My dog is deaf. Yup, completely deaf.
Cynder is up around 15 years old now and that's pretty much near the end of the line for a
Shih Tzu. At this point I think she has only one tooth, she has cataracts, she's constantly farting. The old girl is falling apart at the seams. She sleeps most of the day but she seems really, really happy when we go for our walks, when she's eating, or when we are snuggling up together. Pretty much the same things that make me happy.
Recently she started to not listen to me when I would give her a command. I was wondering why all of a sudden she was turning into this bad, defiant dog. Then the thought popped in my mind... "What if she can't hear me?" So the other night I came home from work and tested that theory. The video above shows the results. Completely deaf.
Since I found out I have been much more touchy feely with her. I constantly pull her over to me so that we are at least touching. I wake her up a lot during the day and spend time with her. She seems to appreciate it. I love my stinky old deaf dog and I'm treasuring the time she has left here with me.