A coworker just lost one of his two dogs. The surviving one is deaf and depended on the other one to be her ears.

Poor doggie. She's apparently getting used to being alone now, but for the first several nights she'd wake up every 45 minutes, look around, and start crying. Hearing a dog cry is a very sad thing.

Of course they're inseparable. They're strapped together with that leash.

This is your most ambitious album to date....

Holy Fark on a pogo stick, that made me bawl like a baby. I can't imagine my Daisy losing her beautiful big brown eyes to entropian...horrible.

/runs off to hug my dog and cry into her fur

Poor thing. I hope she and her friend are taken into a good home.

/gotta dust in here

YO DAWG! I heard you like dogs, so I gave this dog a dog so you can walk your dog while walking the dog, dawg!

Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

If they don't find any takers, I'd be happy to adopt both of them. I'm kind of far away here in SF, but if they need me, I'm available.

/ Runs off to hug my 9 year old yellow lab, who fortunately still has all his senses, including the ones that make him raid the trash cans every chance he gets

Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

Someone should be so kind to you if you were to ever lose your eyesight.

Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

I bet if we were to take a vote on whether to put down the blind dog or your dumb ass, the results would come back overwhelmingly in favor of offing you.

Just sayin'...

what a chick magnet they would make.and you wouldn't have to sort through many cat loving crazy biatches either who say they love all animals. walk the dogs in the public park and when the gals start coming up [and they will] toss the ones that say they have a cat.

Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

Bob the angry flower would like to put you down.

Blind dog needs one of these.

If I ever won the lottery, I'd buy a farm and turn it into a disabled/unwanted/unadoptable etc. animal sanctuary. I'd install a couple of swimming pools for dogs - 1 therapeutic and 1 for fun. I'd also give them a nice field where they could dig dirt to their hearts content. For the kitties, they'd be free to lounge in the catnip conservatory and milk bar.

DeadMouseTails 2011-10-22 04:21:18 PM

Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

Someone should be so kind to you if you were to ever lose your eyesight.

Why wait?

Why Would I Read the Article: Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

I bet if we were to take a vote on whether to put down the blind dog or your dumb ass, the results would come back overwhelmingly in favor of offing you.

Just sayin'...

My vote is put Thisbymaster down, you can always help the dog.

poxic: A coworker just lost one of his two dogs. The surviving one is deaf and depended on the other one to be her ears.

Poor doggie. She's apparently getting used to being alone now, but for the first several nights she'd wake up every 45 minutes, look around, and start crying. Hearing a dog cry is a very sad thing.

My 16 year old Border Collie mix, Teddy, passed away in May. Georgie, the Basset mix, is 12 and had been with Teddy since she was about 6 months old. Teddy was her alpha and she was lost without him. She grieved so hard it nearly killed all of us. She would sit under the house and howl - it was the most gut-wrenching mournful sound I'd ever heard.

We couldn't stand it. We got her a puppy, a German Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix, who is now bigger than Georgie. Georgie still looks for Teddy but she's a lot happier now.

Beerguy: If I am ever fortunate enough to have a house with some land, I know that my wife and I will be adopting dogs in need like this frequently. I will probably spend my days building kennels and playing with all the pooches.

I own a house with land (about 45 acres). All you'll be doing is clearing brush, cutting grass, fixing things around the house, washing pollen and dirt off everything you own repeatedly, cutting grass, cutting up fallen trees, cutting grass, painting every exterior inch of your house repeatedly, washing windows, cutting grass, chasing mice out of the attic, cutting grass, chasing bats out of the basement, cutting grass, killing snakes for your wife, fixing the driveway, and cutting grass. Approximately 0.00002% of your time will be spent building kennels and playing with pooches, and you'll probably have to do it at night.

I leased off almost all of my land to the farmer next door, and it's the best thing I ever did. Unless your house is also your work (i.e., you're a farmer), having a lot of land is a royal pain in the ass.

DeadMouseTails: Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

Someone should be so kind to you if you were to ever lose your eyesight.

