can a blind poodle see shadows?

I'v got a blind dog named tffany and im wondering how she gets arouned
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Okay.. haha.. hehhee.. blind.. means you can't see. :) Actually I guess it depends on the severity of the blindness. "legally blind" doesn't mean that you can't see a darned thing. It just means that you can't see to a certain point. Color blind.. it's still a form of blindness.. but you can still see.

I have a blind African parrot. I found out by doing what I thought was the most logical thing.

1) To see if your dog is blind.. Try placing your hand between your dog and light source. Keep your hand far away from the dog so it can't sense your movement much. If you slowly move your hand up and down .. casting a shadow.. your dog will probably react to it. It also may react because it smells or feels the movement.
2) Try it in different situations. If she ever once doesn't react to the shadow you're casting, she's probably super dooper blind.

Otherwise, she probably gets around by smell and by memory.

Dogs can smell things from five miles away. That's an amazing nose! I'm sure they can smell how far away they are from the dog food bowl, the garbage can, the front door, etc.

But to be honest.. think about it.. shadows.. they would be more distracting than helpful. Think about the sun.. and it's casting shadows in different directions. It'd be like a house with moving walls. Flip on a light in the house and the entire place would look different to her. I doubt she is moving based on shadows.

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i dont think so.

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Blind dogs are quick learners. Once they get adjusted to the placement of things in the house, they can move about just like any other dog. If you move something around, however, there's chance of the dog running into it. They go by memory.

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the definition of blind means you cant see anything. so how could it see a shadow? the answer is no

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I would say it's possible that she can see shadows to help her walk around, depending on why she's blind. But also, remember that dogs have keen hearing and smell. If it works the same with dogs as it does with humans, then your dog's other senses may have actually gotten even more powerful than usual and it's using smells and sound to find it's way.

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yes

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noooooooooooooooooooooo

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She may not be completely blind. I have only partial vision in my left eye after 3 surgeries. I can see shapes and lights but not able to make out what the objects are. Then again, dogs can adjust well like blind people do. They can get around well in familiar surroundings.

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most all cases of dogs being "blind" is caused from cataracts. Cataracts slowly cloud the eye and, yes, eventually cause complete blind-ness where no light can enter the eye and let the dog discern shadows, but untill that happens, a dog with cataracts can discern shadows to a certain extent. In a bright environment, the dog is typically able to avoid most any objects, but in a dark room, say at night with the lights off, it will be near impossible for the dog to see anything at all.