Blind Love? Meet the Blind Pug That Has Her Own Seeing-Eye Dog
- Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:03pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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It may make you laugh, and may even jerk some tears coming out out of the holiday season, but this pair of pugs is sure to warm you heart. White-coated blind pug Elly was found by U.K. rescuers who have noticed that she relies on dark-coated pal Franky, who willingly leads her everywhere from walks to water to finding food.
(Photo: Wales News Service) Elly (top), the blind pug, relies on her best friend Franky (bottom) to help her to find her way around
While the two 4-year-old pugs make a cute pair, the BBC reports that their special relationship poses a challenge for rescue workers trying to find a home for the pair. Elly and Franky were found in poor conditions and have since been nursed back to health by vets who hope someone will come forward prepared to house them together.
“Franky is extremely boisterous and playful and Elly is very affectionate and cuddly,” RSPCA Manager in New Port, South Wales, Elaine Buchan tells The Daily Mail. “He looks out for her and provides support while guiding her on walks or to food or water.”
Both dogs need operations before they can be adopted, but vets are confident that the dogs will be a delight to anyone willing to take them in.
If a pair like that doesn’t make you smile, what will?
You know what they say: Love is blind.
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MinnieMax Pugs
Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:11pmThis is one of the greatest stories ever.
Report Post »kabenninger
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:21pmThis kind of story always brings such a glow into my heart. I saw a story like this about two great danes. And I’ve seen similar stories cross-species. But, let’s not blame only the Muslim religion for our misconception about whether animals have souls. My grandmother, a supposedly very Christian woman, told me that animals do not have souls and did not go to heaven when they died. I didn’t understand how she could say that, and at a very young age I decided I was going to try to be the very best person I could be so I could go to their heaven. When I cross the rainbow bridge, I hope I’ll be greeted by all the four-legged friends I’ve encountered.
Report Post »ChristinaP55
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:21amBeyond adorable – what a sweet story! Each dog looks like the article’s description of them!
My mom had a beloved black pug for 18 years. He was devoted to her – a great pet!
Report Post »65Plus
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 8:19pmAccording to Muslims, dogs are unclean and filthy. Yet we can clearly see here the hand of God. Therefore Allah CANNOT be God.
Report Post »gunslinger454
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 8:02pmPugs are true characters! As long as you can tolerate all the sneezing, snorting & snoring they’re great!!! I really hope they find a good home.
Report Post »justice100
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:30pmI love you Frankie and Elly, you touched my heart and soul.
Report Post »Jim Burnette
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:01pmWho said that people were smarter than all other animals on this planet? Even dogs know to follow God’s laws that call for us to help others in need.
Report Post »ImmigrantUSCitizen
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 2:04pmWhat a heart warming story. Among Muslim community dogs are considered “unholy”, “dirty” and shouldn’t be touched or kept as pets, forget “companions”. I personally love dogs, may be they can learn a message of kind heartedness rather than being involved in hatred and wanting to kill innocent human beings all the time. God bless America, the land of the free, home of the brave.
Report Post »Protoham
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 6:31pmThat is because DOG spelled backwards is GOD.
Report Post »Curvy13
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:32pmMy blind pug has a seeing eye human, my hubby.
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 9:36amAhhhh, a welcome divergance from our insane world.
Report Post »Alexandra1214
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:29pmAMEN to that ……..
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 6:21pmDitto
Report Post »VApatriot2
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 9:23amYou find a good man, you hang on for dear life! Beautiful story!!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 6:28pmIs that why my female cat show up one day and made it clear I was hers… and I was always a dog guy, never cared for cats. But she won me over and she looks just like the one in your pic.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 9:08amEvery once in a while, we need a happy story. The rest of the news is bleak.
Report Post »Delta D-5-3
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 11:46amX2 dv………X2……
Report Post »annelouisegelinas
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 4:13pmYou are right. Wonderful story. Be not dismayed though you are a veteran and very close to my heart. You should always smile when you get up in the morning and when you go to bed at night remembering you served America well. I respect you and pray you will find a happy ending. You might be the right match for these two wonderful pugs … Think about it.
