Hearing Assistance Dog Registration for Jenny

Specific task list for Jenny

Doorbell ringing

Knock on front door

Rapping on patio door or window

Smoke alarm

Phone ringing

Siren of police, ambulance, or fire truck

Refrigerator door-open alarm

Dishwasher completed cycle

Cell phone sounds

Siren of police car, fire truck or ambulance and indicate direction

Smoke alarm in workplace or hotel

Cell phone in workplace, hotel, etc.

Carry a note or messages from the partner to another household member or work colleague

Bring the partner with hearing loss to a hearing person calling him/her

Hearing dogs are trained to alert their partner with hearing loss to specific sounds in home and public settings. Some hearing dogs work solely in the home without going into public.  Some are bred and trained by non-profit organizations and placed with their partners, some are shelter dogs who receive three to six months of training, and some are trained by dedicated owner-trainers on sound alerts, obedience, and public access manners. was here completely finished the alert training to help those who in need.

Jenny is trained to get the attention of their human partner by touch, using a nose nudge or pawing.  Once they have their partners attention, Jenny then leads the partner to the source of the specific sound.  An example it would be a microwave beeping that the cooking is done; he would alert the person to the sound, then lead the person to the microwave. Responding to specific sounds in environmental situations, also requires Jenny to do a slight adjustment of the customary response to match the location.