Judging from the number of emails and blog comments we’ve had, it appears I have been rather delinquent in posting an update on the blind Poodle sisters! They are doing great, and have joined the other disabled dogs over at Widget’s House, our main dog building. I took the photo above of Alayne with Priscilla (standing) and Molly this afternoon, on a very warm and windy spring day.
Although many people think of Poodles as fancy city dogs, their real history is that of a working dog. Here’s what Wikipedia’s entry says: "Poodles are retrievers, or gun dogs, and can still be seen in that role. The show clips evolved from working clips, which originally provided warmth to major joints when the dogs were immersed in cold water. The rest of the body is shaved for less drag in the water. Poodles are skilled at most other dog events including agility, obedience, tracking, and even herding."
Here’s another photo I took this afternoon. That’s Priscilla in front, with Molly lying in the grass behind her and wobbly Allie enjoying the sunshine, too.
Both Molly and Priscilla really seem to enjoy having all that space to run around in … there’s a lot to sniff out there!
It’s almost time to get them to the groomers again, but this is what we will not be doing to them:
These girls are Montana ranch poodles, after all!
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