Teaching deaf dogs recall

Where I go to dog school they are about to have a deaf dog in for lessons, and I wondered if anyone with experience has any hints as to thier training especially recall .

Yeah. I have 3 deaf dogs, one with a nearly 100% recall, and 2... well, we wont get into them LOL.

Mostly training deaf dogs is easy, using hand signals, and if clicker training, having a specific sign for a "click" or a light.

Recall is different. Deaf dogs obviously cant be verbally called back, however. many have used a vibrating collar (the vibrate is the recall cue, or the vibrate is the look at me cue then you cue the desired behaviour) It is not used like a shock collar (you vibrate until the dog complies) it is a cue only. Or you can do what I did with Scout. I taught her to check in every few seconds (using the ping pong dog game). Once this is really reliable, you can let them off leash, no issue. Scout is perfectly safe off leash, as she is ALWAYS looking back to see if maybe, possibly I might just call her and give her a treat!!! LOL

I have a bunch of videos and stuff I've done of my three.

Get the dog focussed on the handler. It's the most successful way to get a good recall as the dog learns to keep its eye on its owner even when out and about.

http://www.deafdogs.org/training/signs.php#ok
http://deaf-dogs-help.co.uk/help/training_deaf_dogs.htm
http://www.deafdogs.org/
http://www.nonlineardogs.com/DeafDogsManifesto.html
http://www.nonlineardogs.com/Observa...fADeafDog.html
http://www.barrygough.ndo.co.uk/inde...s/Page1035.htm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hear-Guide-T.../dp/0953303926
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Deaf-...d_bxgy_b_img_b
http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Dog-Deaf-...ref=pd_sim_b_1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Training-Dea...4757501&sr=1-4

My friends deaf pointer checks in regularly and recalls to a highly coloured fleece.

rune

I like that one!!! I know that with Mouse, we are only hampered in how many things I can teach her, by my imagination for cues that she can see (15-2-% vision, completely deaf) or smell LOL We've just started exploring the world of scent cues

A teaching friend used scents with severly disabled children, to indicate what would be happening next---so rosemary for mornings, lime for lunchtime and relaxing lavender for afternoons etc.

I don't know if it worked, I did manage to send mt very lively group off to sleep once with lavender burning for a long time!

rune

Lottie on here is a trainer and also owns a Deaf dalmatian!

Thanks for your reply's everyone, it is a Dalmatian and it should start on wednesday, so I have some translating to do

This is either a dominance issue, or your dog was not socialized right and may not have learned proper "dog language." My dog when I got her was that way, is is a submissive dog, but loved to get in other dogs faces and crawl on them and lick them, but being as I know a lot about dog behavior, I was able to teach her how to actually "be a dog."

I suggest that you get a behaviorist, they will be able to tell you which of these pertain to your dog and how you can fix it.