I’m ready to start training her she is 1 1/2 years old do you think she is still young enough to train all these signs to her. They said that she knew a few hand signals but I have tried them but she doesn’t really respond. They were using the number one sign for sit and all she would do is back up for me. She is VERY reactive and protective and also a bite risk. I need to work on her not bolting after people she doesn’t know and biting them. She has bitten when someone she didn’t know just walked into our home which we did not tell her it was wrong because this person was not supposed to be in our home but she has pushed the door open when a relative didn’t latch it and chased a neighbor down and grabbed her pant legs. I don’t want her to be put down for biting someone it’s my greatest fear but I don’t want her sequestered to the house because she might bite someone. This poor baby was abused and I think that is why she is this way but she deserves a chance at life. I went to look at muzzles to buy and it broke my heart just looking at them. Any advice you can give me I will be grateful for thank you for this video 💜🐾
thank you, we adopted a deft dog and didn't know she understood
+Gary Alony NYC Very welcome!
Really wish you would do another video but show us each sign slowly. Do you recommend any videos or some such thing for helpful info.
+Jennifer k I don't have time to make another one, but on the bright side you have control of the speed on the video on UA-cam. Feel free to slow it down as needed.
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.
It was so nice to meet you today! Thank you for taking our pictures! Also, I love your videos! I am totally going to use some of these signs with the dog that I am working with that is deaf. So, COOL! 5*s
I love how rich your signs are. We started with a different sign language, which I find limited. We wish to be able to talk to our boy with more words and fuller sentences.Do you have videos shoving how you thought to ask things such as "are you hungry" "are you ok" ..go to your crate and so. Thank you very much for this wonderful video.
I use American Sign Language with mine, so if you were to go to an online ASL dictionary or youtube search the phrases I bet you'd find a video :)
Very welcome! Hope all is going well today!
I want to adopt a deaf dog some day and when I was looking around on yt for deaf dog videos I found this one. So interesting! Do you think that a hearing dog could really help with a deaf dog too? Like help show them the ropes and such?
Wow I needed to see this but a lil slower. Where did you learn this ? I’ll try n slow the video down. I’m losing my hearing n my puppy im thinking selective or certain tones or whatever. I’m having that problem. 😢
Thank you for your time to show me helpful hints to get me started. If you can reply....... id love to know what your sign for treat really is???
I cant find it. AND
My puppy sitter has good questions 🤔😁
Depends on what it was bc the word doesnt really translate directly; you can use the ASL sign for CANDY
How can I find more videos of you? Do you have any with your dogs? Are you a professional trainer? I'm a fan already, we need more of you at the deaf dog owners team.
Thanks for the sweet compliment, this and the other couple on my channel are all I really made. I currently have 3 Deaf dogs (1 Boxer, 2 Bostons) and a hearing Boxer, and a 6 month old baby...and a photography business. I don't see myself being able to make any others. Thank you though :)
The dogs and the baby and the business are incredibly lucky to have you!
Thank you
:) Very welcome Pamela. Congrats on your new love. Hope all goes well.
This is perfect! I'm hearing but I use ASL and didn't know the extent of which signs I could teach my puppy (which won't come home for a few more weeks). Do you just sign to the dogs constantly with speech or do you focus solely on specific signs one at a time to train them? Just curious - I'd like to have my plan down pat before the dog comes home :)
Just like when you have a hearing dog at home, likely a person says a lot of words around them but during training time and when you are requesting something it is best to only focus on the behavior for 1 word at a time while they are young. Once they get several 1 word commands and are a little older you can start doubling up words/requests, and eventually as they get older and more trained they will understand a string of signs. During the day everyday however you can sign to them all you want..don't expect them to understand but they are smart and will pick up things, I'd say just during training make it completely clear what you want from them as you train. :) good luck & congrats!
Thank you for your help!!!
Jennifer Killion my pleasure :) I'm happy to know that you are adopting a Deaf dog
Thank you for this video!
This is really helpful!! Do you have a sign for going for a walk or do you just get the leash and they automatically know?
Trying to learn a new language is hard and I can't seem to find a good partner for practice, language requires constant practice which is why, I imagine I've never actually succeeded.
Hopefully, because I also need to focus more on my pet's training too I can do a little bit of both and at least become practiced with a few and get a good base started.
