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With a few accommodations, blind dogs can enjoy life as much as ever.

by Mardi Richmond

Chewbacca is, in most ways, a normal, happy, seven-year-old Golden Retriever. He loves to play with the other dogs. Like most Goldens, he enjoys a good game of fetch. He joyfully embarks on daily off leash romps with his guardian, Jenny Alt, and her three other dogs. Chewbacca has one trait that makes him just a little different, however. He cannot see.

Chewbacca, a blind Golden Retriever, and his blind packmate Iris, a chocolate Labrador, don’t seem to suffer ûin any way from their visual impairment. As long as their owners make a few small adjustments to their environment for safety, blind dogs can and do enjoy normal lives.

Alt and her husband share their home in Lena, Illinois, with Chewbacca, another blind dog named Iris, and two sighted dogs named Honi and Bear. The Alts adopted Chewbacca in 1997 when they were looking for a companion for their older Golden Retriever. As soon as Alt…

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