Ben went deaf which I struggled with the idea of him not being able to hear me talking to him, as I had always chatted away and loved how he looked right at me 💕 but it bothered me more than him, he coped fine with hearing loss he very quickly learnt hand signals and it wasn’t until he got dementia that I used to put a long line on him as I was worried he would run off and not hear me to call him back. His sight wasn’t too bad but as he got older he had cataracts, again he managed fine.
Harry has sight loss he has PRA and cataracts he is 11 1/2 now, but has been getting worse over a few years. Still super fit and over some weekends covering 30 miles mostly off lead. Bright sunlight affects his vision and he doesn’t manage in the dark. Our garden is lit up like Blackpool illuminations 😂 we make sure there is plenty of light Inside and outdoors and don’t move the furniture round much, he is more jumpy now if you drop something he gets anxious but being a rescue he has always been a bit nervy.
I do think we worry about them more than we need too, they just seem to get on with things and cope really well we overthink it. I worry less with Harry than I did with Ben as he was my first oldie, bu5 I know what you mean about it all going to fast, I would love to wind the clock back a few years for him 💕
I am sure Pebbles will adapt well xx