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Deaf dogs

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Question
QUESTION: ...and how many deaf dogs do you know beyond the age you kill them???  Have you actually worked to train them???  You have years of work with dogs but your vision is narrow...if you breed them, you take responsibility for them hearing or non-hearing...and are responsible to find homes for them and train them...I work with deaf dogs and dogs with faults as you would call them...not all deaf dogs can be placed, this is true and shold be PTS...but with the correct training, and you as the breeder should be able to offer resources to your pups owners, you can live with a deaf dog...as far as recall, have you ever had a dog with poor recall...it's called a fence for hearing with poor recall or deaf dogs...a fence is almost required for dog ownership...kids have poor recall at times...do you destroy them...no you work with them and teach them...or we could follow your ways...

ANSWER: Just go away and do your own thing, I don't interfere with you so don't interfere with me.

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QUESTION: Just what I thought NOT AN EXPERT...maybe your responses should be sent to the folks you work for...

Answer
I have never advocated euthanising dogs.  The breeders of harlequins are the ones who recommend it.  And for your information I have probably trained more dogs than you will ever know existed.  I have been training dogs for 25 years and had classes with over 40 dogs of all breeds from Chihuahuas to Irish Wolfhounds.  

I do what I can to help people and if I tell someone to take on a dog and anything happens I'm the one that gets sued.  OK?