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

by Martha Hoffman

Book Overview

A good working dog does not necessarily make a good hearing dog. What you think you know about the assistance dog field will be dramatically altered by this dramatic new book. The author explains why animal shelter castaways often make the best hearing dogs, and what breeds and mixes have the highest rate of placement with Deaf and hard-of-hearing partners. You will also discover why the hearing dog field is perhaps the fastest-growing facet of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944875564
• ISBN13: 9780944875568
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Doral Publishing
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"