Wolfy: my female is deaf ( a silver mitt) and I knew it the moment I got
her as an -mas presernt.  The first time I picked her up and said to her
ear "I love You" I got kisses.  She is SMart and when I plaY with her,
she only lightly grabs my finger.  never has biten.  I believe she can
"hear" when I hold her close and say "I love you" aNd the way we play
that she knows I knnow Her limtations.  PLUS: she reads my hand signles
[Posted in FML issue 4056]