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Sunny the blind wonder dog

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Even though I can't see very much, I run with the sighted dogs!
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I am a seven-year-old dog (about 49 in dog years) who began to develop Progressive Retinal Atrohpy (PRA) about over two years ago. I still have a little bit of tunnel vision left in very bright light, but losing my sight has not slowed me down. I still run and play with my dog friends, and I love car rides and food and all the things that sighted dogs love. Blind dogs have a good quality of life as long as we are loved and cared for. Just don't rearrange the furniture or leave your shoes in the middle of the room, please.
I came to the City of Cleveland Kennel early in 2000 when a nice person found me in a paper bag left outside to freeze to death. My person saw me there when I was just seven weeks old. She was told that I was a Chihuahua! Hmmmm.
I was so malnourished that my bones grew too fast when I started to get good food, and my muscles couldn't keep up. My legs were so bowed that I could not walk right until I was several months old. But then, on top of all of my other problems, I got Parvo! I was really sick and spent a week in the hospital with needles stuck all over me.
But I am a tough guy. I made it, and now I am a healthy dog except that now I can't see so well. I wasn't too happy when I first started to go blind. I got a little grumpy with my friends because I couldn't see them coming, and they scared me. I thought everyone was sneaking up on me! But now I've adjusted to not seeing so well, and I get along great with all my friends again.
If you know someone with a blind dog, tell them that blind dogs are not that much different from other dogs. We might not see with our eyes, but we have learned to see with our hearts.
Thanks, Nestle, for my cool snow globe.
I won this award for looking mean, but I am really a nice guy. Honest!
Here is a slide show of my 7th birthday party on November 30, 2007.



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May 21, 2008, was a sad day for the state of Ohio. Representative Tyrone Yates introduced House Bill 568, which calls for all Pit Bulls to be surrendered for death within 90 days of the bill's passage into law. After that time wardens and officers may get a search warrant if they have reason to believe a citizen is harboring a Pit Bull. They can seize the dog and kill him.

House Bill 568 is a coward's law, punishing the breed rather than the people who are responsible for the actions of dogs of any breed. Please visit my blog and learn what you can do to stop HB 568.

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STARVING A DOG IS NOT ART; IT IS AN ACT OF CRUELTY; IT IS MURDER!STOP Guillermo Vargas Habacuc in 2008!
Unbelievably, this sadistic "artist" has been invited back to the 2008 competition. His "art" last year was senseless murder. Please sign this new petition to protest his presence at the prestigious Visual Arts Biennial Central Amercian 2008.
www.petitiononline.com/ea6gk/petition.html

E-mail or write persuasive letters of protest to:

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Teléfono: (506) 257 7202 / 257 9370 Fax: (506) 257 8702

Add NotArt08 , a MySpace page filled with important information dedicated to stopping Guillermo Vargas Habacuc from displaying more cruel and sensless "art." According to the HSUS, his "art" this year will not repeat last year's cruelty, but he is being rewarded and his career is being advanced because of last year's murder. Let your voice be heard.

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These fine people who look after Michael Vick's dogs.

Caroline Levin who wrote the book Living with Blind Dogs. Her book is very hepful to people whose dogs lose their eyesight.

Linda Glass, a very nice lady who had a blind dog named Tyler. She started the owners of blind dogs list serv on yahoogoups and helped lots of blind dogs have good lives. She crossed over the big bridge herself a few years ago. Lots of people miss her.

And Sammy, a beautiful blind dog who lost her eyes in a fire when she was 11 years old. She died about two months before I was born, but I've heard lots of stories about her, and I wish I could have met her. I know I would have loved her a lot.

Heroes:

My three heroes are my best friend Andie, my buddy Jack the ManDog, and my packmate Burt.
My friend Andie was rescued from a very bad situation over four years ago, but she has never completely forgotten her fears even though we all love her so much. She is my very best friend, and she always has my back leg in her mouth.
Jack the ManDog is my hero. He left his family and his friends to walk across that big old Bridge, but he left us all so many good memories. He told everyone how important it is to spay or neuter us, and he made sure everyone knew that chaining us up was wrong and mean. I miss Jack, but I know he is happy and healthy again, just waiting for his family to come meet up with him.
And Burt is a hero to so many people. He worked as a therapy dog and brought happiness to everyone he met. He also represented The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs as their spokesdog and showed people that old dogs have a lot to give. Burt crossed that big old Bridge, too, and I miss him.

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South Bay Bessie

Here is some of the research I've dug up on South Bay Bessie, Lake Erie's answer to Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. Most of the sightings have been on the south shore of Lake Erie in Ohio, but some have...
Posted by Sunny the blind wonder dog on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:40:00 PST

OHIO: HB 568 to ban all Pit Bulls from the state

Please help us fight OHIO HB 568, introduced today; this law would require all Pit Bulls to be surrendered and killed within 90 days of the bill's passage into law. If you look at the bill, please not...
Posted by Sunny the blind wonder dog on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:11:00 PST

Blind Dogs Rock: The Story of Samantha

I am a blind dog, and I have a great quality of life. My mom doesn’t leave her shoes in the middle of the room too often, and she never rearranges the furniture. I am lucky because my mom knew a...
Posted by Sunny the blind wonder dog on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:37:00 PST

a survey for JLo

I always thought my fisrt blog would be about how cool it is to be a blind dog, but then I found this survey: A Survey for JLo (that’s James Lopesh in case there is any doubt)  1. Do you ha...
Posted by Sunny the blind wonder dog on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:28:00 PST