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If worse comes to worse and he is going deaf it may be a little hard to train him on a recall hand signal. I mean, I know he's capable but what if he's not looking at you when you say it's time to come back inside? In that case, for a recall, you may have to get a little creative and train him...

I agree with gaited horse. We've trained all of our dogs with corresponding hand signals to their verbal commands just in case the day ever came when they may need it. Best to take him to the vet for a hearing evaluation but you could try testing him a little at home. Stand behind him or...

Yes it's possible that his hearing could be going at 8 yrs. old. Even possible that he may be getting a touch of canine dementia. A vet once told me that they start treating some large breed dogs as "geriatric" at 5 yrs. old.