We are thinking about adopting a deaf dog at our local shelter. Are deaf dogs more prone to health issues? Also, my dad is a bit worried about fear aggression if he gets startled or something. Have you experienced any of this? Thanks and great video:)
This video is very helpful! We're going to be adopting our first deaf pup on Monday; all of us are super excited! What kind of treats do you usually use with training them?
+Shawnee Cornwell Glad it was helpful! We use a dog food called Real Meat it breaks down into tiny bites really easy & the dogs love it www.chewy.com/real-meat-company-90-lamb-air-dried/dp/110460
@@SomeLikeItHomegrown so, 5 years later I'm replying to this (😂) turned out the pup we adopted wasn't deaf! She went onto the rescue at 3 months old and was in there for over a year. She was just never taught to listen so the thought she was deaf
I have a deaf Lab. She knows most of the signs your dogs do, except for bath I think. I do a couple of them different and probably not all quite correct as I had to learn from a book and the web. I also use the obedience ones that are typically used for sit, down, come. She also knows cheese, birds, bug, weave and a few other tricks. It is sad to see a deaf dog that does not know at least a few signs including "I Love You"!
thank you, very helpful and encouraging.
Here is our commands being demonstrated in real time :)
The purpose of this video was to show the signs we use, for hearing people who do not know sign language. Deaf viewers already know sign language. My other videos are signed/spoken sim-com when it comes to 'how to'.
You´ve created a lot of good signs for deaf dogs. But I dont really know how to train the dogs the signs. I´m sure you can make all these signs and your dog..how does he know what they mean? I´m about to get a deaf dog in a little bit and it would be great if somebody could explain me how that part works =)
We found a dog and she responds to sounds and she knows sit but she will only stay or stop jumping by doing the signs(I know ASL because my cousin is deaf).No one has claimed her and I hope we can keep her:) Is there is any reason that she would know ASL other then being deaf? Could she have had a deaf owner?
Awesome 😂
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??
Thanks!
How long does it take for you to train? I'm intrigued, and would love to learn. What are some things you'd suggest? Speak while signing? Lots of treats?
+mollycule Training dogs is a never ending process ;) it doesnt take them long to start picking up on the signs but to get them to actually use them you will sign to them all the time :) I suggest a lot of treats.
Additional question, what would you suggest since the shelter says he isnt intrigued by treats & water doesn't affect him?
This is awesome!
+A Happy Javanese Thank you :)
I really like this video, I have been making good use of it.
My dog isn't deaf, but I don't like to actually talk to it, especially in public places (weird facet of social anxiety), I have been working heavily on geastures and this video really helped to elaborate on that!
Love ALS dog
Hey there! I'm getting a puppy in May and I'd like to teach her ASL. I have degenerative hearing loss and require hearing aids currently. Crowds and anywhere noisy is difficult for me to interpret what's going on in conversation around me so ASL is very helpful. I want to know if it was difficult to teach your dogs sign language and also, is it possible to teach both English and ASL at the same time? Thanks
Sorry this is a late response, teaching sign language was the easiest way 😊 and 3 of our deaf dogs have since passed away sadly and our only dog now is hearing but listens so much better with sign language
how long does it take the dog to learl a sign? is age really important? my dog refuses to follow the signs and focuses on the treat!
Nice
As long as your body/sign language is consistent (that's the key), it doesn't matter what the specific symbols/gestures are! It's fully customizable! After all? It's communication! :)
I'm caring for my daughters dog, while she works. I'm beginning to understand Zelda's facial expressions!
Zelda can't hear, but here other senses are amazing!
Yes but if you use actual sign language signs there's a chance that other people will know how to communicate with them too. Our dog sitters, vet office techs surprisingly knew some ASL, people in public, kids learning baby signs, you'd be surprised how many communication doors it can open for your pet using a known language.
@@SomeLikeItHomegrown Honestly? I don't even think it's even that formal! We kinda look each-other in the eye! and communicate!
I think pets can sense our emotions better than we can theirs!
thank you so much for your video. I have a beautiful boston terrier pup that is deaf. He's 7 weeks old. I don't think I can keep him. Are you or someone you know that is able to care for him appropriately interested. thanks . Tina
awww that's too bad that you cant keep him. Our house is full now with 4 dogs and an 8 month old baby or I would consider it. You should reach out to DeafDogsRock.com they are very helpful with placing pups.
