Dog hard of hearing after dummy launcher

[chrisjd2]

Hi all. I've been using the dummy launcher with my ess she's fine with gunshot but she tends to lose her hearing a bit afterwards. She's a very biddable dog and she struggles to hear my voice afterwards. Okay on the whistle tho.

What do you think? Is this normal?

Thanks Chris

[romanriver]

how old is she?

[chrisjd2]

15 months old

[Strathcraig]

Struggles? Or is she so wound up she just isn't listening?

[chrisjd2]

Because she is so prompt on the whistle and she was the same with voice prior to the launcher. She's so biddable??

[Rascal]

Give us a for instance...... What's happening after you fire the launcher?

Rascal

[chrisjd2]

I can call her or do anything when I'm in the same room as her and she doesn't respond at all. If I tell her to sit she doesn't and she Normally is bottom straight down.

[Rascal]

Open a dog treats packet in the same room when she's not looking or pick your car keys up or even rattle her dog bowl and see if she hears that....

Rascal

[chrisjd2]

I'll try that Rascal. She hears the whistle perfectly and behaves like normal. just not the lower frequency voice commands.

She loves retrieving and I took her outside and threw a ball for her and then she waited for me to say 'fetch' but she didnt react when i said 'fetch'. I said it a little louder and she flinched and i said it again and she went for it.

So upsetting.

[Rascal]

What's her reaction around the launcher? You say she's fine with the shotgun so does she react differently and what's her hearing like after just using the shotgun?

Rascal