My dachshund Judy spent the winter with "daddy" and has had a number of health problems. She is 15. She has serious arthritis in her back and hip. She has an enlarged heart. She suffered serious separation anxiety when I left her. She got a staff infection. We had to get her a pill organizer just to keep track of all the drugs she has to take.
Now it looks like she is deaf.
Wiener dogs are hard to train. They are stubborn and not very bright. So unlike our old standard poodle that was well trained, Judy will do a few tricks for food but has never been especially good about commands. She knows a few hand signals: a fist on my chest means come and sit in front of me. A whirl of the right hand means turn in a circle. A fist held low means sneeze. (I taught her that just to see if I could. )
Now that she is deaf I am having a hard time getting her attention. If she sees me and I do the hand signal for come and sit she will do so 75% of the time, but having her look at me is hard. Any ideas?
Judy, with favorite toy, a bottle cap.
Now it looks like she is deaf.
Wiener dogs are hard to train. They are stubborn and not very bright. So unlike our old standard poodle that was well trained, Judy will do a few tricks for food but has never been especially good about commands. She knows a few hand signals: a fist on my chest means come and sit in front of me. A whirl of the right hand means turn in a circle. A fist held low means sneeze. (I taught her that just to see if I could. )
Now that she is deaf I am having a hard time getting her attention. If she sees me and I do the hand signal for come and sit she will do so 75% of the time, but having her look at me is hard. Any ideas?
Judy, with favorite toy, a bottle cap.