I have three seniors, Ringer and Honey are 12-1/2 and Kelly will be 12 on January 12. For the past six or eight months, Ringer has had short bouts of total deafness and always has a hard time hearing outdoors - I have to elevate my voice a little indoors for him. My sister recently got hearing aids because she has trouble with background noise. I "think" this may be Ringer's hearing problem. When he sees my hand signal to come, or when he sees me flicking the lights, he comes without hesitation, so I know he's not ignoring me. Mac is trained to bring in stray elderly Hooligans if they don't come when they're called, so I don't have to worry about searching for one if s/he doesn't hear me calling them. Gayle & the Hooligans! http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=6&uid=4294023 - Link to The Hooligans Albums -- "Gail BAUMAN" <gailbauman1@xxxxxxx> wrote: Is there any rationale to this? I have a bitch that will be 12 in August - when she's outside she doesn't seem to hear me calling for her no matter how loud, and only knows that I want her to come inside when she sees the light flick on and off (great when it's dark, but otherwise it's a problem lol!) BUT - when she's in the house, it seems that she DOES hear me....same pitch of voice, just softer since I'm using my 'inside' voice instead of my 'outside' voice. Any rhyme or reason to this? Anyone know how dogs go deaf? ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ _____________________________________________________________ Click for free info on rehab treatments for drug & alcohol dependency. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4t72fD6tipVXxIs5fm07ZmUddvqRXiksU33Rym8XhdFDXRa0/ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================