FTFY

If you ever have a dog that gets it ask a lot of questions before you let their eyes be removed.

Link (new window)

Lsherm: I own a house with land (about 45 acres). All you'll be doing is clearing brush, cutting grass, fixing things around the house, washing pollen and dirt off everything you own repeatedly, cutting grass, cutting up fallen trees, cutting grass, painting every exterior inch of your house repeatedly, washing windows, cutting grass, chasing mice out of the attic, cutting grass, chasing bats out of the basement, cutting grass, killing snakes for your wife, fixing the driveway, and cutting grass. Approximately 0.00002% of your time will be spent building kennels and playing with pooches, and you'll probably have to do it at night.

that's why god made Mexicans just hire 10 of them at 2 bucks a week like all the politicians do

Why Would I Read the Article 2011-10-22 04:22:55 PM

Thisbymaster: Put the blind dog down, for it's own good.

I bet if we were to take a vote on whether to put down the blind dog or your dumb ass, the results would come back overwhelmingly in favor of offing you.

Just sayin'...

Four legs good, Two legs bad...

/count me as a vote in favor

I'm trying to read this as my dog Eddie sits on my lap, blocking the computer and tryin to lick my face.

/man I love my dog
///man I hate being licked (by my dog)
///but it makes him happy, so I let him lick (my face) sometimes

Why did they need to remove her eyes for something that apparently can be solved with eyelid surgery in humans?

Why the fark didn't they just euthanize the dog?

Oh and good thing people in this thread have their priorities straight. Build farking dog sanctuaries while every farking day 30,000 children starve to death? coonts.

poxic: A coworker just lost one of his two dogs. The surviving one is deaf and depended on the other one to be her ears.

Now I has a sad.

Gaylord Fister: Why the fark didn't they just euthanize the dog?

Because the dog can still be a companion to someone, providing joy to a person while living a comfortable, happy life. The dog is no longer in any pain, so there is no reason to euthanize this otherwise healthy pet. Euthanizing the dog does not reduce suffering.

Caring for animals who have problems like this helps to build the empathy humans need in order to care for each other, the same empathy that forms the basis for a functioning society. It can be easier to care for an animal with a problem than a person with a problem, as we have the presumption that animals are innocent but humans deserve their lot. If we assume that the life of a less than perfect animal has no value, it does not bode well for our assumptions about the worth of less than perfect human beings.

Gaylord Fister: Why the fark didn't they just euthanize the dog?

Oh and good thing people in this thread have their priorities straight. Build farking dog sanctuaries while every farking day 30,000 children starve to death? coonts.

2/10, not really trying

Gaylord Fister: Why the fark didn't they just euthanize the dog?

Oh and good thing people in this thread have their priorities straight. Build farking dog sanctuaries while every farking day 30,000 children starve to death? coonts.

Kids can wear bootstraps, and dogs can't.

Beerguy: If I am ever fortunate enough to have a house with some land, I know that my wife and I will be adopting dogs in need like this frequently. I will probably spend my days building kennels and playing with all the pooches.

The wife will be taking care of vegetable garden and I will be home-brewing in the basement.

I can dream, can't I??

I'm gonna have a farm on Fiji. I'm gonna have a sheep and a cow and breed horses.

The Daily Mail had a better article with more pictures. Link (new window)

grimnir: Gaylord Fister: Why the fark didn't they just euthanize the dog?

Because the dog can still be a companion to someone, providing joy to a person while living a comfortable, happy life. The dog is no longer in any pain, so there is no reason to euthanize this otherwise healthy pet. Euthanizing the dog does not reduce suffering.

Caring for animals who have problems like this helps to build the empathy humans need in order to care for each other, the same empathy that forms the basis for a functioning society. It can be easier to care for an animal with a problem than a person with a problem, as we have the presumption that animals are innocent but humans deserve their lot. If we assume that the life of a less than perfect animal has no value, it does not bode well for our assumptions about the worth of less than perfect human beings.

This is an excellent post!

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/sometimes single posts can tell you everything you need to know about a Farker