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Blind Buddy Needs a Foster home
I saw this on a rescue site and it broke my heart. If anyone can help...
August 11, 2010
Long Island, New York
Story written by Long Island Columnist Sharron Hubbard...
Dear Readers,
It's been a long time since I've written about a very special dog in need of a loving family. To tell you the truth it's hard to do. It breaks my heart and I wish that I could adopt each and every one, but of course I can't. Please read Buddy's story, I'm hoping he will touch your heart as he has touched mine.
"Buddy" was found navigating a large highway alone, very scared and confused . As The cars whizzed by Buddy tucked his tail tightly between his legs and breathed the kind of whimpering cries only the loneliest of little souls can make. As horrific as this sounds, there is one element that gives this scene an even more nightmarish quality. Buddy is blind. He has a degenerative retinal disease and he will never be able to see.
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Luckily Buddy was picked up and taken to the Town Of Brookhaven Animal Shelter and met shelter director Dori Schofield and the Brookhaven Shelter staff and volunteers. Although it is very scary for Buddy at the shelter, as you can see from his picture, Buddy has a bright, hopeful disposition. He is so very happy when someone stops to give him his food, take him out of his cage for a walk or stoops to give a reassuring pat on the head. Buddy is young, only about one or two years old, he is sweet and loving and eager to please. Both humans and dogs adjust well to the onset of blindness, they just rely more heavily on their other senses. The most important sense for a dog is his sense of smell, even sighted dogs rely more heavily on scent than on sight. And we all know that dogs have a great sense of hearing. Buddy will do just fine in a home with a family of his own and familiar scents and sounds around him.
So what do you think Readers? Is Buddy's special angel/angels out there reading this now? I'm praying you are.
To meet Buddy (case # 10-53-7471) please call 631-286-4940 or stop by the shelter at 300 Horseblock Road, Brookhaven New York
EMAIL Contact for BUDDY:
Dori Scofield, Shelter Director, Brookhaven. Her email is: [email protected], and she answers promptly.
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