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Rain is ALL Border Collie, with energy to keep going 24/7. This is a far more important consideration in her adoption than her deafness. Rain has strong drive and needs consistent daily activity. She finds training games and interactions with people far more interesting than purposeless running in the yard; her ears perk up and her tail wags at the prospect of greeting a new person. She loves to go for car rides and meet new people, so her adopter should continue this socialization. Rain is treat-motivated and a quick & eager learner. She knows signs for sit, drop-it!, lie down, touch and "watch me". She'll eagerly plop herself in front of you, trying to catch your eye in hopes of playing the eye-contact game and earning a treat |
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Rain will require a handler committed to reinforcement-based training who has the patience, compassion, and commitment to train a deaf dog. The rewards are endless since Rain has, by far, the most stable temperament of any dog I've ever fostered. Rain is very social and loves to meet people. When she went to work with Greg, she greeted everyone in the office, responded if they offered a game of tug or play, and settled down nicely by his desk when play time was over. Rain is never left in the house unsupervised. We simply don't give her the opportunity to have accidents or chew unacceptable things; if we cannot supervise her, she's crated with a toy. Rain's adopter should be equally diligent so Rain may grow into a well-behaved adult Border Collie. Though Rain is still learning which toys are acceptable and which are not, she is not destructive. Like every young dog, she likes to teethe and chew on things, but she's happy to play with whatever we give her. We can easily take toys and food away. She is completely housebroken, as long as (like any dog) she is given regular opportunities to "go" . The times she has been in her crate for extended periods (at night and occasionally during the day), she's never had a single problem, though she will get vocal if she really needs to go.
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Rain gets along wonderfully with other dogs, and with every other dog she's met. She happily trots after them, inviting play, nibbling at their legs, and generally game for whatever they want to do. If a dog warns her that he's not in the mood for her silly play, Rain flattens her ears and turns away. She doesn't persist or pester, and will happily turn her attention to something else. She enjoys rousing play with my 3-year-old Border Collie; when my 9-year-old BC warns her that he's not interested, Rain flattens her ears and turns away. She doesn't persist or pester, and will happily turn her attention to something else. |
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Rain is FAST, and rarely stops moving. We spent hours geared up in snow pants, chasing her around the field to get a few good photos. A lot of them turned out like this one! |
Please visit these sites for some more information about training a deaf dog: Deaf Dog Education Action Fund Examples of Hand Signals to Use with Deaf Dogs Barry Eaton of "Hear! Hear!" on training a deaf dog Stacy Braslau-Schneck on training a deaf dog UK Border Collie Rescue: Living with Deaf Dogs |
