I drove out to Great Falls on Friday to pick up a blind Beagle puppy we flew in from Atlanta. This little guy, who we named Austin, came to us from the same lady, Morgan S., who sent us blind Widget, blind Willie and blind Briggs. Morgan was living in New York when she rescued Widget years ago, and has since moved to Georgia where she runs Atlanta Beagle Rescue.
An animal control shelter had picked up Austin as a stray, but no one claimed him and the shelter couldn’t find anyone to adopt him. Just as his time was running out, a private rescuer noticed Austin in the shelter and called another rescuer, who knew Morgan and asked her for help in getting the blind Beagle to safety.
We think he may be only about 9 months old or so. His eyes are clear but appear a little odd … a tad undersized, perhaps, but not what would be considered microphthalmia. They don’t really track anything, so even if Austin knows you’re there and he’s "looking" at you, his eyes don’t necessarily point in your direction. In other words, his head is facing you but his eyes sometimes wander. Most blind dogs will still train their eyes on you if they know where you are from sound, smell or touch.
He’s an itty bitty guy, underweight for sure but also just very small. He’s as cute as can be, sweet and affectionate. Briggs knows there’s someone new in the isolation yard, so he goes up and down the solid wood fence, cone attached to his head, trying to figure out who the new arrival is. He’s heard there’s another blind Beagle from Georgia on the other side, but he wants to check it out for himself:
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