ReneeM
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- Aug 23, 2011
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- Diagnosis
- 08/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- Michigan
- City
- Westland
It is very curious.... Our 8yr old mixed breed dog - Zoe - went blind in August... just a few weeks before Karl's diagnosis.
She has adapted as dogs seem to do... and now she is found more often than not in Karl's room lying near his chair or his bed. Sometimes it is very hard to get her to leave.
She is also Karl's "backup alarm". He has a remote doorbell ringer, but when he can't get to it he calls Zoe and says "your buddy is home!" ( a signal my daughter is coming in - zoe's master) and she starts barking up a storm. We all laugh but when he needs me or someone to get something or help him - Zoe's bark signal is a great alarm!
She is also a great comfort to Karl. Often I hear him talking to her. When I look in there she is sitting looking up at his bed listening to him talk to her!
Blessings from small things....
She has adapted as dogs seem to do... and now she is found more often than not in Karl's room lying near his chair or his bed. Sometimes it is very hard to get her to leave.
She is also Karl's "backup alarm". He has a remote doorbell ringer, but when he can't get to it he calls Zoe and says "your buddy is home!" ( a signal my daughter is coming in - zoe's master) and she starts barking up a storm. We all laugh but when he needs me or someone to get something or help him - Zoe's bark signal is a great alarm!
She is also a great comfort to Karl. Often I hear him talking to her. When I look in there she is sitting looking up at his bed listening to him talk to her!
Blessings from small things....