Just because Daisy is 10 & blind SHOULD NOT mean she is unadoptable and she won’t have her own home……  She is a WONDERFUL girl.

*written by current foster in Dayton that has 2 other blind dogs**

 Daisy is doing great. We have yet to hear her bark. Our other dogs bark when it’s time to go out or play ball, but Daisy doesn’t. We’ve taught her to play ball (a ball with a bell in it). We throw it about 10-15 ft away. Miss Daisy hears it and then smells it. Once she finds it, she brings it back to him. We also walk her down the blacktop lane (1/3 mile) in the morning with the other dogs to get the paper. She sits and stays about 50 ft from the main road.

Beautiful Miss Daisy is 10 years old. Her ‘parents/owners’ were elderly and found their 2 dogs were just ‘more than they could care for &/or afford’. Their other dog found a home first, so they gave that family the pen that Daisy & her sibling had lived in all of their lives. They were taking Daisy in to the animal shelter on 2/16 to put her down, after all, who wanted a ten year old blind dog?? She is a very trusting 90lb yellow lab. She is great with kids, dogs and older people. She is looking for a loving forever home where she can be spoiled and treated like a princess.

Daisy is doing great. We have yet to hear her bark. Our other dogs bark when it’s time to go out or play ball, but Daisy doesn’t. We’ve taught her to play ball (a ball with a bell in it). We throw it about 10-15 ft away. Miss Daisy hears it and then smells it. Once she finds it, she brings it back. We also walk her down the blacktop lane (1/3 mile) in the morning with the other dogs to get the paper. She sits and stays about 50 ft from the main road.

Daisy has not had any accidents in the house. If she wants to be pet she puts her head in our lap. At night, while we’re watching tv, she’ll be with us and the other dogs. When we go to bed, one of our dogs comes up the stairs, but she sleeps down stairs with our other dog. She has figured out the dog door quickly and her way around. I don’t think she’d be any problem for anyone wanting a special needs dog.

We think Miss Daisy would be therapeutic in two ways– for herself and for her owner.

Wonderful Mr. Quigs was adopted by the Cains on May 17.  The family and Quigs are both in love with each other.  Thanks so much Carol! 

We don’t know what attacked poor Quigley, but he ALSO has severe Heartworms!  We are raising the $300 to get him treated, he made it through this attack, we’re certain he can make it through Heartworm treatment.  We are asking for donations for this poor boy. If you’d rather NOT donate, how about simply buying a few of our Cookbooks? This also would help the big sweetie and they’d make great Christmas gifts.

It is so nice to see people stepping up for these Special Needs Labs. The economy has been so bad, we haven’t had many adoptions, this gives us HOPE to continue pulling the Special Needs and the Black Labs of Indiana. Thank you so much Bendorfeanus!

Mimi’s story is very sad. Her owners were an older couple and the wife had accidentally backed over her with a car while backing out of the driveway when Mimi was a small puppy, which severely damaged her right front leg. The veterinarian was able to save the leg, but it has a bent deformity in the lower portion of the leg, which does not appear to bother her at all. She runs and plays just fine and loves people as well as other dogs and puppies. The vets said there is no more that can be done to help Mimi’s bum leg. We have all of her medical records now and you are welcome to see them.

Shortly after her owners had her leg fixed, they were involved in a severe car crash and the woman died. Due to no one able to care for Mimi, she was surrendered to the shelter by, one of their adult children. This poor dog and her family have had a plethora of tragedies. Mimi really needs a loving home after all that she has been thru!

This is Maggie (fka Mimi on the left) and her brother, Snickers.  Maggie is doing great.  She did hurt herself and have to go to the vet, her shoulder is not inside the socket.  But no surgery needed yet.