Hearing Dog Shadow
Gordon & Leslie's 6 1/2 year old black
Lab Shadow has multiple tasks to perform. She was trained for
hearing assistance work and as most Hearing Dogs, she alerts Gordon & Leslie
to various sounds they would otherwise miss, such as fire alarms, the telephone
ringing, buzzers or timers for cooking, people knocking at the door, or any
other noises that aren't what she feels is normal in her world. She also does
reach assistance work for them. Shadow will pick up things they drop and
go get things that are a bit low and cause them pain to bend over and get.
Gordon says, "She makes the quality of our lives so much better and that's so important to us. Shadow does many things for us other than being a wonderful loving companion. Shadow is just incredible!"
You might enjoy reading Gordon's Comments about how Shadow's
ID Cape has helped her to accompany them in public places.
