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EYE SIGHT

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Question
MY PARSONS RUSSELL TERRIER IS 2 YEARS OLD.SHE SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE/TOYS ECT BY SIGHT. MORE AND MORE I SEE HER NOSE DICTATING WHERE/WHO THINGS ARE..A FAVORITE TOY CAN BE RIGHT WITHIN SIGHT BUT SHE CANNOT SEEM TO FIND IT UNLESS SHE SMELLS IT. SHE WAS A DOG WE RESCUED A YEAR AND A 1/2 AGO, BY VET GAVE HER A "VET CHECK THIS SPRING, AND DIDNT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HER EYE SIGHT. BUT I SWEAR SHE CANNOT SEE WELL ,EXAMPLE: BARKING AT FAMILAR REOPLE ,CANT  SEE TOYS ECT..IS THIS COMMON TO THE BREED? THAT THEY WILL GO WITH SCENT BEFORE SIGHT? THANKS RENEE

Answer
Dear Renee,

Thank you for writing to me about your dog's eyesight problems.  You know your dog better than anyone else on earth and if you think that she's having vision problems than I bet she is!  Get a second opinion.

Best Regards
Shelley Davis