My Mum owns a petshop and a week or so ago a man called Doug from a local boarding kennels came in to talk to my Mum about two old dogs that were living at his kennels. They had been boarded there while their owner went on holiday, sadly while they were staying at the kennels their owner passed away.
No one in the family would take them so they asked if they could stay at the kennels while the family tried to get something sorted. Two months passed and Doug was getting worried about the little dogs outcome. The dogs are old, Dinky is a little terrier and is 14, he is completely blind. His friend was an elderly poodle who had the beginnings of cataracts. We went to visit them when we were passing the kennels. They were so cute, very friendly. They didn't let there blindness stop them!
Mum was worried that if they went to a rescue centre they might be put to sleep as they were old and had a few medical problems. She warned me that they may be coming to stay!
Well I came home from work last Thursday and who was standing in my kitchen....Dinky! The family has decided to keep the little poodle but didn't want Dinky. They didn't want him to end up in rescue kennels so said that if no-one came forward to re home him they would have him put to sleep.
The first day was a bit hectic, he was very hyper and wanted to check out EVERYTHING but he has calmed down now. Mum takes him to the shop everyday, along with Edna. He's meeting lots of new people and getting lots of attention.
He doesn't let his blindness affect him. In fact when people first meet him out on walks they'd never guess he was blind. We were a bit concerned about letting him off the lead as we've never had such an active blind dog before but he's been fine. He comes back the second you call his name!
We've been teaching commands like 'stairs' and 'careful' and he's picking them up very quickly!
Saying this he has been a bit snappy with the other dogs the last few days. He will growl and become possessive if he has a chew, luckily the others aren't bothered and stay out of his way. He has also taken to running up to other dogs out on walks and being too full on. He likes to show them who's boss! We have been correcting him and he does listen.
He does seem to like the other dogs and they help him with his lack of sight. He relies on them a lot when we're out on a walk. It's only early days so we're going to see how he goes. Having Dinky in the shop is a great way for people to find out about him and if a suitable home comes up for him we'll go from there!
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