Monday, January 19, 2015
Caption This #352
Looking forward to your captions in the comments.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Lakeside Stroll
Despite the fact that Henry can not see, he has been enjoying his walks. We have been walking him around the neighborhood each evening and getting him used to certain navigation cues. As he has been getting better and better walking on the leash, we have been venturing out to some of our favorite parks.
Last weekend, we enjoyed a leisurely walk around the lake. Henry loved getting out and smelling all the smells. So many trees, so little time!
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Creature Comforts
As Henry has been losing his vision, he has gotten away from doing some of his favorite things. It's not like we don't get it. He has been adjusting to life with little to no vision.
We were so happy to see Henry plop himself down to enjoy some sun last week. No matter what is going on, you can't take away Henry's sun time!
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
For Luna
Henry enjoyed a red chewie stick, on the night of the full moon for Looney. Unlike, Luna, Henry enjoys all flavors of this type of treat, but we decided to give him a red one in honor of the little girl.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Guard Dog
I cooked a turkey breast last weekend and this is where Henry parked himself after I popped the bird into the oven. He happily guarded the oven door for the 2 plus hours the turkey was cooking. After that diligent work, how could I not reward him with a little piece of turkey!
Sunday, January 11, 2015
The Transisition
We don't have official confirmation from our eye vet yet, but I think it is pretty safe to say that Henry's cataract has taken almost all of his vision. I'd venture to say that it has taken all, but he might be able to see a bit of light.
The last few weeks have been difficult as Henry has adjusted to not being able to see. But, one thing I must say is he is learning so fast. Each day he seems to adapt by leaps and bounds.
He is learning his way around the house very well. We have closed the doors to a few rooms because there is nothing that Henry needs in those rooms. And the smaller we can make the house for him the better. Plus, its one less place he can get "lost" in. The kitchen seems to be his home base. Sometimes, when Henry gets really confused and can't seem to find his way, we carry him to the kitchen as a reset. From the kitchen he seems to know where everything else is. Leave it to a pug to set the kitchen as their home base!
Sometimes, I think that we are taking things harder than Henry. He'll bump into the wall or patiently stand in front of the window to get into the house thinking he is by the front door and it can be just heart breaking. But, Henry doesn't seem to care at all. He wants to keep going and if that means bumping into things or waiting for windows to open, he's just fine with it. I think we have a thing or two to learn from him.
We are working on ways to simplify things to make it as easy as possible for him to get around. Sticking to a routine seems to help a lot. We'll keep you updated!
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