I went to see Lyra last night again, and it's becoming painfully obvious that something's wrong with her hearing. My guess is she is congenitally deaf. It was mostly obvious when it was just me and all of the litter in the box, no one else in the room. Every single puppy was sound asleep.
The door opened, and every single puppy immediately woke and clambered toward the door, except for Lyra, who remained in a sound sleep until I nudged her awake a good 10 seconds or so later.
Aside from that she seems very healthy, she eats like a pig, loves to play and is very fond of people.
I've been doing a lot of reading, and am building on the knowledge I prepped myself with before Cheza came home but that was almost 2 years ago. The website deafdogs.org is REALLY helpful, but I would welcome any and all advice about training and living with a dog that can't hear; books, websites, personal experience. From what I gather it's a great experience and I'm looking forward to it, but I want to be prepared as well.
Here's a couple of up to date pictures of her:
Thanks so much everyone,
-L
The door opened, and every single puppy immediately woke and clambered toward the door, except for Lyra, who remained in a sound sleep until I nudged her awake a good 10 seconds or so later.
Aside from that she seems very healthy, she eats like a pig, loves to play and is very fond of people.
I've been doing a lot of reading, and am building on the knowledge I prepped myself with before Cheza came home but that was almost 2 years ago. The website deafdogs.org is REALLY helpful, but I would welcome any and all advice about training and living with a dog that can't hear; books, websites, personal experience. From what I gather it's a great experience and I'm looking forward to it, but I want to be prepared as well.
Here's a couple of up to date pictures of her:
Thanks so much everyone,
-L