FarmerSim Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Right then, long story short, my current oldest Collie will be 15 in August. Pic attached! She is very definitely retired, but still in "good order", a few lumps and bumps, all of which have been biopsied and shown up as essentially irrelevant. Same Vet all her life, almost can't believe how well she is !! So, she probably has a few years left in her... hopefully good ones.. The problem, such as it is, is that her hearing is failing, so she "needs" a "deaf aid" !! could use a walkie talkie on a collar to enable us to get her attention when necessary..... And I am sure I can find a miniature one, so she doesn't need a neck brace to carry it Or, I have seen the shock collars that have a bleeper on - would this work ( NOT the shock bit !!! JUST the BEEP BEEP !!) Or ?? any one have any ideas Thanks for any help - she'll appreciate it.... Pardon?!?!??!? Edited July 8, 2015 by FarmerSim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hi pitched dog whistle to attract her attention ,then hand signal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hi pitched dog whistle to attract her attention ,then hand signal Thanks for the reply I have actually been clapping to get her attention, and then hand signals to command - and god bless her, she is getting the hang of this quite well.. Just googled prices of dog whistles... blimey! £1 - £3 each - you're a bit reckless you are !!! Care to recommend a frequency for a collie ? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I use the acme silent dog whistle ,I,ve tried the cheap ones The acme has an adjustable pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks for that - do you mean the "535" ? even at £20 - its still peanuts. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I would try different pitch whistles or hunting horn etc as deafness can sometimes be in a certain pitch level the same as human, hearing aids are then altered to the unaffected pitch levels, or as suggested use a training collar with vibration or beep mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 heres the one I use... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACME-SILENT-DOG-WHISTLE-/260689787768?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cb2527b78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 How do you know if a silent whistle is working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 The mother in laws collie is similar but is actually deaf. If yours is going the same way then about all you can do is use a vibrating collar rather than anything that relies on their ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 How do you know if a silent whistle is working When all the strays from miles around come running..... its working heres the one I use... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACME-SILENT-DOG-WHISTLE-/260689787768?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cb2527b78 Thanks. will give that a go. The mother in laws collie is similar but is actually deaf. If yours is going the same way then about all you can do is use a vibrating collar rather than anything that relies on their ears. Thanks for that too... will try the whistle first, and then, as necessary get her a collar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 get more hand signals and gestures built into her everyday commands. contrary to popular opinion you can teach an old dog new tricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Agree 100% - even at this advanced age - she is fine with learning "new" stuff - or more accurately taking directions in new ways - this is why we are bothering trying to help - she is the best working dog we have ever had, and I reckon, given the work she has saved me, that I owe her one. ( probably several, actually !! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Easypet have a collar system with sound or vibrate as well as shock. We use the vibrate system which works well to get attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 How do you know if a silent whistle is working You have a room full of dogs????? I'll get my coat!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 You have a room full of dogs????? I'll get my coat!!!!!!! That could be used to describe a night at the pub in a rough area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 That could be used to describe a night at the pub in a rough area. Have you been to our local then Thanks for all the info... trying whistle first, then the collar if and when that doesn't, or stops working. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 It might be easier to train to the vibrate collar while she still has some hearing. The command can be given and then the number of pulses on the collar so she can associate the two. Once she is totally deaf it will be harder to train to the collar as she won't be able to hear the verbal command to make the association to the vibrate command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 it would be easy to train to the collar even if fully deaf....just use food it would soon get the hang of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 It might be easier to train to the vibrate collar while she still has some hearing. The command can be given and then the number of pulses on the collar so she can associate the two. Once she is totally deaf it will be harder to train to the collar as she won't be able to hear the verbal command to make the association to the vibrate command. Agree on every count. I do wonder how long her hearing will last... but then I also wonder how long she will actually live for !! She is the last of the litter now..... mmm.... decisions, decisions !! it would be easy to train to the collar even if fully deaf....just use food it would soon get the hang of it Oh yeah, food will definitely work !! she has a better appetite than her four year old companion!! Thanks again the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 The last dog we had that went deaf was totally blind by that time at 15, so we used a flexy lead when out so he had a 5 metre trot but couldn't get into difficulties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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