Most people believe that, in comparison to humans, dogs have exceptionally acute hearing. However, there are individual differences, and some dogs have better hearing abilities than others. One of the ...

People with typical hearing often take for granted the countless sounds they recognize and respond to throughout the day, such as a phone ringing or someone knocking at the door. However, for people ...

As our pets age, they may start to lose their hearing. My dog, Stewie, will be 17 years old later this year, and while he is still quite spunky, his hearing has been on the decline for a while now. He ...

A national hearing loss charity said there was an "urgent need" for people in a town to volunteer as puppy trainers due to growing demand for hearing dogs. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People said it needed ...

Dogs weren’t always waiting by the door for snack time. Long ago, their hearing played a crucial role in survival. Dogs are designed to hear significantly higher frequencies, up to 44,000 Hz, than ...

A new study explores the connection between hearing loss and dementia in geriatric dogs. The work could aid in both treatment of aging dogs and in understanding the relationship between sensory loss ...

Q: I have a 40 or so pound short-legged mutt, healthy and reasonably active for his entire life that is now about 12 years old. He appears to have gone from functional hearing to completely deaf in ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: My husband began taking Winchester, our 5-year-old Labrador ...

Q: My husband began taking Winchester, our 5-year-old Labrador retriever, hunting with him this season. Win seems too young to be going deaf, but I’m convinced his hearing isn’t as sharp as it was ...