hearing dog
noun
plural hearing dogs
: a dog trained to alert its deaf or hard of hearing owner to sounds (as of a doorbell, alarm, or telephone)
called also hearing ear dog
Examples of hearing dog in a Sentence
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Neighbors described hearing dogs, loud music and banging from his lot.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 July 2023
King lip reads and uses a hearing dog at her job at a psychiatric hospital.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2020
There are winners in seven categories: law enforcement/arson dog, emerging hero dog, guide/hearing dog, military dog, search and rescue dog, service dog and therapy dog.
—Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2017
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 July 2023
King lip reads and uses a hearing dog at her job at a psychiatric hospital.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2020
There are winners in seven categories: law enforcement/arson dog, emerging hero dog, guide/hearing dog, military dog, search and rescue dog, service dog and therapy dog.
—Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2017
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First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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hearing dog
noun
: a dog trained to alert its deaf or hard of hearing owner to sounds (as of a doorbell, alarm, or telephone)
called also hearing ear dog
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