{"id":277954,"date":"2021-06-17T21:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/deaf-dog-learns-sign-language-to-round-up-sheep\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T21:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:41:29","slug":"deaf-dog-learns-sign-language-to-round-up-sheep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deaf-dog-learns-sign-language-to-round-up-sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"#Deaf dog learns sign language to round up sheep"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Deaf dog learns sign language to round up sheep<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A senior\u00a0sheepdog\u00a0has learned sign language for herding.<\/p>\n

Nine-year-old Peggy, a border collie from the\u00a0U.K.,<\/a>\u00a0lost her hearing and was handed over to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, according to South West News<\/a> Service.<\/p>\n

However, Peggy\u2019s luck took a turn for the better when she crossed paths with Chloe Shorten, the British news agency reports.<\/p>\n

Chloe, who is an animal welfare manager at the RSPCA\u2019s Mid Norfolk and North Suffolk Branch in Norwich, England, provided Peggy a place to stay and access to much-needed training.<\/p>\n

According to SWNS, the 28-year-old animal lover and her shepherd husband Jason, 34, began teaching hand signals to Peggy shortly after it \u201cbecame clear that she wouldn\u2019t be going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

With help from the couple\u2019s two other sheepdogs (Sid and Nora) and a specialized sheepdog trainer, Chloe and Jason were able to teach Peggy how to recognize hand signals and body language for basic communication and herding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew Peggy wanted to be working so we started the long process of teaching her how to herd and work with a shepherd without relying on voice commands,\u201d Chloe told SWNS. \u201cWe used repetitive and positive reinforcement and instead of pairing a verbal command with an action, we\u2019d use a physical hand gesture\u2026 For example, thumbs up means \u2018good girl.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Peggy
Peggy the deaf Border collie out working rounding up sheep in a field.<\/figcaption>
James Linsell-Clark\/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aside from praise, Peggy can reportedly read hand signs that tell her when to stop, slow down or change direction.<\/p>\n

Local veterinarians haven\u2019t been able to tell the couple what caused Peggy\u2019s hearing loss, SWNS reports.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0American Kennel Club<\/a>\u00a0says hearing loss and deafness are challenging health conditions that can happ<\/a>en to senior dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many causes of hearing loss in dogs, but for elderly dogs, the cause is often degenerative changes in the nerves found inside the ear. This is similar to the hearing loss seen in older people,\u201d the national dog registry explains in a guide for navigating canine hearing loss. \u201cThe changes will likely be gradual, so symptoms will creep up slowly, and you may not notice right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Chloe
Chloe Shorten out working rounding up sheep with Peggy her deaf border collie.<\/figcaption>
James Linsell-Clark\/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The AKC advises dog\u00a0owners\u00a0who have a pet that\u2019s losing its hearing to use hand signals, vibration collars and heavy footsteps to notify and communicate with the affected dog.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0border collies<\/a>, the AKC says this breed was originally designed to herd sheep in Scotland. The breed can reportedly live up to 15 years and is characterized as an \u201cintelligent workaholic<\/a>\u201d that can corral sheep into pens with guiding hand signals, whistles and clicks.<\/p>\n

While Peggy has excelled at learning nonverbal communication at her age, she isn\u2019t the only remarkable sheepdog who has made headlines recently.<\/p>\n

In early June a\u00a0border collie heeler went missing in Idaho<\/a>\u00a0after being ejected from his seat in a car crash, but the lucky pooch was later found on at a nearby sheep farm. The farmers who found the dog believe he might have been trying to herd their sheep.<\/p>\n

\"Peggy
Peggy the border collie runs in a field. <\/figcaption>
James Linsell-Clark\/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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“#Deaf dog learns sign language to round up sheep” A senior\u00a0sheepdog\u00a0has learned sign language for herding. Nine-year-old Peggy, a border collie from the\u00a0U.K.,\u00a0lost her hearing and was handed over to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, according to South West News Service. However, Peggy\u2019s luck took a turn for the better…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":277955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/deaf-sheep-dog-48.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[109650,71595,70708,109789],"class_list":["post-277954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-17-21","tag-animals","tag-dogs","tag-sign-language"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}