Blind Dog Has His Own Seeing Eye Dog

Bonnie and Clyde are a bonded pair of Border Collies—but, in a one-of-a-kind twist, Bonnie serves as a seeing eye dog for Clyde, who is completely blind.

The original Bonnie and Clyde were together until the bitter end—and, though they’re not robbing any banks, the same goes for another couple named for the reckless gangsters: a pair of Border Collies.

Bonnie and Clyde were rescued after being abandoned on a street in the middle of a storm.

While at The Meadow Green Dog staff soon realized that these were no ordinary dogs: although they both seemed fully functional when they were together, Clyde was lost without Bonnie—literally. As it turned out, the five-year-old dog was completely blind, and relied upon two-year-old Bonnie to be his own seeing eye dog.

Sue Cootes, 59, who runs the rescue centre with her daughter Cherie, said it was incredible to see how Bonnie took care of Clyde.

"Without Bonnie Clyde would be lost. They can't be separated, we need someone to take them both on."

But Cootes’ worries were unfounded: after the article’s publication, more than 500 people called the Meadow Green Dog center, offering to take in Bonnie and Clyde. The two dogs have now been adopted by an animal lover who has a large home in the country, providing ample space for the pair of Collies to run around and play together.

Vicky Bell, a spokeswoman for Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, said she had never heard of a dog voluntarily acting as a guide dog for another dog.

She said: "This is a very unusual case – it's such a lovely story.


Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5897234/Blind-border-collie-gets-his-own-guide-dog.html

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