Mum is having to use hand signals with Shadow. Unless Mum shouts very loudly, Shadow just doesn\u2019t hear her. A lot of the time Mum forgets that Shadow is deaf and calls her as normal. Then she has to go to find her and signal what it is she wants her to do. It\u2019s no good saying you can\u2019t teach an old dog new tricks. Shadow seems to be learning very well despite her age. Mum and I have always done some with hand signals but Mum wasn\u2019t the one who originally trained Shadow so it isn\u2019t something she\u2019s been as used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the things Shadow can still hear is when we bark very loudly. At that point she joins in but has no idea what she\u2019s barking for and then doesn\u2019t know to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s also more confused because of not hearing what\u2019s going on. We had two doors open yesterday while we were all outside. Shadow had had enough and was a little warm so she went to lie in the shady spot by the back door. Mum had no idea that she was waiting there and came into the house from the patio. After a while she asked me where Shadow was and we all had to go to look for her. She\u2019s always so happy when she finds us again that it makes us feel bad for losing her in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering she will be 13 and a \u00bc in another week, she\u2019s really doing very well. She happily runs across the garden over short distances and is so happy most of the time. She spends all day as close to Mum as she can be and trips Mum over regularly. Moving to the house we\u2019re in now has worked really well for Shadow. Mum says the upheaval of moving has been worth it just for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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