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Unread 07-28-2014, 08:50 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by wayne goerres View Post
The dogs looked like they were having a good time. This may be a dumb question but I will ask it any way. Do the dogs suffer hearing loss over time from all the shooting.
a dog's hearing is selective, like a teenager's

I would have thought so, and I think there must be some loss, I do not see how it wouldn't be.

But my dogs have heard and responded to voice commands and whistle until the end

the retriever I had sat there for three guys shooting over decoys and her hearing was ok, she passed at 13 years old
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