i would
*akhem i know this is an OLd thread, but nevertheless...*
I would, though dogs arent for everyone, it takes alot of time, effort and understanding to commit to a dog, let along a hearing dog.
theres absolutely nothing wrong with a working dog being with their partner (owner/keeper) in public, too bad for the jealous publics or other defies.
there is a lot to know about hearing dogs, they are a rare mix of opitium temperments and traits and should be savioured , encouraged. Its a wonderful gift for all those deaf people who wants a dog to love, and team up for life.
Not all blind people have guide dogs, and neither not all wheelchair people have service dogs, if you look around carefully, most of them who do, are dog people and they have every right to be, and its part of them, an extension of themsevles if you will.
There one significant issue about hearing dogs, is that they do not fit in the sedated guide dog mould that the public have seen for so many years, an image of a dog that quietly blends in the background, its nothing to do with 'a fault of a hearing dog(s) or the deaf person(s) , it is that 'trade-off' from the ideal mix of certain trait/temperments of the dogs that allows them to function as a 'Hearing Dog". The public, hearing and Deaf people alike needs to be educated more about what defines as a Hearing Dog, stop hating them, or you're just destroying the chances for both potential dogs and potential hearing dog recipents. These dogs deserves their second chances, as well as deaf people should be allowed to have a rights to working canine companions!
