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
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According to guidance from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, deaf dogs are just as capable of living full and happy lives as hearing dogs.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Service Dogs trains hearing dogs, service dogs for those with mobility challenges, and facility dogs that assist professionals in settings such as courthouses and trauma response units.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
The annual nationwide competition identifies America’s top dogs in five key categories: military dogs; law enforcement and first responder dogs; service and guide or hearing dogs; therapy dogs; and emerging hero and shelter dogs.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Service Dogs trains hearing dogs, service dogs for those with mobility challenges, and facility dogs that assist professionals in settings such as courthouses and trauma response units.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
The annual nationwide competition identifies America’s top dogs in five key categories: military dogs; law enforcement and first responder dogs; service and guide or hearing dogs; therapy dogs; and emerging hero and shelter dogs.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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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“Hearing dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearing%20dog. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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