<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I want to make it clear that I made a lucky guess with Jake Winchester and his eyes-- that is what popped into my fevered and UNTRAINED mind when Debbie began talking about his behavior. Hey, that sounds as if he can't see well!</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">You all know your dogs. You watch them constantly. When a dog changes behavior it is my belief that unless you are teaching it to him then he has a reason all his own. Sometimes it is social, and sometimes it is physical.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"></font> </div><div><font face="Verdana">Since my orientation is toward medicine, I always look in that direction first. When I take one of the boys in, I may have an idea what is going on, and i may be totally, 100%, completely incorrect. Has happened more than once.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"></font> </div><div><font face="Verdana">I knew a little about night blindness because I used to work with a Collie breeder, and PRA was, at the time, prevalent in the breed.</font></div><div><font face="Verdana">I know I cannot see as well at night as I used to, a product of aging. But I know so little. I know enough to be dangerous, and not enough to charge money. (When I went to college the Vet schools were still not accepting women.)</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"></font> </div><div><font face="Verdana">Watch your dogs and understand what is normal for them, and never ignore that cold, sinking feeling of dread when you begin to see something off, something that you think is wrong. See your Vet. Better to err on the good side than the bad.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"></font> </div><div><font face="Verdana">MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis and Conley</font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br> </font></font></div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"></font></font>