Deaf pup signs up

A DEAF puppy has learned sign language – and knows how to follow nine different hand signals including sit, spin and lie down.

Seven-month-old Spanish Water dog Rafa can also pick up toys on comand.

Owner, Jo Le Page, 41, from Guernsey, said: “The training is all done with hand signals. Thumbs up are used for praise.

“You can’t use hands in a negative way, so showing something to be unacceptable is difficult.”