I am getting better with sign language.
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My last dog went deaf in her final years and I used hand signals to communicate with her. It wasn't anything like ASL, but still quite effective. I've learned that dogs respond well to such signals if one is patient and consistent.
@bruce I would expect anyone fluent in ASL would get a hearty giggle seeing my communication with Geo.
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@bruce I would expect anyone fluent in ASL would get a hearty giggle seeing my communication with Geo.
LOL. I bet they would :)
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@ai6yr @kellyromanych Yes, you can. 🙂
My dog understood "food, bathroom, outside, play, coffee, sit" all in signs.
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@ai6yr @kellyromanych Yes, you can. 🙂
My dog understood "food, bathroom, outside, play, coffee, sit" all in signs.
@shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych I had my dog up to 46 voice and hand gestures he could choose to ignore.
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LOL. I bet they would :)
@bruce when I was stringing together the signs, Geo stared at me as if the thought bubble above his head was...hold on, slow down, sign it again mom :)
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@shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych I had my dog up to 46 voice and hand gestures he could choose to ignore.
@Microplastics101 wow, 46 signs would be a dog novel for me :)
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@shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych I had my dog up to 46 voice and hand gestures he could choose to ignore.
@Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych Mixing voices w signs helps. My dog isn't deaf, I am, so gradually try to mute myself as time goes to see if he understood signs with no voices at all except for calling his name. They are better trained when little, takes more time as adults but as long as they are given a treat. 😁
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@Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych Mixing voices w signs helps. My dog isn't deaf, I am, so gradually try to mute myself as time goes to see if he understood signs with no voices at all except for calling his name. They are better trained when little, takes more time as adults but as long as they are given a treat. 😁
@shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych dogs are very good at visual cues. I liken it to being in a country where you dont understand a word of language. You start looking for clues and context in detail. You grab your keys and the dog knows you are going out. Thats easy. Subtle changes in posture can also signal it. Dogs pick up on the slightest cues. Preface a command by slapping your leg so he/she pays attention to you.
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@shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych dogs are very good at visual cues. I liken it to being in a country where you dont understand a word of language. You start looking for clues and context in detail. You grab your keys and the dog knows you are going out. Thats easy. Subtle changes in posture can also signal it. Dogs pick up on the slightest cues. Preface a command by slapping your leg so he/she pays attention to you.
@Microplastics101 @shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych
one of our dogs could hear shoes being laced up in the other room, right before going out for walks.
I thought at first it was another clue, like springs on the bed squeaking when sitting to put on shoes...
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@Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych Mixing voices w signs helps. My dog isn't deaf, I am, so gradually try to mute myself as time goes to see if he understood signs with no voices at all except for calling his name. They are better trained when little, takes more time as adults but as long as they are given a treat. 😁
@shadow @Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych it’s great to train them with both voice and hand commands. :)
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I am getting better with sign language. This is the look of a calm, 7-month old, deaf puppy soaking up 80F winter sun
Instead of pacing and searching for family members, Geo quickly understood my signing family was doing errands and using restroom.
Day by day, find and celebrate joy
@kellyromanych Geo’s enjoying that sun. Coming along in leaps and bounds 💚 joyful indeed.
Being deaf has its pluses too. A lady opened up the world’s noisiest umbrella as we walked past her yesterday. Even made me jump and spooked Ernie briefly.
How many signs are you and Geo up to now? He’s a clever boy.
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@Microplastics101 @shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych
one of our dogs could hear shoes being laced up in the other room, right before going out for walks.
I thought at first it was another clue, like springs on the bed squeaking when sitting to put on shoes...
(finally got some slip-ons for when I had to go out, but didn't have enough time for dog walks)@petabites @Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych 🤣
I wake up and silently tried to sneak tiptoe without making any noises before brewing for coffee... he was already awake and waiting for me. "How?" I said. I figured it was the bed squeaking that he knew I was awake. Every single time. 🤣
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I am getting better with sign language. This is the look of a calm, 7-month old, deaf puppy soaking up 80F winter sun
Instead of pacing and searching for family members, Geo quickly understood my signing family was doing errands and using restroom.
Day by day, find and celebrate joy
@kellyromanych
If the dog isn’t looking at you, how do you get its attention without startling it?
I had a deaf elderly cat and was constantly startling the poor thing accidentally. 🐈⬛ -
@kellyromanych Geo’s enjoying that sun. Coming along in leaps and bounds 💚 joyful indeed.
