I am fostering (and paid for his transport) an old blind chain dog from Bulgaria called Denzel. He's been with me now about 8 weeks and, to be fair, I always knew he may never be suitable for future adoption. As a chain dog he will have had very very little human interaction his whole life.
Denzel can now be touched carefully on the head and shoulders, will come to me from a few metres away and yesterday pottered round the garden and came into the utility room on his own... these are BIG steps for him.
I think Denzel may have been blinded in a car accident and I THINK he may be brain damaged. I have another blindie Luca of the same age, who can assess situations much better. Denzel gets very confused very quickly. Its taken a little time for him to learn to navigate the Kitchen!
There is one feature of Denzel that causes me concern .... and that is that he constantly seems to walk in circles outside. I know in some breeds tail chasing and circles is indicative of neurological conditions.
does anyone have any views on this without me referring to that most inaccurate source.... Google.
To get Denzel to a vet (and I see little point really) would involve him being lifted... and he would attack. Its going to be a long time before I have that kind of trust from him or at all. He is what he is... I would just like a view on whether the circle walking is significant