Report Post »Devotedpatriot
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 8:50amHad a pug my grandpa rescued several years ago named “Bully.” He was a delight. So was my grandfather, because he told my kids when he gave him to us that Bully got his flat, smushed nose because he didn’t see well and ran into a wall. The kids believed him, for about 2 seconds. LOL! My grandpa was a character. This is such a heartwarming story about these 2 dogs. I know they’ll find a good home.
Report Post »lyingling
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 8:15amPugs are the best! My pug makes me laugh every day! I would take these 2 in a heart beat!
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:37amI’ll take em! My parents have 2 of these. Pugs are some of the neatest dogs on the planet. I love my Boston, but Pugs just amazing attitudes.
Report Post »Sara72
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:09amI ‘ll take them…. I have 2 now : )
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 10:34pmAwesome story and cute dogs.. but oh my the pug sheds horribly.. But someone out there won’t mind a bit… See, even animals can have devotion for each other!
Report Post »Luke611
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 11:50pmWhen I was in the 7th grade, my biology teacher instructed the class animals only act on instinct.
That was 38 years ago.
Seeing eye dog leading around a dog tells me sometimes our little fellows have more in their little heads then Mrs Lee realized.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 7:49amIf I lived in England, I’d take them. I‘d bet now that it’s made the news, they’ll have lots of offers. I already have a terrier mix that sheds horribly. My expensive (Filter Queen) vac wouldn’t get it out of the carpet. It took an Orek found in the dumpster to do the trick.
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 10:32pmI had a blind kitten for nearly 17 years. She was born on my bathroom floor. First visit to the vet the techs tiptoed around me until I said, “Yes, vaccinate the blind one too. Nothing wrong with her, just took a couple of days longer to remember where the cat pan was.”
Never let out of doors. She was an excellent cat. Took 10 years to discover bed pillows, then spent the rest of her life sleeping beside my head on her pillow.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 10:42pmSWEEeeeetttt…
Report Post »EyebrowsLaMana
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 2:39amAwww, I love kitties and that just brought a tear to my eye. We have 3 cats, one stray, one abused, and one literally thrown out a car window right infront of me. Animals are so great, I hope these 2 find a great home!
Report Post »Bill Burns
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 5:35pmBeautiful GRUMPY and we can relate to that.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 9:10pmI have seen similar stories about dog pairs here in the states.
Report Post »scheduler
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 9:21pmThat is really cool.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political videos
Report Post »hillbillyinny
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 9:03pmThe light Pug is “fawn” in color (tan with black points), and the other is a black Pug. Pugs are a lot of fun, but a “big dog in a small package.” They could be a lot of fun for someone in Great Britian. My first dog was a Pug!
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:54pmReminds me of this dog pair! They are on my dog park web site:
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ErinLindsey
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:30pmWish I lived in England, I’d take these two in a second! Wonder if I can do an international puppy adoption?
Report Post »BigSaltyCracker
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:55amHey that would be like Brad and Angalina and Madonna.But you would not hire a staff to take care of the cute little Dogs.Good luck
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 1:35pmI’ve had blind dogs before. (two actually, and one was deaf and blind) I think dogs adapt better to blindness and deafness than humans do.
Report Post »Tom
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:15pmYou can’t split these to up. Its bi racial love they are a beautiful pair. Brings a tear to my eye.
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:50pmEbony and Ivory live together in perfect harmony.
Report Post »Krazy_Kreepy_Ketchup
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:15pmHere is another story that is IMPORTANT NEWS, nowhere to be found on the Blaze:
http://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-us-sell-f-15s-saudi-arabia-233938789.html
Come on Blaze Editors…..
Report Post »mensaman62
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:42pmLazy during the holidays while other news sources, Yahoo!, puts this out. Not good Blaze.
Report Post »But I do love your site and seek it out many times a day…for the truth.
chips1
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 9:32pmThe story said that Saudi Arabia is our allie. I think they are just financing Obama’s vacations. He is one of them.
Report Post »calypsocoral
Posted on December 29, 2011 at 3:37am@ Krazy– I would be worried, except that the F-22 has made the F-15 obsolete. A single F-22 can take out EIGHT F-15′s. Saudi Arabia, however, could use those F-15′s to secure their skies against Iran, since no other country in the Middle East has Air Superiority to match that of the F-15.
I like the fact that The Blaze does stories like these dogs. It keeps the website from being yet another depressing political blog. We already have plenty of those, thanks.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 8:06pmAmazing.
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