Blind Helen looks as if she’s prepared for some holiday boating, doesn’t she?  The blue thing around her neck is an inflatable ring that serves as a "soft" alternative to the hard plastic cones for post-operative wound protection.  A wonderful supporter of the sanctuary, Sue R. in Colorado, sent us an entire collection of these…

You probably remember that our adorable blind Lab puppy from Mississippi, Creighton, was adopted in early May by a wonderful couple in Olympia, Washington, Peggy and Matt M.  They already have two blind chocolate Labs and thought Creighton would make a great addition to the family.  Peggy reports that Creighton — who they renamed Emmitt…

This past Sunday it was blistering hot here … in the 90s … and so we pulled out the doggie swimming pools and set them up in the various dog yards.  At one point I came back out and saw blind Callie in the pool by the house, just lapping and lapping at the water. …