Traditional dog training often pairs a hand gesture with a verbal cue. Deaf dogs rely solely on visual signals.

Charlotte shelters don’t automatically euthanize deaf dogs, but like many cities, they don’t allow individual adopters to ...

CORRECTS AGE: In this photo provided by Derek Brown shows Apollo, an 16 week old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog about the size of a large cat, left, according to his owner's court filings on ...

The civil lawsuit arose after the 16-week old, 22-pound (10-kilogram) Catahoula Leopard puppy ran up to Burmaster when he and a police partner entered the couple’s yard in response to a report ...

CORRECTS AGE: In this photo provided by Derek Brown shows Apollo, an 16 week old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog about the size of a large cat, left, according to his owner’s court filings on March 21 ...

CORRECTS DOG AGE: In this photo provided by owner Derek Brown, Apollo, an 16 week old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog sits on March 23, 2021, in New Orleans, in the weeks before he was shot on ...

In this photo provided by owner Derek Brown, Apollo, an 18 week old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog sits on March 23, 2021, in the weeks before he was shot on April 10, 2021 by New Orleans police ...

CORRECTS DOG AGE: In this photo provided by owner Derek Brown, Apollo, an 16 week old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog sits on March 23, 2021, in New Orleans, in the weeks before he was shot on ...

In this photo provided by owner Derek Brown, Apollo, an 18-week-old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog sits on March 23, 2021, in the weeks before he was shot on April 10, 2021 by New Orleans police ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners' constitutional rights but was shielded from punishment under ...