Hearing dog works also outside. It can be trained to alert the owner when a potentionally dangerous sound source, like a speeding car, approaches from behind. KKY arranges various courses for present and future dog owners and volunteer trainers. Most of the training is done in the home of the dog owner. The trainer visits regularly and advices the owner as well as trains the dog.
Training is done by using operant conditioning , also known as clicker training or shaping .
Any dog can be trained to some level, so if a person with hearing loss already has a dog, the training can be started even for an adult dog. The dog doesn't have to be any special breed, but it must be healthy and willing to work. We regret that we are unable to provide more information in English, but if you are interested in this subject, you should check out the links section for additional hearing dog and training information. If you want to contact us, please check out this page .