Life with a Hearing Dog: Happy Birthday!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Happy Birthday!

Bosley is 7 today! Happy birthday, old man!

1 comment:

Pebbles the Puppy said...: Hey, hope you are both doing great!

I would like to award your blog a Liebster Award, if that is okay! I have just been awarded it myself and now I have to pass it on to my five favourite blogs - and you are one of them

All the best

Pebbles; May 28, 2012 at 11:39 AM

What is a Hearing Ear Dog?

Hearing ear dogs alert deaf/hard of hearing people to sound. They also give people more independence and confidence. The dog hears a sound and alerts the handler by touch, then leads the handler to the sound.

Bosley alerts me to timers, alarm clocks, fire alarms, the phone, the door, the kettle, and people calling my name. He also lets me know if someone is walking behind us up a dark street, or if there is someone around the house he doesn't know.

Bosley is a labrador retriever. Typical breeds used for hearing ear dogs are small to medium-sized, such as a miniature poodles, but labs are used, and so are standard poodles.

For more information, please see the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides website at www.dogguides.com.