Having first had a blind schnauzer puppy (that died at 4 mos.), then a sighted schnauzer puppy, I can tell you my observation of the behavioral differences between the two. All puppies are different, but if you suspect yours is blind, it might be helpful to compare him to these two puppies.
It may seem hard to believe that a pet owner would not be aware that a puppy is blind. Our puppy was blind since birth, but not diagnosed until 3 months of age. We did, however, suspect he was klutzy, dopey, dumb, retarded, mean, antisocial, aloof, etc. because of his behavior. We were embarrassed of his behavior. Once we found out he was blind, everything made sense. We compensated and accommodated. We told people and interactions went much more smoothly. We were deeply proud of our brave blind puppy and totally devastated when he passed away.
I would hold something in front of his/her face just to see if he/she could follow it,something that has no smell if he/she could not follow I would take him/her to the vet as soon as I could.
Well, bumping into things, moving more carefully would be one clue.
It will run into things If his/her eyes or black or... if he's makes contact with objects constantly. if he runs into stuff and if his eyes seem foggy.
Just like a human that is having vision problems your dog will begin to bump into stuff and have a hard time finding things. You may notice that your pet is no longer alerted to things moving by if sound does not accompany them. Often times you will notice cloudiness in the eyes usually with a blue tint. Sometimes, you may get a Red-Yellow tint in the cloudiness. Blindness is common in Dogs developing mange. Be careful not to let him/her bump into things, as this can cause a vain/artery to break on the back of the eye, causing a red colour in the eye, which is very noticeable. It is useful to give them a collar with tags that bump into each other, because they can use the sound that bounces off of walls to help them "see" their way through your house.
Trick I learned from the vet: bounce a light ball on her nose if (s)he blinks, (s)he can see, if not (s)he cannot see (:'() See the Related Links for "Pet Place.com: Cloudy Eye in Dogs" to the left for more information. Check out the support group site for blind dogs and their owners. There is a poem there that almost made me cry. Also see link for Board Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologists: You can enter where you live and get a list of local Veterinary Ophthalmologists. After all if you suspect your dog may be going blind you should seek a professional opinion. Here is a link to the blind dogs forum and Diabetes forum, dogs with diabetes can get blindless after years of having undiagnoised diabetes http://blinddogs.yuku.com/ http://k9diabetes.com/forum/index.php
It may begin to run into walls, or run toward your voice and be unable to find you.
Since most dogs can find their food by smell, they usually have no trouble there.
They bump into things.
put a wall in front of it adsay here if he hits it its blid
Get something colorful and see it he/she follow it if not tke to the vet and they can tell
well try to see if it can see where it is going and if it cant see take it to thevet right away
I dont know But i know a dog that is deaf and part blind and has a lot of tumors and is 16 people years old
Yes. You could take your dog to the vet for eye checkups
Blind Dog was created in 1988.
Not if you're blind!
dogs can see it's just that there color blind. if you don't know what it is, color blind is were you can see but you can only see black and white
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans was created in 1976.
Seeing Eye dogs are not blind and can tell where there going. How? Theytrained and something sometimes fostered for socialization. Eventually they learn. They also have good senses and insticts. Thats how they know where there going.
Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943, "The Blind Dog": A story about a blind beggar who catches a dog to guide him.
guide dog
To Tell the Truth - 2000 Blind Dog's Guide Dog was released on: USA: 9 September 2001
No
No it can not.