A blind dog and his guide dog have a new home together.
In April, three dogs were left in the yard of an Oregon man formerly involved in the rescue of Dachshunds.
The man no longer rescues Dachshunds, but knew to drive the abandoned dogs to a shelter nearby.
One was put up for adoption by Marion County Dog Services -- but Herbie and Hilda, two who had uniquely bonded, were taken to a small rescue facility in Salem called Salem Dogs.
They are both around 3-4 years old. Herbie is blind and Hilda is his seeing-eye guide dog.
After treatment by a local animal hospital, Herbie and Hilda were later put up for adoption.
In late April, Diane Young, with Salem Dogs shared Herbie and Hilda's details on the group's Facebook page.
“They must go together,” she wrote.
A couple in Yakima, Washington, Dorothy and John Sinnar, was chosen to take the two home, after phone and email conversations. Dorothy and John's veterinarian also gave them a glowing recommendation.
The couple have had doxies for years; they are very familiar with the breed.
"You couldn't find a better home," the veterinarian said of the Sinnars.
The Sinnars drove to Oregon from Yakima in their motor home to meet Herbie and Hilda. When they arrived, the couple had already built a platform that extended from the bottom of the motor home's stairs to the ground, to ease Herbie and Hilda's entrance into and exit from the RV.
The couple took the dogs on a trip to the blue coast of the Pacific Ocean, to get to know them and celebrate their adoption.
The Sinnars took Herbie and Hilda to their new forever home in Washington state in early June.
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