Would you ever consider having a Hearing...

I think heainrg dogs are ideal for people who don't feel safe having their houses rewired to flash when the doorbell rings, or if they live in public housing and it simply cannot be done.

I agree that some people do abuse the Assistance Dog title and actually spoil the dog to death as a pet which is wrong and in the end it makes it harder for TRUE hearing dogs to get recognized as service animals.

The only place where a hearing dog would truly be functional is in the home, or in rarer cases an office setting as well. As for going to wal-mart, I don't know. I'm hoh and I often don't find myself in harm's way at wal-mart and I often take my DD with me.

Service dogs should blend in with the person and become and extension of that person. Such as if I worked in an office setting and someone came in (door chime goes off and I dont hear it.) I want the dog to alert me by pawing at my leg and walking towards the front desk. Not barking loudly and going ape-shit.

I hope I made sense.
 
Roadrunner said:
That's nice and wonderful that Jilli is a great companion and works real well for you. Mind saying how old she is? Also, very nice and thoughtful of you to keep her as long as she is around..obviously shows that there is indeed a very good and strong bond. Have a good day-- :)





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Jilli is now 8 years old. She's in really good health so I hope to keep her for another 2 or 3 years yet. Yes, we do have a really good bond. I had to part with my last guide dog Bruce when he was 9 and a half because he started getting really agressive as he grew older, although he was over protective right from the start. He the very first (and probably last) Australian shepard guide dog. Originally meant to be a show dog as he had his tail docked which must have caused his agression but the guide dog association weren't responsible for that as he was a gift and had his tail docked before they got him. I didn't really want to give him up but there were children around at the time so I didn't have much choice. My dad looked after him after he retired until he died a few years ago.

Jilli's much calmer. She's really good with children and small animals. I should know as I have rescue rats and chinchillas and she lets them climb on her. I won't ever want to part from her.

You can see lots of pictures of her here: Very Dangerous Beans
 
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