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Sound alert dogs for deaf and hard of hearing people (in sign language and subtitled)

Information on training alert dogslocated here.

The application process is usually:

1. Please write a letter tolovanyieszter@segitokutya.netto email address!
2. We will send you an application form that you must fill out.
3. Then we meet in person. We discuss important questions (e.g. what noises does the owner want to teach his dog to detect?).
4. The deaf or hard of hearing farmer and NEO MSKE sign a contract (e.g. teaching process, training and compliance with animal protection rules).

How do alert dogs work? (subtitled videos)

Knock, kitchen timer, owner’s name, baby crying, phone ringing signal (with captions)

Doorbell, telephone ringing, alarm clock, knock signal (with caption)

Kitchen timer indicator (labeled)

Farmer’s name indication (inscription)

Exam (subtitled)

A vizsgaszabályzat hereis located. After the exam, the owner and the dog receive a certificate. With this certificate, the assistance dog can travel free of charge, for example on buses, trams, trains. With the certificate, the assistance dog can also enter areas open to everyone with its owner (e.g. restaurants, shopping malls, markets, shops, hotels, educational institutions, zoos, beaches). Informational short film:How can an assistance dog’s eligibility be verified?

Our tested alarm dogs(ID cards):

Mokka:

Mák:

Vito:

Süti:

Borzas:

Kuku:

A storybook about the world of assistance dogs (video with subtitles)

Sound alert dogs also “teach” in schools(attitude-shaping training)(subtitled)

Other information:Kuku, a beeper dog’s blog:www.kuku.segitokutya.netKuku and his friends – Let’s explore the world of assistance dogs together! Storybook:www.mesekonyv.segitokutya.net

Some of our writings:

Eszter Loványi, Richard Mányik (2012):Can the hearing impaired have a service dog? – Or the stories of a sound alert dog(Animal News) Eszter Loványi, Richárd Mányik (2011):Four-legged help: how can a hearing-impaired assistance dog help?(Hasé, SINOSZ) Eszter Loványi (2018):A bridge between the world of silence and sound? Attitude formation with assistance dogs for the social integration of hearing impaired people.In: Disability and Society. ELTE BGGYK, Budapest, 2nd issue, pp. 31-47.Press release about alarm dogsat this linkare found.