I have been deployed to Iraq, and my wife is having a hard time handling our 15 dogs. She can’t give them the attention they deserve, and is looking for good homes for several of them. The home must be a loving, caring home. We were able to handle the situation when there were two of of us to give them the attention they deserve, but my wife works full time and she isn’t able to handle it alone.
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We’re in North Georgia.
Sweetie is a golden retriever, possibly collie mix, around 5 years old and 65 lbs. She is housebroken, spayed, happy, and loving, and she needs to lose a few pounds. She will require a home with extra love though. Sweetie has macular degeneration, and we have been told she will eventually go blind. We have had her over 3 years which is longer than we were told she would be able to see, and she can still see. It is obvious she cannot see well, as she will bump into things once in a while (I took this picture today, and you can tell she is looking right at me). We took Sweetie in because we like to help the dogs with special needs. She was the first “going blind†dog that we took in. After her, we took one in that was totally blind (that poor girl found a good, loving home!), and that is when I realized that a dog with impaired sight ideally should not be in a large group of dogs. Sweetie gets insecure when all of the other dogs are around her and they bump into her. She does fine with a couple of dogs, but 14 running around her are too much for her to handle. For that reason, we often keep Sweetie alone, and that is not a good situation for her either. When going to a strange environment, Sweetie will need time to adjust to the floors, yard, etc. If she is about to step on an unfamiliar surface, you have to be patient with her until she learns it is safe. Sweetie would not do well with younger dogs or puppies jumping on her. Once she adjusts, she is fine. I did learn with the one completely bind dog that we had that blind dogs do just fine. They smell and listen to their world carefully, and enjoy it! Sweetie has an adorable way of cocking her head when she is listening. Sweetie would do best with older children and no cats.