Pooch gets own guide dog
Article By: Staff Reporter
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:00A blind pooch in England's Norfolk is getting around with the help of his very own guide dog.
Five-year-old border collie Clyde relies completely on two-year-old Bonnie (also a border collie) to guide him to food or water as well as on walks.
The stray pair was recently rescued and the Meadow Green Dog Rescue centre is trying to find them a new home.
"If Clyde's unsure where he is he will suddenly go behind her and put his face on her back so she can guide him where he is going," says the centre's Cherie Cootes.
"He totally relies on her the whole time. When she walks she tends to stop and make sure he's there ? she does look out for him.
"When Bonnie's about you wouldn't necessarily notice Clyde is blind, but when she's not about he refuses to move without her. There's absolutely no option of homing them separately ? they have to go as a pair.
"She's just so good with him. They really are the most lovely pair of dogs. We've got to find them a home."