re: Deaf puppy - what to name and how to train?

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He doesn't appear to be blind. I noticed his odd eyes right away and told my husband of my concerns for the dog's hearing and eyesight.

My husband brought this dog home for some reason but he doesn't fool with it much. That is all on me which is ok because all the cats and dogs here know I am the source of treats and good food.

We have a blonde lab who is the best dog ever and helps to care for this dog by watching over it and modeling behavior. The pup follows her everywhere. We also have 4 cats who are friendly with it and correct the pup with a swat if it tries to take their food.

The dog is an outside dog. He is in a safe place with hundreds of acres to roam with no danger from cars and such. He stays around the house, only roaming with the lab. If I call the lab, the pup follows her and shows up with her. The pup is just hyper and needs to learn to calm down.

Most of his bad behavior is just puppy stuff and a lack of training due to his deafness.

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