Being deaf has its pluses too. A lady opened up the world’s noisiest umbrella as we walked past her yesterday. Even made me jump and spooked Ernie briefly.
How many signs are you and Geo up to now? He’s a clever boy.
@Broadfork gosh, I think we're up to 25 signs or so. Most used daily. We *talk a lot* :)
I can understand getting taken off guard with a noisy umbrella. Both the sound and the visual movement.
Pets to Ernie!!
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@petabites @Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych 🤣
I wake up and silently tried to sneak tiptoe without making any noises before brewing for coffee... he was already awake and waiting for me. "How?" I said. I figured it was the bed squeaking that he knew I was awake. Every single time. 🤣
@shadow @petabites @ai6yr @kellyromanych I swear they hear you thinking about it
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@Microplastics101 @ai6yr @kellyromanych Mixing voices w signs helps. My dog isn't deaf, I am, so gradually try to mute myself as time goes to see if he understood signs with no voices at all except for calling his name. They are better trained when little, takes more time as adults but as long as they are given a treat. 😁
@shadow we still use our voices along with hand signs. Let's others in the house know what's going on and expresses emotion :) @Microplastics101 @ai6yr
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@shadow @ai6yr @kellyromanych dogs are very good at visual cues. I liken it to being in a country where you dont understand a word of language. You start looking for clues and context in detail. You grab your keys and the dog knows you are going out. Thats easy. Subtle changes in posture can also signal it. Dogs pick up on the slightest cues. Preface a command by slapping your leg so he/she pays attention to you.
@Microplastics101 yes the pups are very quick at patterns of all kinds :)
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@kellyromanych
If the dog isn’t looking at you, how do you get its attention without startling it?
I had a deaf elderly cat and was constantly startling the poor thing accidentally. 🐈⬛@DeniseG Geo is very curious & a hersing breed, so he checks in on his own a lot. If he is on leash, it's a gentle double tug to get him to turn and look at us. If off leash, we get in his line of sight and raise our index finger (like I need a moment of your time). If he's facing away, it's a gentle two fingered double tap on shoulder or hip.
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@DeniseG Geo is very curious & a hersing breed, so he checks in on his own a lot. If he is on leash, it's a gentle double tug to get him to turn and look at us. If off leash, we get in his line of sight and raise our index finger (like I need a moment of your time). If he's facing away, it's a gentle two fingered double tap on shoulder or hip.
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@Broadfork gosh, I think we're up to 25 signs or so. Most used daily. We *talk a lot* :)
I can understand getting taken off guard with a noisy umbrella. Both the sound and the visual movement.
Pets to Ernie!!
@kellyromanych That’s so good. Curbing our natural hand gestures is tricky. Does Geo have a deaf alternative to a head tilt when he’s trying to understand something?
Ernie was wary but very intrigued by the umbrella slung over the lady’s shoulder when she walked ahead of us.
It made me realise we don’t use umbrellas as much as we used to even though it rains just as much.
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OK, Wayne had a real bear scare. I reckon he's justified in bailing out.
Sam's looking awful cozy, though.
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Ah, hell, his name is Joe. But, dude, you had a fire going when you lost the fire starter. Just keep it going forever. Where else you gotta be that you can't put a log on the fire every couple hours? Night time is a challenge, but if you keep it reasonably dry, you can stoke it back to life again in the morning.
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Doomed by misplacing the fire starter is relatable. I would definitely lose something vitally important to my survival immediately.
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Maybe they've saved the competent folks for later. Two guys have boiled water in episode 2, including the "better float across this water on a rickety tarp raft".
This guy eating a banana slug, a notorious carrier of rat lung worm, seems like an avoidable risk? At least he thoroughly cooked it.
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Thanks, all. I'd say No.
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I mean, I guess it's saltwater. But, I think they're in a rainforest? They said this place gets 12+ feet of rain every year.
But, they're seemingly all drinking collected water without boiling or treating it. These folks are not gonna last long.
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How am I going to get across all this water to find water?
I know this sounds like a joke, but that is literally what is happening here.
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OK, Alone is fantastic. The cop talking tough while leaving after the first day because of bears is hilarious. Oh, there are bears in the woods? Better go home, tough guy.
Next one to leave is because he's afraid of dogs.
And, look, bears are scary as shit. But, these guys act like serious outdoorsmen, and they've never run into wildlife? Without a firearm they're terrified? I'm a casual but regular hiker, and I've been sniffing distance from bears, a bobcat, a lynx, and wolves.
