Posted by in dogs One of the challenges in providing a good life for a blind dog is the need for enrichment. That’s true for all dogs (and cats and people and…) but a sighted dog can at least look out the window, people watch, bark at the mail and package deliveries and such. Bodhi can’t look out the…Read more »
Posted by in dogs “How long have you had Bodhi?” a dog trainer friend of mine asked today. I was surprised to realize Bodhi’s been with us probably ten months or thereabouts. Seems like yesterday and forever at the same time. From the time I saw a Facebook post about him – a blind dog that needed a new…Read more »
Posted by in dogs One of the most difficult things to arrange for Bodhi is serious exercise. He gets four walks a day, and that’s great, but he’s only 4 1/2 or 5, and dogs that age want to RUN, and running is a problem for a blind dog. We don’t have a fenced yard, and even if we…Read more »
Posted by in dogs When we got Bodhi some six months ago, and I took him to a dog obedience class with a very skilled teacher, she looked at me when she announced that we were going to teach the dogs the “watch me” command. Bodhi is blind…”watch me” is pretty much meaningless in his world! The trainer looked…Read more »
Posted by in dogs Bodhi’s been with us a month or so now, and I continue to be so impressed with this dog. He is so smart, so quick to learn things, and so darned happy. And daddy’s lap dog big time. How 75 pounds of dog can curl up that small is beyond me. Bodhi did so much…Read more »
Posted by in dogs We’re coming up on three weeks of having Bodhi with us, and we are convinced we made a great choice with him. He may not have had great medical care or any training with his previous guardian, but he was well-loved, and that makes everything else relatively easy. We are still working on being good…Read more »
Posted by in dogs Bodhi has been with us almost a week now, and his true colors are beginning to show. First and foremost, like Paris, he is a daddy’s dog…big time. All 80 pounds of him curls up in an easy chair with Marley. Marley is more his size than I am, and Bodhi loves being in touch…Read more »
