Each visually impaired dog has different difficulties. Eye condition, such as one-sided blindness, amblyopia (low visual acuity), complete blindness, and process of vision loss produce different fears in dogs. (more…)
When I attended the talk party at D.I.N.G.O. TAIWAN, I received a useful question from a participant. “Will training be a burden on a blind dog?” Most of people feel like that. At one time also I felt that and was really wondering about whether I should continue to train my blind Doxie Nono or […]
It is said that dog’s eyesight is poorer than human’s. But dogs can detect motion and things in low light condition better than humans can. Dogs behave and live depend on their eyesight same as us humans. Eyesight is very important ability for dogs and, not surprisingly, to loose the sight is inconvenient and makes […]
To understand blind dogs’ great memory and the role of memory for blind dogs is helpful to keep and improve blind dogs’ quality-of-life, and teach many tricks and obedience to them. (more…)
This linked article covered the story of a blind dog who wears the plastic whiskers (tie) collar. Blind dog can ‘see’ again thanks to a set of extra-long plastic whiskers I’m pleased that she got to enjoy going for a walk due to the plastic whiskers collar. However, in my opinion, to use the plastic […]
The more you get understanding of dog, the more you develop a good relationship with your dog and enrich the life of both you and your dog. To avoid/solve dog’s behavior problem and to teach something to dog effectively, it is very important to understand not only learning theory but also dog’s body language. (more…)