My Greyhound Space

It seems our Pingu is coping quite well with his failing eyesight, but there are signs that he is still getting used to his situation.  Sometimes, when out in town, he seems to be a bit freaked out when he sees other dogs. If the other dog is a bit "lively" it seems to confuse him and so he barks at it, albeit in a half hearted way.  There's no malice, it's more like "What the hell's going on?"  It hasn't been too much of a problem though.

He falters when he enters the house when the light is bright outside and takes a few moments to adjust to the change in light level, again, he copes in his own way.

The most heartening, and in some ways the most frightening, thing is his running about in the garden.  He's always been keen on running like a maniac and that desire hasn't diminished as his eyesight worsens. To see him in failing light, or hear him in pitch darkness is astonishing.  He travels around the back garden, along the side of the house and does a lap of the front garden before repeating the circuit several times.  It's an amazing testimony to a dogs sensing abilities other than eyesight.  He's either relying on scent, or memory.  As we've only been in the house since August, it seems it's the good old "dogs nose" that gets him around.

So far, our other Greyhound, Slinky, doesn't seem to be taking advantage of his superior eyesight and they remain very close friends.