Blind Gabe's long stay for radiation treatment at Washington State University's veterinary teaching hospital is coming to a close — if all goes well this week, I will be picking him up on Friday and bringing him back to the ranch. In the meantime, the 4th-year vet student who is Gabe's current case manager, Ida P., has been taking Gabe home with her for the weekends and on some nights during the week. We were delighted when Ida asked us if she could do this, because we knew Gabe would love getting out of the hospital.
Ida recently sent us these photos of Gabe hanging out with her dog Sachi. The only issue with taking Gabe home was that her apartment was at the top of three flights of stairs … and Gabe didn't know how to navigate stairs yet! (We don't have any stairs here.) So the first time she took him home, she patiently coaxed Gabe up the stairs, showing him how to do it, literally one step at a time.
With each visit, Gabe got better and better at it, and Ida said that Sachi would stand at the top of the stairs, barking for Gabe as he made his way up. Ida said that it was like Sachi was "cheering him on." In her last email to me, Ida said Gabe has mastered the stairs.
Here's another photo Ida took of Gabe staring at Sachi … I'm not sure what that expression on his face means, but I loved the shot!
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