A deaf puppy has learned sign language in just eight weeks - and knows how to follow hand signals to sit, spin and lie down.<br /><br />Rafa - a seven-month-old Spanish Water dog - has been learning sign language ever since owner, Jo Le Page, 41, discovered he couldn’t hear.<br /><br />The pooch has learnt nine different signs including 'sit', 'stand', 'watch me', 'spin', 'give paw', 'lie down', 'come', 'stay' and 'safe' - where he will walk under Jo’s legs, turn around and stay there.<br /><br />He can now also pick up a toy from the ground if Jo does a 'pick up' hand signal.<br /><br />Rafa is continuing to learn more hand signals and Jo says his disability won't limit her dog's life.<br /><br />She hopes people will stop being quick to put disabled dogs down or put them in a shelter.<br /><br />Jo, a pre-school worker and author, from Guernsey, Channel Island, said: "Rafa would turn his head when other puppies heard noises and would follow all of them.
