Huron Expositor, 2001-07-25, Page 23News
TIM HURON "EXPOSITOR, August 1, 2001-11
Hearing ear dog visits as Lions Club hosts event for seniors
Oslow with his handler, Jill Stennett
By Scott Hilgondorff
Expositor Editor
Oslow the poodle may
seem like a small,
unassuming family pet but
when his training is complete,
he will serve a very important
role in someone's life --he will
hear for that person.
Oslow is a hearing ear dog,
trained by the Lions
Foundation of Canada Guide
Dogs near Guelph.
"He will physically alert
his handler to noises we take
for granted, hearing around
the house," said Jill Bennett,
a trainer for the organization.
She was brought to
Seaforth July 25 by the
Seaforth Lions Club when it
held it's annual afternoon
barbecue for residents of
Seaforth Manor and
Maplewood Manor.
The Lions Club of Canada
provides the majority of
funding for the organization
which is more commonly
known for training guide
dogs for the blind.
Oslow is currently being
trained to recognize certain
sounds and then alerting his
trainer to them, taking her to
the source. •
The dog will be able to
recognize sounds like a kettle
or fire alarm, taking his future
owner to the source of the
sound or directing them out
of the house in an emergency.
"He will physically touch
his handler and take him to
the source of the sound," said
Bennett.
While golden retrievers and
labradors are largely used in
the seeing eye dog programs,
smaller dogs are chosen to
become hearing ear dogs
because they are taught to
jump up on their owner when
important sounds are heard.
Larger dogs would risk
knocking down their owners
who use them if they are deaf
or suffer serious hearing loss.
"These dogs have to be on
duty 24 hours a day," said
Bennett of the hard work they
perform.
"We need a dog who will
hear an alarm at 3 a.m. and
get the family out of the
house."
In public, the dogs wear
orange vests, identifying
them internationally as
hearing ear dogs.
Bennett said recognizing
the vests is important
because, "The dogs are
legally entitled to go
anywhere with their client."
That includes places like a
mall or library where animals
are prohibited.
When training them, they
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are rewarded with a toy to
play with or a treat after
successfully taking a handler
to a sound source which
Bennett says goes a long way
toward helping the dogs
come to love doing the work.
Oslow has been in training
for about three months now
and began it when he was a
year old.
Dogs in the program spend
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Bennett said they look for
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taken them because they are
too hard for them to handle.
She said those dogs can
often be trained to be good
hearing ear dogs.
Once they are a year old,
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"We teach thein how to
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