I must say, you are the master of signing to dogs. I counted 71 signs in your video, wow. Other signs you can add to your repertoire would be:
To ask your dog(s) to “Show me what?” we point to our eyes, then to our chest and then shrug our shoulders with our hands out facing up. We trained our dogs to go to the item and touch it with their noises. We also have pictures on the refrigerator of various items that would normally be out of the reach, like cookies. We blend treats with lots of love, so that at the end of the day they don’t weigh a million pounds.
Our two dogs know that we have established two way communication with them through signs and touch. In response, they communicate their needs back to us. For example, our sign to the dogs for them to receive a back massage is to hold our hands out flat and rotate our thumbs. In response, the dogs will sit with their backs facing us. The Blue Healer has trained us that when he pulls on our thumb, he wants a massage.
I would love to see you work with your dogs. How old are they?
Thank you :) Our oldest and only hearing dog Charlie is 8 (he knows the signs too), Coco is currently 7, Rocket is now 6, and we have a deaf Boxer too that came after this video name Dottie - she is 3. :) we have even more signs with them as things come up. The more dogs I have the less time I have to focus on making fun videos lol … and I don't think I will ever own 4 again after this. 3 was probably enough haha 4 is over flowing with doggy love. We have moved since I made this video, we now are located in the Seattle WA area. As of this year our dogs have their first grassy yard ever in their entire lives. They love it, life is good. :)
How do you sign leash?
do you have any issues with car rides with them? my dog what's to go but she freaks out everytime..and I always have issues when I leave her site she screams an hollers. :(
+staylyn77 that's a bummer, mine all like car rides, must be an individual personality thing. We drove with ours up and down the west coast a couple times, and CA to OK a couple times. They are not only dogs though, if I leave any of them anywhere as a solo dog they cry/scream.
Hi hun hope you see my comment and reply i've recently just got a dog she is 13 weeks been with me for about 2 - 3 only just realized she is deaf about 5 days ago, i can see the signs but how do they learn i feel dumb asking like i should already know she's a american bulldog i'm starting today with 3 seperate 15 min sessions a day any advice would be so grateful thanks
she will learn the exact same way a hearing dog does...with 1 acceptation, you will use visual cues (signs) instead of vocal. If you take her to a training class it will work the same. repetition & reward
How do you traim it tho
@alishamcgraw What is the sign for "I think you are hot"
It could have had deaf owners for sure :) or maybe savvy owners ... most dogs respond to signs better than voice commands since they rely so heavily on body language.
Are the dogs confused with sit and stop since they look so similar?
nope they haven't had confusion with that....only confusion I have seen is Rocket gets dance & jump confused
Hi Alisha,
We've been looking for a companion for our dog and today I came across a 4yr old deaf jack russell terrier. I'm thinking of adopting him but I worry that training will not go so well with my current dog being present and most likely distracting him. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
+Chris Serrano We had a hearing dog when we got Coco, then we added Rocket (also Deaf), then a few years later we added Dottie, 2 years ago Charlie our hearing dog passed away...our dogs really missed having a hearing friend around. Mostly they missed the confidence he had he really took the role of lead. So 4 months ago we got PeeWee another hearing dog - puppy. So far they are all getting along great. :) The dogs are not biased about hearing/deaf...either they like their personality or not. If the dogs get along I don't see why it would be a problem :)
I discovered my service dog 'RIP' withib a year was deaf. I knew a few ASL signs. My vet was not helpful.
AWesome!
i did these with my dog
Woah, that was low.
Still*
please show signing a little slower for those of us learning signing for the first time. Signs like “no” , “stop” “stop biting other dog”, “ leave other dog alone”,
wow, thats really cool... did you learn to sign because of your dogs or did you get the dogs because you sign?!
13 years late to answer but the dogs found their way to me because I signed 😉 I wasn’t actively looking to add any more dogs to our family and ended up with 3 dead adds…and I loved them so much.
No captioning?? You got Deaf viewers!!
Your hand signs are too fast you need to slow down.
you can slow the video down by scrolling slowly instead.
thanks for uploading :) I'm fostering a deaf dog starting Monday, and was looking for a few extra hand signs to use for him!