Personally, I find if offensive to compare dogs with children.
Absoultely right , Reba. Now how do d/Deaf children who are not functionally hearing who feels that we couldnt be independent with our hands that I am trying to point that out clear. Thats what audist attitude is trying to do those d/Deaf babies/toddler for a real wrong reason.
First of all my point is about not being helpless is well made. Also "every way to be independent" doesnt mean that every way is proper. And you are abusing to yourself that people thinks that u are not independent. What a joke!
Guess what : I could rob banks in order to " be independent" does that make robbing banks the right thing to do??? I think it s funny the way it seems to be.
My opinion of " hearing dogs" are that they are needed.. Deaf are visual and use vision to check things out.. There are flashing lights for doorbells, vibrating alarm clocks, etc etc u can name it.. A " hearing dog gives the message that the person is disabled. Things can be done like rearranging furniture so that the deafie sees the doorway. However some deaf-blind could use the dog but not just a hearing dog. Many blind do not have dogs, so they are not needed. Many d/Deaf obviously do not have hearing dogs. So it's not needed for a deafie. Also having the hearing dog, the deafie DEPENDS on the dog for stuff, they themselves can do. Right, and you dont need a dog!!!
I do well without a dog. I know deafies who drive and do other stuff without a stupid hearing dog. A dog deaf is not needed. We can do other things such as pay attention to what's going on by our feelings that we have the right to adaption our deafness if you mind.
It seems to me that hearing people with audist attitude does not know a fricking thing about deafies getting by without the dog.
Deafies got by before hearing dogs were even thought of. If you mind we have the right to have a companion dog for our protection as well as for hearing people too. So I know some hearing people are terrified with the noise pollution and couldnt figure it out what s it .. So they have the companion dog that will help them too for health reason that I can accept that.
Some deafies are being so selfish and greedy after all they think they are not disabed I m too confused to figure this out why would they thumb down on everything that we deafies tried to do for the better role model of being legally deaf into a very positive outlookl. So that way we can help hearing parents to change the negtive views about us and our hands instead of forcing those d/Deaf children to speak alone. There are still out there in this society people have no respect for d/Deaf children s rights and our Deaf languages. I think I got all figured this out that oralist are saying they are not disables yet. They want stuff like the Hearing dog which makes them disabled. I find these people who are lost in space and doesnt know what they are talking about.
This is a real good reason for Hearing and d/Deaf - blind need to have a hearing/sighted dog. They cannot see or hear with their devices that are still not functionally hearing.
The money issue that hearing people make money on us for years and years. Our deafies who invented/ created that it make the difference for Hearing and Deaf people to have a good relationship and good communication. And Hearing people abused deafies in many ways because Deaf community is a very poor financial crisis. They stole everything that we deafies did it on our own independent. You dont give a damn about us deafies with ASL and their strongest independent in the past. Since we have d/Deaf - Blind or Vision impairment people have their rights to have ASL that they used a tactlie sign language relates to ASL in this society as well as they are the one part of our diversity if you mind. NO wonder it s easy way for audist attitude to destroy our independent. I find this is a real outrageous.
If they do not think they are disabled then why would they want something that a "disabled" person would have??? Would a Hearing person have a hearing dog?? I THINK NOT. Thats why I said Deaf dog (lol) that does not match tho.
d/Deaf children in todays are very lucky to have all Deaf products that we can be equal communication and can be very independent than depend on Hearing 's help if you mind.
I find a lot of hearing people dont bother to buy Deaf products in this society because it s too expensive for them which I don t blame them. So it has not change much today's. Other thing is I feel if Hearing want to communicate with us so therefore get their arses to learn ASL instead of depend on interpreter that we dont have to take the responsibility to communicate for their sake. So therefore they are not independent or respect deafies in this society. Many audist attitude doesnt want to pay for it because it s way too expensive to hire the interpreter. So therefore why do we still have a problem with our orally speaking every single day? It doesnt make any sense for all d/Deafies must speak in their deaf voices or listening the devices that makes u as functionally hearing.
So are we responsibility for their barrier of communication while we didnt ?. Many people dont like the relay to call or having a interpreter on the job or anywhere else. So heck with you after all I have worked so hard to learn how to speak from my deaf vocal and hands to speak for hearing people. So what do deafies get? NOTHING in many ways.
We all are still SUFFER for nothing and giving it too much for them so what about us and our needs that is necessary for ASL as one language and Signed English as one language that most deafies are using PSE with orally speaking .. So why do we need all that artificial languages at first place? They are making money as well as it screw deafies up badly by audist attitude people. Thats our Deaf Rights if you mind that should be on the record in ADA. It has never done at all. Scoffs!
Everything relates to audist attitude that turns me and many deafies off in big time..
Think twice before u are hurting our d/Deaf children s future not to be independent. or unable to have their deaf adaption.
I feel so good that I am legally (D)eaf and capable to communicate between Hearing and Deaf people without devices.
Have a good day!
Sweetmind
finally.. since i watched dog whisperer shows.. about leash, barking & etc.. we worked with Rocky since 2 weeks.. OMG it showed alot improved and doing great.. Since he been trained, he picks up to help me like.. alert when kids are aguring.. he interupt in and barks at them, then came back to me.. sit by me.. looked at me.. I knew something is wrong.. and.. he alert when the baby is crying.. he sit by them and looked at them.. lol. 
This includes me and my dog, Snickers.
