i had the same thing happen to an older bitch of mine(15 years)...she relied on a male i let out with her to know when to come back in....she responded to me inside always or just knew the routine)....never really knew she was deaf until i clapped my hands behind her ears when she was outside and had no response from her....she had me fooled for a long time......when she was outside by herself, i used an outside bell and she could hear that.....natalie CLOVERLEIFE HILL KENNEL CH Cloverleife's Firecracker - CH Cloverleife's Dimples CH Cloverleife's Bit O' Honey- CH Cloverleife's Cappuccino CH Carmil's Amadeus V Windywood **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================