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Training Your Dog to Recognize a Smoke or Fire Alarm

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By Virginia Broitman on 01/01/2008
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Reacting appropriately to the sound of a smoke or fire alarm is an important skill to teach a dog, especially a Service Dog assisting a person with a hearing impairment. Pet dogs can also be taught to recognize these alarms, and to alert owners who are such heavy sleepers that they would not wake up on their own.

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Virginia Broitman has trained dogs since 1981, providing counseling for behavioral problems, group classes, private lessons, and assistance dog training. She is a ClickerExpo faculty member and presents clicker training workshops throughout the country. She also co-produced the award-winning series of Bow Wow clicker training videos.

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