One story about a dog serving as a guide for a blind companion is a remarkable thing, but this happens often enough (see here, and here, here, that it really says something about a dog’s capacity for. . .
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Pit Bull Puppy Acts as Guide Dog for His Blind Brother, as the Pair Waits for a Forever Home
Two years ago, in one of the more popular stories we’ve published, we told Orvis Dogs readers about two Great Danes named Lilly and Maddison. Lilly had gone blind, so Maddison stepped in to be her. . .
Read MoreVideo: The Amazing Comeback of Tessa, the Dog Who Suddenly Went Blind
Despite her handicap, Tessa is full of life and love.
Photo via thepetcollective.tv
Here’s a touching story about a beautiful little dog whose life was turned upside down when she lost her sight. Not knowing what to do, her family dropped her off at a shelter in Los Angeles. And that’s when something magical began.
Read MoreWoman Who Lost an Arm in an Automoblile Accident Bonds with an Amputee Dog
Kacee Pavelka knows from experience that her dog is able to do anything.
Photo via kuhf.org
Some people look at a three-legged dog and think of all the things it can’t do. Kacee Pavelka looks at her beautiful pit bull, Hank, differently. One of the reasons she knows that Hank (formerly named Carlos) can do anything is that. . .
Read MoreVideo: Family Gives Dog a Loving Home for However Long She Has Left
This is a beautiful, heartwarming story, even though it is sure to have a sad ending. Rio was already in a shelter when she survived Superstorm Sandy last fall, and she was flown to The Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe, California, in hopes that she could. . .
Read MoreRescue Dog Receives a New Prosthetic Paw. . .and Maybe a New Lease on Life
Blind and Deaf Dogs Work Together to Overcome Their Disabilities
Two best friends are working together to make life a little easier. Eve, a deaf mixed breed, and Dillon, a blind border collie blend, met this past year in a California shelter after each were abandoned by their owners. Now, the two pups have formed an inseparable team to combat their disabilities…
Read MoreVideo: The Amazing Comeback of Mick, the Puppy Who Couldn’t Walk
Wow. This is simply an amazing story of how a disabled dog, who would surely be euthanized in the vast majority of cases, is instead given intensive therapy that changes everything. Mick, a sweet little Boston terrier, was born with swimmer puppy disease, in which all. . .
Read MorePuppy Paint: Blind Dog Raises Money for Animal Rescue by Painting
A painter in Centralia, Washington is using her talent to help abused rescue dogs find new families. For the artist, it’s a cause that hits close to home. Hallie is a rescued 13-year-old long-haired dachshund who lost her eyesight in 2011. But that hasn’t stopped her from using her special talent to raise money for local pups…
Read MoreCanines with Cataracts: UC Davis is Giving Dogs a Second Chance
Hank is one of the many successful examples of UC Davis’s cataract surgery
Photo by UC Davis School of Veterinarian Medicine Facebook page
Surgeons at UC Davis Veterinarian Teaching Hospital are giving dogs with cataracts a second chance at sight. The hospital offers an operation for canines that is designed to restore vision and alleviate pups’ painful glaucoma symptoms…
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