Dogsfevr Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Personally i would be worrying less about commands but working more in ensuring the dogs mental map of the house is set in stone, using carpet runners to advice where spots are ,ensuring finding water bowls . Having owned blind dogs there scenting is so important & there main means of solution solving ,its important he learn all about the scents whilst the vision is still there . His nose is his form of braille & in my experience my guys that went blind early also got hearing issues earlier . Our youngest girl that went blind could walk our acre for many years because she used her nose whilst her vision was partially there & new where the carpet runners lead her to & what where safe areas .It really is important to put the time into this now especially with a young dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah82 Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 We are already doing all of the above. My post was about getting collie's attention and focus when we ask for it rather than dealing with a blind dog in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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