# Puppy learns Sign Language

On such a cold night here in Ohio, this story totally just warmed me up through and through! Snowy was handed in to an animal charity because her owners could not cope with having a deaf dog. However, within just three weeks of training, the four-month-old Jack Russell can sit, stay and walk, by re…

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## Honey's mom · 2009-01-27T23:19:42.000Z
On such a cold night here in Ohio, this story totally just warmed me up through and through! Snowy was handed in to an animal charity because her owners could not cope with having a deaf dog. However, within just three weeks of training, the four-month-old Jack Russell can sit, stay and walk, by responding to hand gestures. The pet has learned a vocabulary of different commands including, sit, stop, lie down, roll over, come back and walk on. (read the full story here) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4318663/Deaf-puppy-learns-sign-language.html

## tsukitsune (moderator) · 2009-01-28T10:54:19.000Z
that is a great story! Its awesome what can be accomplished with dogs!

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