My Dog is Blind - but Lives Life to the Full!: A practical guide for owners with a blind or sight-impaired dog

My mini schnauzer was just diagnosed with SARDS last week. I ordered this book beforehand since I knew she was losing her sight. There are hardly any books available that deal with this subject matter; in fact, I could only find 2 in print. I purchased this, since it sounded like what I needed, is a newer publication, and doesn't have any of the controversy surrounding the unsubstantiated claims of treatments or possible cures for SARDS that the publisher of the other book is making. My veterinary ophthalmologist and my regular vet both say that there is no scientifically proven treatment or cure for SARDS, so I wanted a book that would help me deal with my dog's adjustment to blindness and not go into a lot of other areas about 'possible' causes and treatments. This book gives me what I need, in a concise, interesting format. It is well written and is a big help. If you are like me and just need information to help you and your dog deal with your dog's blindness, this book will serve you well and help you teach your dog important new commands and learn fun new games to enjoy life with you.

Our dog was going blind within a month, this book was helpful to us. I started training out dog when his doctor said it was his retinas. Vet said to teach him up, down, left, right and stop. believe ti or no they learn the words left right fast. This book helps you deal with a sightless dog, they adjust faster the we do.

Nothing was relatable to my dog suddenly going blind From SARDS.

This book was really helpful for calming my anxiety and concern about my dog losing his sight. I’m well versed in basic dog training but the world of special-needs dogs is new. Glad to have this resource!

My dog went from sighted to blind in about two weeks courtesy of diabetes [and some poor advice and information from my vet related to future problems], so it was and remains a tough adjustment for both of us. This book was extremely helpful in putting the issues and situations in perspective, providing some pathways to help train my dog, and the real-life stories also put the blindness comments and problems into a nice package that was both easy to read and highly informative. If you have a blind dog and are starting on this trail, I'd strongly recommend this as a calming place to begin you new life together.

I recently adopted a blind dog and have been reading up on living with a blind dog. This is a must-have book for people with a blind dog or people considering to adopt a blind dog. It is a wonderful book with beautiful pictures and smack-full of great advice. The focus of the book is to reduce stress in your blind dog, boost the dog's self-confidence and build a strong, positive relationship with your blind dog. Most of the advice was really good, except for a few places. For example, the author recommends walking a blind dog on a 2+ meter leash (approx. 7 ft) in urban areas. I can't envision how one would navigate around lampposts, trash cans, people in New York City or London with such a long leash.My only complaint is that the book isn't longer. I would have liked to have learned about more tricks and games and have more detail about teach the dog new things.

This book provided some new ideas for dealing with my dog who was recently diagnosed with progressive retinal atrophy. Emphasis is on all the other senses that dogs have to cope with vision loss and how we, as humans, need to stay positive and the changes that we can expect. He's actually handling his vision loss better than I am, and had already mapped our home and yard before it became obvious that he was losing his eyesight.

My dog, Scrappy, had recently gone blind due to diabetic cataracts. It has been a really difficult 3 months but I have been encouraged by your book. Thank you for your compassion and the knowledge you share. We had considered putting Scrappy down, which was breaking our hearts, but have changed our minds since reading your book.

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Gilbert my cockapoo developed hereditary glaucoma,despite treatment , losing one eye then 6 months later the second eye. Blind he bumped into things and was confused and bereft. The first few days post surgery were especially difficult, this book was just what I needed, upbeat, informative, easy reading. Thank you from Gilbert and me

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Take what this woman says with a large pinch of salt. My dog has recently gone totally blind after two years of partial blindness. She is not coping well at all. She sleeps most of the time, and when she is awake she paces up and down the room. The only enjoyment she seems to get is when she goes out for a walk, but even then there is no way she can be let off the lead at any time lest she wonders off (and before anyone asks, I walk her along country paths and not near main roads) She cant be allowed to run free like this womans dog supposedly can. She definately isnt living life to the full at present.

For the price a very good introduction to the subject;it helped get my head around my SARDS Dog.As the Author says "My Dog still wags their tail" ! & enjoys their treats & walks!!!Much better than the USA book.