Deaf Dog Can No Longer Hear Mom Come Home, How She Greets Him Melts Hearts

There's no better feeling for a dog owner than to be greeted home after a long day of work. But what if your dog is deaf and can't hear you?

A post shared on TikTok Thursday, under the username f.r.t.15, shows a deaf pup called Tommie, from the Netherlands, napping on the couch as his owner comes back home from work, not noticing her presence at all.

As she walks through the door, the poster, Francisca, immediately walks up to him, giving him lots of kisses and pets while he joyfully wags his tail, obviously ecstatic to see her.

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"For the past six months, Tommie doesn't hear me come in anymore, so I greet him instead of the other way round," the caption explained.

Stock image of a dog waking up from a nap on the couch. A deaf dog can no longer hear his owner come home, so she greets him instead. Stock image of a dog waking up from a nap on the couch. A deaf dog can no longer hear his owner come home, so she greets him instead. Getty Images

Francisca told Newsweek that the 13-year-old pup is a Kooikerhondje, a well-known Dutch breed.

"Although he is still quite fit, he has started showing signs of aging over the past six months and is almost completely deaf. I've started using sign language with him more often," she said.

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"In this video, I wake him up, though perhaps not in the most gentle way. The people commenting on the video often give me a lot of tips, which is why I made a new video where I gently blow in his face to wake him up more calmly."

The clinic Walkerville Vet previously wrote that there are three common causes of deafness in dogs and cats: being born congenitally deaf, having a severe and prolonged ear infection, and simply aging.

"Certain medicines can also cause deafness but that's quite rare," says their website, adding that "If we're lucky we'll all live with a deaf pet one day. All it takes is for them to live long enough."

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The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received over 172,600 views and 3,624 likes on the platform.

One user, Suki16423, commented: "I've heard that gently blowing on them is a good way to prevent them being startled."

ConnieH said: "I wish my dog was so relaxed when left. She has awful separation anxiety and the guilt is unreal."

Buddy&Daisy_ thePrts added: "I had a Jack Russell who was born deaf, id come in the her nose would twitch and then she would realise I was home, miss her so much."

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