Can I train a deaf dog to be my ADA animal?Do deaf dogs travel well?
There is a deaf dog up for adoption at a local shelter and I keep going back to the listing over and over. I'm very drawn to her but we do travel at least one week of the month,always by car. I wouldn't want to leave her alone and would only consider adopting her if I could train her to be my legitimate ADA animal, NOT an emotional support animal. I am diabetic and experience frequent unanticipated lows. I have a CGM and you can buy a separate CGM reader that I was thinking I could have her carry along with my insulin and low glucose supplies and train her to come to me when it vibrates. I checked the ADA website and that would make her an ADA dog and I would be able to bring her everywhere with me. She already knows some sign language and I would continue that training of course.
Is my thinking logical? I know all animals have different personalities and I'd have to meet her to assess whether she has the right temperament to be a support animal but I have no idea whether deaf dogs travel as well as hearing dogs or if they are better off being in a stable home without road trips. Any insight would be appreciated, she has been returned to the shelter three times now so if I take her there's no way I'd ever return her
