Black Dog Sunday

Normally, I like to share photos of our Black Dog's adventures on Sundays. He is doing fabulously - he is acting more happy and upbeat than we dared to dream so soon after having his eye removed. In addition to his happiness, it seems that his perception of the world hasn't changed at all after losing his left eye, perhaps because it was blind for the last month or so. He was bumping into things on his left side prior to surgery, and he still is. He will probably get better at navigation with experience.

The healing process from having an eye removed isn't pretty. I've decided not to share photos until he has healed a bit more and has grown some fur on his face. We love him like crazy regardless of how he looks but I don't want to shock anyone with the photos at this point in the healing process.

I am taking photos each day to document the recovery from this surgery. I plan to make a photo series of his healing to help other dog owners to know what to expect if their dog needs to have an eye removed.

For today, let's revel in R's exuberant and unstoppable zest for life. This photo was from springtime and highlights his gorgeous brown eyes and his love of sprinting through life.

With that intensity for living life to the fullest, we all know that R will be back to sprinting through meadows before we know it.

Here was a recent photo of R and his sister.

I hope that they'll be playing in the forest together again before too long. As glaucoma affects R's vision in his remaining eye, we are hoping that his sister will learn to help guide him a bit.

Thanks so much for all of your support, kind words, and good thoughts. I know that R will find his way, and he'll help us find our way too.