Ronnia Fifth Session – 08/04/2010
Such an affectionate girl
Another day out in the big wild world. Ronnia is coming along very well although it is still hard for her to concentrate outside as she is unable to hear anything approaching so is continually looking around. This will improve in time as she becomes used to walking and has built up trust in me and, when she finds a home, in her new owner.
I am expecting a delivery of a vibrating collar next week so I can then start training her to respond to that. The collar has a small vibrating attachment which is remote controlled and will deliver a low level, short vibration to her neck when pressed. This will eventually lead to her being able to be let off lead for runs with her new owner knowing that she has been trained to return when she feels the vibration on her neck. It is essential to have a means by which to catch a deaf dog’s attention if she is to be let off lead as all the hand signals in the world will not work if the dog is not looking in your direction!
