the video below shot by alisha mcgraw pretty much covers many of the basic deaf dog sign cues you will need to learn. try to get into the habit of signing to your deaf dog throughout your daily routine instead of just signing in your training sessions. the deaf puppy or dog needs to be looking at you directly at you first before you can actually give the dog a sign command. to start on different sign cues, give the …

there are many reasons for teaching hand signals to your dog in addition to voice commands. for a reward, you want to have small, pea-sized treats that your dog values ready. if your dog already knows the verbal cue for the command, then you can pair that with the visual cue when teaching your dog the hand signal. if your dog already knows a voice command well, you can pair it with the hand signal. and they work well because …

you may have seen deaf dogs responding to the hand signals of their owners, and perhaps, you use hand signals with your own dog. what is the most effective way of communicating with your dog? they tested 11 dogs in an experiment that allowed the dogs to detect the presence of a person by smell only, sight only, sound only, or using all three senses at once. when it came to only one cue at a time, the sight, sound, …