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[quote=Anonymous]10 years ago we adopted a dog with end stage progressive retinal atrophy. That is, he was already blind but had not been for long. He’s 13 now and it has never really slowed him down. I can’t tell you how to get through the initial stuff but for ours, voice commands and talking to him a lot have been key. We also taught him “step” for approaching curb or stairs and “whoa” for “hey dude you’re about to bump into something.” He loves other dogs and has done super well in a variety of boarding including group day care, I just make sure they are aware he needs to be with predictable, friendly dogs. Most dog care people are kind of suckers for him tbh and I think they do look out for him. He really doesn’t like car rides, I assume somehow not seeing makes that less fun. But otherwise his life has been pretty normal.[/quote]
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