My dog and I have our own version of sign language and it’s so cute 🥹
My dog has lost her hearing over the years. So instead of yelling at her because I don’t like yelling at her, she’s an old girl, and she can’t hear me. I started making hand signals that she understood very quickly. It is the cutest thing.
All I have to do is point and she knows. When I tell her it’s time to go, I put my fingers in a circular movement and then point to the door. Then if she starts to go the wrong way, I’ll point, she’ll look at me, and then she’ll go the right way. It’s likes we have DSL (dog sign language) 😂.
I just wanted to share. She is such a good girl and one of the best dogs I’ve ever met. She doesn’t bark and she doesn’t do dog things. She’s like my little dog cat 😂.
Edit:
I want to clarify. We don’t yell at her on a daily or regular basis. In the beginning we did not understand why she wasn’t hearing us and would either raise our voices a little or stomp on the ground to feel the vibrations.
Now that WE KNOW she can’t hear us, we came up with a solution. We no longer raise our voices because we know now. I never liked to raise my voice, but it was purely out of concerns. Sometimes she can’t hear us whistle when she goes potty so we either yell a little or go out looking for her in the dark. We have a gated fence and a BIG backyard so she can play in.
My ole girl is going blind, deaf, and has arthritis. 679
We love her to death and take good care of her. She is ONE OF the sweetest dogs ever and I don’t think I’ll ever get another dog after she is gone.
We rescued her from an abused home, so please don’t think that we are being cruel to her. We now understand she is deaf and found a solution for her comfort.
Sad Update:
I wanted to let everyone know that our sweet girl past away today. She was in so much pain and the vet told us it was time. She lived a long and fabulous 15 years and we couldn’t miss her more. She passed peacefully in her own home, in her own bed. My mom and I are heart broken and my cat is wandering the house looking for her buddy. It was such a relief to see my baby at peace and no longer in pain. She was such a great girl and couldn’t of asked for a better dog. Our angel doggy and our sweet girl. Hope she knew how much we loved her and how much we care for her. I hope wherever she is, that she is with family. She was the best damn dog ever and it feels like a piece of my soul was ripped from my chest. I want to cry way more than I have already, but I’m so exhausted. I’m here laying in my bed, typing this, watching <PERSON> movies to take my mind off it 😂 😭. She IS the bestest girl.
And whoever said she deserved to have arthritis and hard hearing, I know I blocked u, BUT F YOU!!
WE LOVE YOU 300 BABY GIRL! YOU WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEART AND ON OUR MINDS!!! 679