Lend Me an Ear: Temperament, Selection and Training of the Hearing Ear Dog

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Lend Me an Ear: Temperament, Selection and Training of the Hearing Ear Dog

by Martha Hoffman

ISBN:  9781617811210

Publisher:  Dogwise Publishing

Publication Year:  2013

Format:  Trade Paperback

Pages:  227

From the back cover:

“Compare to all dogs, all humans are hearing-challenged!

But it takes more than sharp ears to be a Hearing Dog.  Mixed companion-breed dogs from shelters and rescues have proven themselves to be more talented for this career than any existing dog breed.  When a curious, people-loving busybody of a mutt with a natural interest in sounds is trained and paired with the right human partner, wonderful things happen.

Martha explains:

• The complex temperament of the perfect Hearing Dog
• Testing methods to select shelter dogs for Hearing Dog potential
• Dog-friendly training methods for teaching a dog to alert to sounds”