Age related deafness

[Malxwal]

My wee sprocker is evidently partially deaf now, doesn't hear the whistle she's known all her days. I can also whistle very loudly with my fingers in my gob, but that's not really getting through to her if she's any distance out.
Wondering if the onset of deafness with age is something that has any known pattern, such as lower frequencies. I was hoping there may be a higher pitched whistle she may still hear? She doesn't work any more, but still fit enough to disappear up a hill chasing pheasants.

 

[Sonicdmb73]

My wee sprocker is evidently partially deaf now, doesn't hear the whistle she's known all her days. I can also whistle very loudly with my fingers in my gob, but that's not really getting through to her if she's any distance out.
Wondering if the onset of deafness with age is something that has any known pattern, such as lower frequencies. I was hoping there may be a higher pitched whistle she may still hear? She doesn't work any more, but still fit enough to disappear up a hill chasing pheasants.

Mine went selectively deaf. As in if you whistled and she didn’t like what you wanted her to do, she wouldn’t hear you. However if you can find a whistle on the same frequency as the treat tin she’d hear that from miles away.

 

[finbar]

My old springer she would cock a deafen whistle voice command if she was hunting up in old age … yet sitting in a pigeon hide the old girl could hear the safety of the auto going on & off miss her loads

 

[Malxwal]

The "crisp packet" whistle

 

[Morkai]

My wee sprocker is evidently partially deaf now, doesn't hear the whistle she's known all her days. I can also whistle very loudly with my fingers in my gob, but that's not really getting through to her if she's any distance out.
Wondering if the onset of deafness with age is something that has any known pattern, such as lower frequencies. I was hoping there may be a higher pitched whistle she may still hear? She doesn't work any more, but still fit enough to disappear up a hill chasing pheasants.

My late Beagle started to lose her hearing for high pitched sounds, I have a deep note exhaust on my car and she could still hear that miles away as she would be waiting in the livingroom window. Same with my GFs car, she would know when she was coming home.

She was around 14 when this happened.

 

[Malxwal]

My late Beagle started to lose her hearing for high pitched sounds, I have a deep note exhaust on my car and she could still hear that miles away as she would be waiting in the livingroom window. Same with my GFs car, she would know when she was coming home.

She was around 14 when this happened.

Perhaps no given frequencies that go first then.

 

[Buchan]

Sorry, not aware of any particular pattern, but suspect high frequency goes first

 

[HonestJohn]

Old lab went deaf as a pancake, however, chop anything on the chopping board in the kitchen and she was right there and waiting!

Moral of the story, chopping board and knife to be carried in the field.

 

[johndeere]

The old girl who went deaf about 10 years ago ignores me now completely, will sometimes say thank you for putting a bale in for the horses, would you like a takeaway usually gets a response though

 

[Malxwal]

The old girl who went deaf about 10 years ago ignores me now completely, will sometimes say thank you for putting a bale in for the horses, would you like a takeaway usually gets a response though

”Yes, get wine"

 

[bullet chucker]

Acme so called Silent Whistle MAY' work, worth a try, they are pitch adjustable. A bit dearer than when I bought mine in the eighties, just started to use it with my new pup, he hears it ! I don't ?

BC.

 

[Pedro]

My old Lab started to do his own thing and initially I thought it was a case of him deciding he knew better than me. But it turned out, he'd gone deaf. Still worked on the pheasant shoots retrieving and responding to hand signals, but couldn't work in the beating line, couldn't see my signals. But soon the old back legs problem started in earnest and he retired. Gone now sadly.

But they do compensate for the loss of hearing. They might not hear you but respond to others looking around and vibrations on floors and suchlike. And their internal clock never fails!

 

[johndeere]

”Yes, get wine"

That a sure sign she wants her belly rubbed

 

[BenBhoy]

My lurcher is 13. 14 in April fingers crossed Started not hearing whistle around 16 months ago. Then it was only by deepening voice (best Barry white impression) about 3 months ago. Now you can be sat right next to her talking pretty loudly & she is oblivious. First time in life have to walk her on lead as recall is obviously gone.

 

[Heym SR20]

Hearing protection for Dogs?

 

[Malxwal]

Hearing protection for Dogs?

I don't shoot over my dogs, and they're not peg dogs, buggers are deaf enough without giving them an excuse

 

[baguio]

Deafness retired my old springer at 10 years old. He was a picking up dog so almost no shooting was near him. He's now 14 and as deaf as a post and nearly blind too. Still happy and picks up dummies provided I chuck them in roughly the same place every time as hand signals don't work, obviously. Sadly his legs are also starting to go so that one way trip to the vets is probably not too far away now.

 

[ColinJ]

Got to be honest, when I read this thread title I wasn’t thinking about dogs.
What? Eh?

 

[big ears]

Acme so called Silent Whistle MAY' work, worth a try, they are pitch adjustable. A bit dearer than when I bought mine in the eighties, just started to use it with my new pup, he hears it ! I don't ?

BC.

That would be a very high frequency whistle. Hearing loss starts in high frequencies so I’d save your money

 

[Malxwal]

Well, we have ascertained two things recently. She hears a clap, so that gets her attention. And her eyesight works fine. I stopped the motor to look out at wee group of hinds, and as I put the binoculars down, I noticed she was staring firmly at them too, and we were very much up wind of them.