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Rowech,
Our dog (Cassidy--and thanks for the many condolences above) went blind at the age of two and spent eleven happy years as a blind dog. The advice our vet gave when she was going blind is that each dog handles it slightly differently. I would focus less on bumping into things (she will learn to navigate by other senses soon) than on anxiety. If she becomes anxious, pay attention to whether anxiety is interfering with her quality of life. If she doesn't become anxious, then, she will probably be okay. Dogs do not rely nearly as much on sight as people do (smell is their primary sense).
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