https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769326#M609186 Great story - I wish the picture would have worked. Thank you for sharing. Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:41:45 GMT ChiliPepper 2015-03-15T00:41:45Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769312#M609180 <P style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; background: 0px 0px #f4f4f4;"> A 12-year-old blind therapy dog is winning the hearts of more than just his clients, as his story quickly makes its way around the web.</P> <P style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; background: 0px 0px #f4f4f4;"> “Smiley,” a Golden Retriever who was born without eyes, was rescued from a puppy mill in 2004 by Joanne George, who runs<A rel="nofollow" href="http://www.trainingthek9way.com/" target="_blank"> Training the K9 Way in Ontario, Canada.</A> While training him proved tough due to his blindness, George said he used his nose and his keen sense of hearing to get around. Smiley also bonded with “Tyler,” a partially deaf Great Dane who helped show him the ropes.</P> <P style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; background: 0px 0px #f4f4f4;"> Smiley became <A rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/trainingthek9way/photos_stream" target="_blank">a certified St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog</A> and now accompanies George to clients’ homes, helping children with special needs and making rounds at retirement homes.</P> <P style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; background: 0px 0px #f4f4f4;"> “Dogs can come back from anything, they can forget their past,” George told CBS News. “We as humans, dwell on the past.”</P> Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:24:27 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769312#M609180 Hooty 2015-03-13T19:24:27Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769317#M609182 <P>For some reason I cannot post his picture, sorry!</P> Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:27:57 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769317#M609182 Hooty 2015-03-13T19:27:57Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769322#M609184 <P>Thank you for this great post, Hooty--it warms my heart! <IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_wub.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.wub}" /></P> Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:52:58 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769322#M609184 lucylover64 2015-03-14T06:52:58Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769326#M609186 Great story - I wish the picture would have worked. Thank you for sharing. Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:41:45 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Blind-Therapy-Dog/m-p/1769326#M609186 ChiliPepper 2015-03-15T00:41:45Z