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    Dec 13, 2013, 12:55 PM
    Waking with Blind Dog
    I have a blind and deaf cockerspaniel and I want to wake up at night when he needs to go out. Can anyone recommend a motion detector or an alert system that works for them. I want to hear an alarm of some type so I can wait up and take him out.
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    Dec 13, 2013, 01:34 PM
    Maybe this or something similar:
    Amazon.com: Contech StayAway Motion-Activated Pet Deterrent: Pet Supplies

    Radio Shack may have an alarm that would work also.
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    Dec 13, 2013, 01:54 PM
    Harbor Freight has a driveway alert. I use it to tell me when deer are passing on the trail. Works great. <$20
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    Dec 13, 2013, 02:08 PM
    What exactly are your needs?

    How sensitive to his movements do want an alarm to be?

    What type of area do you want to cover? A room, if he crosses a certain doorway...?
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    Dec 14, 2013, 08:40 PM
    Here's the problem I forsee. Any alarm in your house that goes off with movement, very well could go off if he merely rolls over, or scratches himself. You'd be waking up a lot at night.

    How old is your dog? Has he ever been crate trained? A crate may be the better option. He'll whine to get out, and if you place the crate in your room, you should hear him whining to alert you.
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    Dec 17, 2013, 10:50 PM
    You can get pressure sensitive pads that go off when the dog gets up, we use these at work on the hospital beds to alert people when a high risk resident tries to get up. Downfall is if the dog just wants to get up for a drink of water in the middle of the night it will also make it go off.

    I agree with crating in your bedroom, I do this when training young puppies, the movement in the crate right next to me wakes me up and I know to let them out.
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