destiny

We introduced Destiny briefly a few weeks ago before her ophthalmology appointment. She has since had the appointment and we have answers that will help us to find the best home for her. Destiny has chronic retinal degeneration, the result of this is that she’s blind in one eye and nearly blind in the other (the remaining vision will be completely gone in 1-2 years). She is on an affordable medication to help slow the vision loss, but it’s not reversible or able to be completely stopped. She’ll need annual follow ups with the ophthalmologist to ensure no secondary conditions arise.
But, let’s get into Destiny herself and not just the condition she has! Destiny is sweet and silly! This girl wants to snuggle right up for some love. She hops around in a hilarious manner when she’s excited. She is crate trained and about 90% house trained (the remaining 10% is human error with learning her schedule and cues). She does well with cats. She does well with dogs, but would do best with a dog that won’t act like a bull in a china shop around her. She has been around children and done well with them, but for her sake she deserves a home with children over the age of 10. Children younger than 10 are often louder and move faster which can make her a bit anxious when she doesn’t understand what’s going on around her.
She’s a young girl, estimated around 2-4 years old per our vet and the ophthalmologist. She’s a great size at just under 30 lbs.
I personally have one fully blind dog and a partially blind dog and can tell you that living with a blind dog isn’t as big of a deal as many think it is. A lot of it is just continued narration, talking to them as things happen. Training in a lot of key words and commands. Repetition, repetition, repetition!
I’ll be extra picky about where this girl goes, she absolutely deserves the best of the best!
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