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After the great success of the Pilot/Patrol Docks rowing race last year, the crew of Southampton Patrol have challanged the Pilots to a re-match. The winning team will be presented the rowers cup, which was last year one by the Patrol team.

The Pilot/Patrol race is to take place again this year on the 17th June 2012, to raise money for the ABP charity of the year, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

Hearing Dogs was launched at the world famous Crufts dog show in 1982. Since then they have created over 1,600 life-changing partnerships between deaf people and hearing dogs in the UK. There are currently over 750 working partnerships in the country. 

They train hearing dogs to alert deaf people to important household sounds and danger signals such as the alarm clock, doorbell, telephone and smoke alarm - providing independence, confidence and valuable companionship.

Hearing dogs alert their deaf recipients to household sounds by touching them with a paw or nudging with a nose to gain attention. The recipient then asks the dog 'what is it?' by voice and/or hand command and then the hearing dog leads the recipient to the source of the sound. For danger signals such as the smoke alarm, the hearing dog will alert the recipient in the same way, but when asked 'what is it?' the dog will lie down to indicate danger.

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