Shadow is tested as a hearing dog

'Shadow' is put through her paces to make sure she qualifies to be a Lions Hearing Dog. Video by Peter Hardin

Transcript

00:00Shadows change my life incredibly in terms of visibility. I often get overlooked as a

00:22hard-of-hearing and deaf person so having shadows out in the community brings a sense of comfort

00:29knowing that people know that I am hard of hearing or deaf. I've struggled with visibility all my life

00:35in terms of my disability so I'm really thankful that I have Shadow who can also help me with my

00:41independence. Prior to having Shadow I depended a lot on my family in terms of like sounds and

00:49whatnot so having Shadow has really made me confident. So when the sound activates the dog

00:57will find the source of the sound then run back to the recipient physically touch them Shadow uses

01:03one paw and then they will follow the dog to the source of the sound and that works in about 10

01:09basic household sounds. But the most important sound is a smoke alarm where they just physically

01:14touch the person and then drop to the ground in a warning signal that indicates that the smoke alarm

01:20is going off.

01:21Yeap!

01:28You might not escape it. You might not escape it for 20 minutes?

01:30Yes.

01:31Let's do it.

01:44Good girl!

01:50Good girl!

01:52Thank you!

02:00You may not escape it.

02:04Good girl!

02:05How are you doing this?

02:06Thank you for your own travel.

02:08Good girl!

02:09We should take the photos of you.

02:09Good girl!

02:10You might not escape it.

02:11It's the right time.

02:12Good girl!

02:13Good girl!

02:15Good girl!