[Dailydrool] blind bassets

[Aryeh Meir]

i do not mean to play down the pain glaucoma causes the owners of 
bassets by any stretch of the imagination  but i can't help wondering 
if the dogs themselves care?  It certainly is not the end of the world.

dogs live in the eternal present.  they adapt to whatever comes their 
way and move on.  i haven't seen any three legged dogs mourning a 
lost limb, for instance.

over time i have seen many blind dogs.  some were blind from 
birth,  others from diseases like glaucoma.  in each case the dog 
seemed happy and well adjusted.    i even saw one owner once who had 
trained his dog with commands like step up, step down, and the 
like... so the dog knew what was coming.

it all comes down to love and security.  if the dog knows it still 
has a place in the pack, then it's happy.