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Month: April 2012
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When my phone rang on Thursday at 1 p.m., I knew immediately who it was. When I answered, all she said was, "He can see!" Followed by, "And he's a pistol!" It was our veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr. Sarah Hoy, who had just performed cataract surgery on Max, the Dachshund who arrived a month ago. We…
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We were taking photos for the "farm letter" in our spring/summer print newsletter, and as usual there were some outtakes I thought you'd enjoy seeing. Mitch, our blind Husky who recently had his eyes removed, was our subject, and Kate was the photographer. This first set of photos were all taken in the same sequence,…
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Now that's a photo I wasn't sure you'd ever see. When Bugsy arrived on a Sunday evening a month ago, we had expected a lovable cuddlebug of a dog. That's how he had been at the foster home in North Carolina where he had stayed for weeks until our transport could pick him up. He…
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Yes, funny boy Owen was adopted yesterday by none other than Marcia S., who adopted blind Suzi from us in November 2010! Suzi is doing just great, and over the past 18 months Marcia has kept in touch with us about potentially adding another blind dog to her family down in Connecticut. A few weeks ago…
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Our blind Beagles Billy and Owen love to wrestle with each other in contests that can go seemingly forever. In these BBWF (Blind Beagle Wrestling Federation) sanctioned events, it's always hard to tell who really wins — but certainly a good time was had by all. In the photo at top, Billy has Owen by…
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During our visit to the ophthalmologist the previous week, Wilbur also had his follow-up exam after his lensectomy surgery. The results were great — Dr. Hoy loved how his eye looked, and he passed all tests with flying colors. I may not be quoting this exactly right, but at one point she said something like,…
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That was not a happy look I was getting through the camera viewfinder at the veterinary ophthalmologist's clinic last week. Our new arrival Max was just starting a comprehensive eye exam by Dr. Sarah Hoy and an evaluation to see if he was a candidate for cataract surgery. Those strips in his eyes are to…
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Well, we finally got a chance to use our team of Belgians, Bill and Bob, for real farm work last Friday. We never got them out during the winter because it was just too icy everywhere, and not enough snow cover to help with traction — in fact, hardly any snow, just a couple of…
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This is blind Penny, who arrived a couple of weeks ago along with Mad Max the Dachshund. She had also come to us from Becky's Brigade in Shreveport, which had seen her in a local shelter and asked us if we could take her. Like Max, she was also an owner surrender. Penny was absolutely…
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This was Widget out on the ramp leading to the people wing the other day. She's ready to come in, and she's broadcasting her intentions to one and all with a lot of woo-woo-wooing long before she ever gets to the door. In fact, she rarely bothers herself with making it up the ramp. She…
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