I've written before about how intrepid our blind animals are, especially the ones who were born blind and don't know anything different.  Watching Widget enjoy a new snowfall first thing in the morning is always a treat, because she loves to zip around like a little snowplow.  The fact that the snow is almost as…

Judy and Chuck T. from Eureka, Montana, came out to the ranch yesterday to meet Oliver and introduce him to Sadie Mae, their Dachshund.  Judy is holding Oliver and Chuck is holding Sadie Mae in the photo.  Judy had earlier emailed to say, "My husband and I  have a long-haired Dachshund looking for a friend. …

Our former volunteer, Katie G. from Helena, had adopted blind Willie from us back in 2007 when she moved to Twentynine Palms, California, to live with her new husband, Greg, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps.  Greg was just assigned to a three-year tour in Japan, and Katie and Greg are unfortunately not allowed…

Our long-time volunteer Kate W. in Missoula, who adopted blind Luke from us a few years ago, recently emailed me this: "I just thought I'd share a funny story and let you guys know how spoiled this dog is! So I'm sitting at my desk trying to do some homework and Luke has ants in…

It really is deep — we have more than a foot of snow "on the level," as they say, and a lot more where it's drifted — but for a 5-inch high Dachshund, it must seem really, really deep!  This is our intrepid explorer Bailey, who always insists on going outside … although in wintertime…

Alayne saw blind Austin burying his toy duck in the snow yesterday morning — after stealing it from Belvie a few minutes before.  (How does a blind dog manage to steal a toy from a sighted dog?)  Austin is more like a squirrel with acorns for some reason … always trying to bury his toys…

Almost exactly a month ago, I wrote a post about how well blind Helen was doing with her chemotherapy.  A week ago, I emailed Helen's primary care vet, Dr. Jennifer Rockwell, to tell her that Helen was tolerating her new chemo drug, Lomustine, wonderfully and had shown none of the long list of potential side-effects…

Richard and Julie S. from Olympia, Washington, just sent us this photo of their recently adopted Charlie — our once-blind Beagle who can now see — and his new pal Hugo (on the right), napping by the Christmas tree.  In their email, Richard wrote, "Thank you for such a wonderful gift, Charlie has been the…

…there's only one place to be this weekend — in front of the wood stove.  Here are blind-and-deaf Spinner and blind Callie enjoying the fire on a bitterly cold night: Note that for today, the National Weather Service office in Missoula said we should expect a high of 2°(-16°C) with east winds between 25 and…