Deaf pup

[riohog 5,701]

I agree as far as breeding is concerned all too often you see lurchers for sale but i dont think i have the heart to return a deaf dog to a breeder, what sort of future is it likely to get? I think my time will be dedicated to getting him running bunnies,afterall he is a sighthound ill suss his recall somehow.

think with your head not your heart ,, a deaf dog is a liability !! .youll be crying when it cant hear a car coming and getts sqashed

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Good luck with it and well done for giving it a chance

[J.DOG 1,355]

I agree as far as breeding is concerned all too often you see lurchers for sale but i dont think i have the heart to return a deaf dog to a breeder, what sort of future is it likely to get? I think my time will be dedicated to getting him running bunnies,afterall he is a sighthound ill suss his recall somehow.

 

If you really Want to keep it look into dog vibrating pager collars

[pinguu 169]

True but a perfectly healthy lurcher can hit a fence flat out its a risk you take with the slip, i will have him on a lead by the road and slip away from roads, i appreciate your views and opinions rio but i think im made up on this one. I like a challenge, i wouldnt dump my little girl if she was deaf id bring her up with slight changes to normal lifestyle as i shall with this pup.

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

 

If you really Want to keep it look into dog vibrating pager collars

 

Have you got the extra small one for mackem size :laugh:

[J.DOG 1,355]

 

If you really Want to keep it look into dog vibrating pager collars

 

Have you got the extra small one for mackem size :laugh:

 

I walked into that one

 

Trying my best to think of a comeback but im stumped

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

If you really Want to keep it look into dog vibrating pager collars

 

Have you got the extra small one for mackem size :laugh:

 

I walked into that one

 

Trying my best to think of a comeback but im stumped

:laugh: J, I thought you were a proper durham lad till I seen Graham call you a mackem

[J.DOG 1,355]

If you really Want to keep it look into dog vibrating pager collars

 

Have you got the extra small one for mackem size :laugh:

 

I walked into that one

 

Trying my best to think of a comeback but im stumped

:laugh: J, I thought you were a proper durham lad till I seen Graham call you a mackem

 

I left mackem land behind me hated the place dam that Graham

 

 

[bigdaz 688]

I agree as far as breeding is concerned all too often you see lurchers for sale but i dont think i have the heart to return a deaf dog to a breeder, what sort of future is it likely to get? I think my time will be dedicated to getting him running bunnies,afterall he is a sighthound ill suss his recall somehow.

 

To be honest mate it's highly unlikely it'll have any sort of future. Think with your head and not your heart.

[B.P.R 2,798]

Feck it. Get the dog checked out, if it is deaf then you need to decide what your going to do.

 

If you keep it and decide to run it then you will

Need to work hard to get a bond with the dog and work

Out an understanding. A shock collar has a vibrate mode on it do could use that to work out the recall.

 

I'm sure a deaf dog would compensate by using other senses similar to a deaf person.

 

I've got a 14 month whippet, she broke both her back legs at a young age and most said she wouldn't run again. Now she's keen as they come, catching and enjoying every minute of it. She sees the ferrets or the lamp come out and she's a different dog, feels like ive got a bull x on the end of my lead when the lamps on

 

Got a 6 month old pup, had pick of the litter and chose the runt. Cracking wee dog although I swear she was deaf the way she's started ignoring me lately!!

 

The underdogs are always the best

[lurchermanuk 27]

did u see dam and sire i think ur pup could be a merle to merle breeding take read at this

"When two merles are mated together, the puppies will inherit either merled genes or nonmerled genes from their parents. Some puppies will inherit a nonmerled gene from each parent, resulting in a solid-colored puppy. Other puppies will receive a nonmerled gene from one parent and a merled gene from the other parent, resulting in merled puppies. The remaining 25 percent of the litter (one out of four puppies) will receive two merled genes, one from each parent. When puppies inherit two merled genes, the result is a double (defective) merled white. These puppies are almost white in appearance and may or may not have a few merling spots or diluted speckles. These individuals can have defective organs, and their hearing and sight are almost always impaired. In some cases, the eyes are not completed formed or the puppies have no eyes. The eye rims, lips, nose and pads are without pigment except where some merling is present. The defective merled whites occur in approximately 25 percent of the litter.

 

Defective puppies have no effect on normal-colored puppies in the litter. The remaining puppies (approximately 75 percent) that are solids and merles are totally normal because they have inherited either two nonmerled genes or one nonmerled gene and one merled gene. The only time when defective (double) merled whites, known also as homozygous whites, occur is when there is a concentration of the merling genes by mating two merled individuals together. It can be totally avoided by breeding solid-colored individuals to merled individuals. Whenever you cross two merles it is necessary to cull the defective whites, which are identified by the appearance of white and diluted coloring

[riohog 5,701]

Feck it. Get the dog checked out, if it is deaf then you need to decide what your going to do.

 

If you keep it and decide to run it then you will

Need to work hard to get a bond with the dog and work

Out an understanding. A shock collar has a vibrate mode on it do could use that to work out the recall.

 

I'm sure a deaf dog would compensate by using other senses similar to a deaf person.

 

I've got a 14 month whippet, she broke both her back legs at a young age and most said she wouldn't run again. Now she's keen as they come, catching and enjoying every minute of it. She sees the ferrets or the lamp come out and she's a different dog, feels like ive got a bull x on the end of my lead when the lamps on

 

Got a 6 month old pup, had pick of the litter and chose the runt. Cracking wee dog although I swear she was deaf the way she's started ignoring me lately!!

 

The underdogs are always the best

the underdogs are not the best , you might get lucky with one but why accept something that ,can be a liability ,, sentement is a human trait , animals dont understand it , i admire the guy if he wants to keep the pup , but on the other hand i was bewildered ,when he said ..will it produce deaf pups !!.. a deaf dog is a liability sorry to sound hard it is a dog,, not fkn human

[matt1979 766]

Good luck with the pup if you choose too keep it, but i dont think any dog with inherited genetic issues such as deafness, if this is proven, should be considered for breeding, even if it turns out a very good worker. Good luck with the pup and pretty sure it could be trained up, but you need to accept it will should never imo be considered for stud whatever its development, when there are always other good dogs around without genetic issues. all the best with the pup Matt.

[stewie 3,387]

Feck it. Get the dog checked out, if it is deaf then you need to decide what your going to do.

 

If you keep it and decide to run it then you will

Need to work hard to get a bond with the dog and work

Out an understanding. A shock collar has a vibrate mode on it do could use that to work out the recall.

 

I'm sure a deaf dog would compensate by using other senses similar to a deaf person.

 

I've got a 14 month whippet, she broke both her back legs at a young age and most said she wouldn't run again. Now she's keen as they come, catching and enjoying every minute of it. She sees the ferrets or the lamp come out and she's a different dog, feels like ive got a bull x on the end of my lead when the lamps on

 

Got a 6 month old pup, had pick of the litter and chose the runt. Cracking wee dog although I swear she was deaf the way she's started ignoring me lately!!

 

The underdogs are always the best

well i cant see the dog learning sign language......

[josh-waddingham 13]

was both parents merle by any chance? two merls can chuck bad pups alot being born blind and deaf