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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 679765" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Sorry to hear this, Lil. Blind dogs and cats do very well in familiar surroundings.</p><p></p><p>If you have to move, or even rearrange/get new furniture, etc., take him around on a leash and show him where everything is. Let him sniff, etc. Do this a few times a day for week or two (depends on the dog) and he should do fine.</p><p></p><p>husband's GSD, Hanni, was stone-blind the last two years of her life and very visually impaired for a year before that. Her issue was age-related cataracts and she went blind at 12.</p><p></p><p>We didn't even know she was blind until the vet told us. She'd gone blind gradually and had adapted as her vision got worse and worse.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, she was really missing Schutzhund play, especially attack work, and there was no way she could jump to hit the sleeve, and couldn't see it to boot.</p><p></p><p>I called the club president and he said, Bring her down, we'll figure something out.</p><p></p><p>So, we got down to the club. There was the agitator in his padded suit and face mask, and on his bite sleeve, were oodles of little bells.</p><p></p><p>Hanni was able to find the agitator by sound, and then zeroed in on him by scent.</p><p></p><p>When husband released her, she made a hobbling run at the agitator, and as she closed, he dropped to his knees and held the sleeve out, jingling the bells again.</p><p></p><p>Hanni hit the sleeve like a ton of bricks, the agitator let her pull it off, and Hanni made a very stiff triumphant circle of the club grounds with the (jingly) bite sleeve in her mouth.</p><p></p><p>Over the next couple of years, the folks at the GSD club spent a lot of time modifying various exercise so that the "Old Lady" could still participate in Schutzhund.</p><p></p><p>One advantage that Hanni had is that she was bonded to one of our Maine Coons, a cat called Mouse, whom Hanni had literally raised from the time he was 8 weeks old. In the house or yard, Mouse put himself in charge of escorting Hanni from place to place and making sure she didn't hurt herself.</p><p></p><p>Alone, she would find a wall or fence, and either tip her tail out sideways to touch the wall or fence, or if in close quarters, stick an ear out sideways and use that.</p><p></p><p>Lil, is your boy bonded to your female? If they are bonded, she'll help him out. One thing I'd recommend is to get some of those "baby protector" plastic thingies you put over edges and corners so he doesn't hurt himself banging into things just starting out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 679765, member: 1963"] Sorry to hear this, Lil. Blind dogs and cats do very well in familiar surroundings. If you have to move, or even rearrange/get new furniture, etc., take him around on a leash and show him where everything is. Let him sniff, etc. Do this a few times a day for week or two (depends on the dog) and he should do fine. husband's GSD, Hanni, was stone-blind the last two years of her life and very visually impaired for a year before that. Her issue was age-related cataracts and she went blind at 12. We didn't even know she was blind until the vet told us. She'd gone blind gradually and had adapted as her vision got worse and worse. In the meantime, she was really missing Schutzhund play, especially attack work, and there was no way she could jump to hit the sleeve, and couldn't see it to boot. I called the club president and he said, Bring her down, we'll figure something out. So, we got down to the club. There was the agitator in his padded suit and face mask, and on his bite sleeve, were oodles of little bells. Hanni was able to find the agitator by sound, and then zeroed in on him by scent. When husband released her, she made a hobbling run at the agitator, and as she closed, he dropped to his knees and held the sleeve out, jingling the bells again. Hanni hit the sleeve like a ton of bricks, the agitator let her pull it off, and Hanni made a very stiff triumphant circle of the club grounds with the (jingly) bite sleeve in her mouth. Over the next couple of years, the folks at the GSD club spent a lot of time modifying various exercise so that the "Old Lady" could still participate in Schutzhund. One advantage that Hanni had is that she was bonded to one of our Maine Coons, a cat called Mouse, whom Hanni had literally raised from the time he was 8 weeks old. In the house or yard, Mouse put himself in charge of escorting Hanni from place to place and making sure she didn't hurt herself. Alone, she would find a wall or fence, and either tip her tail out sideways to touch the wall or fence, or if in close quarters, stick an ear out sideways and use that. Lil, is your boy bonded to your female? If they are bonded, she'll help him out. One thing I'd recommend is to get some of those "baby protector" plastic thingies you put over edges and corners so he doesn't hurt himself banging into things just starting out. [/QUOTE]
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