Foster Mom Becomes Seeing-Eye Human For This Blind Puppy

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[MustLoveBeagles]

1. That was so sweet

Thanks catbyte.

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2. I had a little schnauzer when I was much. younger. Completely blind, he was.

Blind from birth! But BOY-OH-BOY could he still find his way around! EVERYWHERE! In TWO houses, ours AND Grandma’s next door. Including ALL the stairs in both houses. PLUS Grandma’s beautiful outdoor fish pond that he knew all about, and NEVER fell into.

Truly a remarkable dog.

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. They learn quickly

They do better than some humans.

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5. Yep. They sure do!

If you didn’t already know that dog was blind, you WOULDN’T know he was blind. After awhile, I started thinking maybe there’s such a thing as “dog radar” or some such thing.

He sure knew his way around. Two houses’ worth. It’s 60-some-odd years later and I still marvel at that.

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3. I had a friend with a blind cat years ago

We were sitting in her living room and the blind cat was heading toward a doorway but the cat was going to run into to the wall to the right of the doorway. My friend stopped what she was talking about and said, "left." The cat turned left and avoided the wall. The cat understood left and right.