Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: Zonks and his seeing eye hoop
I am very proud of my brave blind boy Zonks.
When he first came to us is was so afraid to walk anywhere and he was afraid of traffic noise we couldn't even get him out the front door as he couldn't tell how far the step down was.
He has become so brave and trusting over the lat month that now he jumps around when he hears the lead for walkies and sits patiently for me to put his hoop on but then rushes out he door as soon as it's open and leaps off the step that he used to be paralysed with fear at. He walks to heal to his park and doesn't even cower at the traffic when we have to walk along the high street (unless it's a double decker bus but then he just leans against me for comfort and guidance but keeps walking).
OH and I built him a 'seeing eye hoop' the plans of which we got off the Pepe the blind dog web site.
Since he's had his hoop, Zonks has become more and more confident and some times the cheeky so and so will purposely crash into us with his hoop to either push us in the direction he wants to go or simply to enjoy being 'boinged' backwards from the hoop squashing into the back of my flabby legs
What a great idea that is!!, no wonder he has so much confidence now, he knows he`s not going hit himself on anything, unless of course its the back of your legs
Good to hear Zonks is doing so well for you, you should be proud of yourselves with all the hard work you had getting him over here, he`s one lucky boy and knows it I`m sure
WOW how fantastic when I hear about Zonks I feel happy and sad all at the same time xx Sounds like he is beginning to find his paws now in the UK he is such a cutie xx here is to a great new life xxx
Aw what a lovely story and such a good "ending" does he wear his hoop all the time? If not, does he know when he's got it on or off? Sorry just questions that popped in my head...!
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