Hi everyone! My dog is 11, she is still quite active and very playful and still loves her walks. She is completely blind in one eye and has about 15% vision in her other. She manages very well to the point where I forget she has bad eyesight. She plays with her toys, she knows where all of the kerbs are outside etc but this may just be because she has memorised them? On a few occasions she will walk into something or I'll throw her toy for her and she can't find it even though it's right there. If it starts too get dark she finds it more difficult so we just make sure to take her out when it's bright and keep things familiar for her and she does really well!
Would it be cruel to take her for a weekend away? My dad owns a caravan at a site a few hours away and we would drive down there, spend the weekend walking around exploring, going on nice walks. Possibly the beach if dogs are allowed on. I keep thinking would she be confused and not enjoy herself? On one hand I don't want her to miss out on things and the thought of her never coming away with us again makes me so sad, but then again I would do whatever is best for her so if this would not be a good idea, I will leave it. She is still so full of life and I'd love to see her running around a beach again having fun (on lead of course) as she isn't completely blind, but may find it difficult to navigate unfamiliar places?
Does anyone have experience of this? Does anyone have a blind dog and do you take them away or is too stressful for them?
Thank you!