Community effort brings missing blind dog home for Christmas
Source: Fairbanks News-Miner
McKenzie Grapengeter was resigned to the fact that her family would never see their blind 8-year-old dog, Abby, again.
Abby, who they raised up from an animal shelter puppy, usually spent afternoons sniffing around their five-acre lot off 14-mile Chena Hot Springs Road, but went missing on Dec. 13 during the worst part of the recent snow storms.
The family searched and searched the neighborhood, but as hours turned to days and temperatures plummeted to a frigid 40 below zero, Grapengeter wasnt so sure theyd find the short-haired brown-and-white mixed breed dog who began bumping into household fixtures a few years ago when she went blind.
But then, on Sunday, she got a call.
Abby had been found. A week after she had gone missing, during nights where the mercury dipped well below minus 40, she had been found more than 10 miles away by trails.
Its a miracle, theres no other words to describe it, she said, emotion choking her voice and tears coming to her eyes. We never expected to have her to be returned safe and alive. Shes blind. Its a miracle. Its amazing. . . .
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Merry Christmas.
Shuhered
(200 posts)We have 2 goldens and recently our 14 yo Husky, blind with diabetes, died. Dogs are such a special part of our lives. May have to get another husky. Merry Christmas to your family including the baby dog.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)First ever domesticated animal. I figure they likely showed up around the early campfires and gave humans "the look." And they got their treats, and that was it.
Down to just one now, and she's 12. My dogs have mattered just about as much to me as my people, only I never had to divorce them.
BigDemVoter
(4,150 posts)And this just made my day--thanks!
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)Stupid shits.
glinda
(14,807 posts)"cutesy" article written. Poor pup could have died.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)broiles
(1,367 posts)We give him shot twice a day and he is doing well, but the cataracts are developing in both eyes. When the vet tells us we will have them removed. He is such a good dog. After he eats he sits a waits patiently for his shot.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)And you have him. A good deal all around, I would say.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)very happy for you. They are best friends.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)I cannot imagine my life without dogs. We have three rescues at the moment.
ashling
(25,771 posts)What a Christmas present
ch ch chokes me up
copperearth
(117 posts)A blind dog has four more sharply honed senses. They are amazing! Actually a blind dog has a heck of a lot better chance for survival than a deaf dog does.
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)I was just reading this in the Anchorage paper. This really is a miracle...it's been remarkably cold up here this year.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Lucky dog.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)thank you for the nice story. Too much bs in the world, good to read something nice.