The White Dog Blog

When a dog that is already deaf loses their vision - due to aging, illness, or other diagnosis - there is an adjustment period. Learn how to adapt communication from hand signals to touch cues, as well as tips for setting up a safe environment, and adapting enrichment, play and activities to their changing needs.

Knowing how to keep your blind dog safe when the weather changes is imperative to their safety. Help your blind dog navigate snow and cold weather easily with these tips and considerations.

Common advice when helping a blind dog navigate indoors is to add extra scents. While this might seem as if it would be very helpful, let's look at how scent, and a dog's nose, actually work. Additional scents may not be needed in this situation at all.

Choosing enrichment for dogs with sensory differences (visually and/or hearing impaired).

A simple summer staple of the pool noodle can be helpful when teaching your blind dog to be mindful of the edges of your bed. Many of our dogs enjoy sleeping in bed with us, but it can be worrisome for us to fall asleep wondering if our blind dog is going to step or fall off of the side while we're sleeping. This hack can help keep your blind dog safe at night. Most blind dogs will learn with repetition to be careful and feel with their feet for the edge of the bed, but this

Are you finding it challenging this year to help your blind dog coexist with your Christmas tree? Living with many blind dogs has taught...

Encouraging Play and Activity for Newly Blind Dogs When my dog Vegas suddenly lost his sight, his whole world changed. Dogs can do many things without their sense of sight, but when they start life sighted and then go blind, they are often confused and maybe even fearful when they can no longer see the world around them. This is what happened with Vegas. Vegas never had very good vision to begin with. He couldn't see a treat that fell on the floor. He couldn't see his to