When I first got Phoebe, I thought she was deaf but not 100% sure..I had Michael of the WSFA come by and help me assess her....He had a whistle with him..he blew it..everyone else that was in the room scattered QUICKLY..Phoebe just layed there and looked at him, I say that was a sure fire way to test them..so if you have a whistle.....give it a blow. June [Posted in FML issue 2765]