Kirby Continues to Bless Our Hearts...

Today was another good day for Kirby.  He is becoming more aware of the sounds and activities around him and seems to have a little more energy.  We are keeping to a pretty regular routine which I think is very beneficial for him as he learns to navigate his world of blindness.  He is venturing out more into the yard and today when I fixed his breakfast and called him over...he actually ran like he used to do kind of bouncing across the yard for a few steps.  It was beautiful to watch!!!

Kada-Joy still goes up and kisses him.  God love her.  They scooted up against each other and went to sleep.  She follows him around the yard a lot.  I'm so glad she does that.  Just makes me feel good.

This afternoon we left the three for a couple of hours to go to the movie and prayed all the way home that when we drove up, Kirby would follow the other dogs to the back door to greet us like he always did.  When we opened the door, there sat the white dog on the mat.  Boy, were we excited and just about rubbed the fur off Kirby telling him what a great boy he was.  He had to navigate across the den to the kitchen door.  That was big.

He has enjoyed lying around with me on the bed.  We do a lot of talking to him before we touch him and trying to touch him before we pick him up.  Tonight Russ and I worked on helping him walk up the four small steps from the patio into the den.  Russ made loud stepping sounds and I was behind Kirby gently touching.  He took a step, then Russ make a loud stepping sound and called him.  He made all four steps (shakily) but a great accomplishment awarded immediately with a piece of a doggie treat!  Doggie Rehab at its best.

The sticker is still nosing around the gate to see if there's a weak spot he can get out.  Some things never change and I guess even that is a good thing.  We just will have to make sure there is NO way he can find a way to escape.  Ever.  Even blind, I'm afraid he's smarter in that department than we are.  He knows that when the lawn is cut, sometimes the gate isn't quite as tight as before.  AND the lawn was cut yesterday.  How in the world does he know that?  He wasn't even there.   I don't think he has the strength to outrun us right now but with the wide open spaces...the adrenaline rush of freedom might kick in!  Not taking any chances.  We're working on that yet some more tomorrow.  We are learning a lot in the process of helping Kirby.  He is definitely strengthening our faith in God as we place Kirby into his hands.


We can learn spiritual lessons from animals. "But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; and the birds of the air, and they will tell you; Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; and the fish of the sea will explain to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this, In whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?" Job 12-7-10.