Usually hearing dogs are guide dogs that failed to meet the criteria but still need a place to work. They're not the same as your average dogs, at least here in Canada. The aura is different with the hearing dogs compared to home-trained dogs. I remember the CNIB wanted me to get a hearing dog at the time, because I don't qualify for a guide dog, but still needed some assistance with seeing things and they know that the hearing dogs provided are basically dogs that fell short of qualifications of a guide dog. So, in roundabout way, I could get an uncertified guide dog.
Either way, I am too stubborn to accept one.
