Glenshooter Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 My lad wanted to being our cute little Westie to a clay shoot today. There are often plenty of well behaved dogs around. Gun-dogs are of course gun-dogs (and our Westie certainly isn't) and by definition will be exposed to gunfire. But do they have better resistance to loud noise induced deafness than humans? I don't want to damage my dog's hearing just to let her out for an afternoon in the fresh air doing no useful task! Also, something tells me I may regret asking this question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratman2 Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 To be honest I do not know the answer to this one. I do a lot of rough shooting and all my shooting pals tell me to get a dog, but for the same reason you raise, I just can't bring myself to subject a dog to the noise of a shotgun. I have a dog, he's my best mate. Sorry my post does nothing to answer you question, it's just my take on the matter. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 No don't Westies are not bred to be in the field they have stand up ears. Take a look at gundogs and what they all have in common ears flaps that come down over the opening to the ear to protect their hearing the breeders selected that trait for the purpose TBH I rarely take my gundogs on clay shoots the noise is a little too concentrated unless they can spend periods away from the shooting and I would not like my dogs to have another reason for ignoring me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 To be honest, my lab couldn't give a toss about a shotgun going off near him...! He's more fussed about finding the pigeon! I took my dog to a huge fireworks display earlier this month and he just sat there like nothing was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted November 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 No don't Westies are not bred to be in the field they have stand up ears. Take a look at gundogs and what they all have in commonears flaps that come down over the opening to the ear to protect their hearing the breeders selected that trait for the purpose Thanks for that. Seems obvious now but I never would have guessed. What a font of knowledge on this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 I also never knew this lol Seems quite clever now you think of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 I was wondering exactly this today watching a couple of springers running around at JJ's today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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