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3:10am

Louie, my blind dog

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Louie

As I write this, Louie, who is blind, is outside chasing what he thinks may be some wild animal at the bird feeder. Louie has been with me nearly 3 years now, he was recued from a terrible situation in Dec 2004. Louie was part of a group of nearly 70 animals kept in deplorable conditions, chained outside with a hubcap for a water bowl, waiting for a rainstorm to fill the dirty "bowl" with what became a green sludge passing for water. There were 12 dogs in this group and all were brought to the Washington Area Humane Society to be kept in confinement while their fate was decided in the courts. Louie received vet care for his eyes, but it was too late, Louie will never see again. Louie also drank so much water that he was in danger of flushing out his electrolytes, so his water intake had to be monitored. When Louie was signed over to the Humane Society, I brought him home. At first he stayed in his crate, but barked to tell me when he had to go out. Amazingly, he was housebroken!!. Louie now stays on the first floor, has a favorite bed in the entrance hall, and barks when the phone rings. He has acclimated himself to the fenced yard and is comfortable there when he goes out. Louie lives with 3 other dogs, is kind and wants to clean everyone's ears. I love to see him stretched out in comfort and warmth, he deserves it. Everyone loves this dog, and he returns this love a thousandfold. I am so glad to have taken this special needs dog into my home.