We adopted our precious lil blind girl Polly recently. We had been wanting to give a furever home to a special needs dachshund and Polly had caught both mine and my husband's attention. We made the 3hr trip to meet Polly and her previous owner at a park. I think with Polly it was love at first pat, we clicked straightaway. Having lost her human mum that she was super attached to, Polly was looking for someone to fill that void. Polly and I spent quite awhile wandering around the park and getting to know each other. I was totally obsessed with this dog and couldn't wait for her to come home with us and meet her new fur siblings. On our trip home Polly cuddled into my arm and napped most of the way (except for toilet stops and a few snacks), she is the perfect little travel buddy. After slow introduction, Polly's new fur siblings took her on an adventure to sniff all things outdoors and she had so much fun bounding like a little deer through the grass. Her fur siblings have taken it upon themselves to start guiding Polly so she doesn't run into things, but her vision impairment doesn't stop this girl, she just takes it all in her stride. We had a bit of a test set for us early in the week, we were hit by a bad thunderstorm, which resulted in terrified dachshunds snuggling together in our bed while we waited for the storm to pass, thankfully they helped each other through it and it was a fairly smooth process. We have fallen in love with this precious girl and are extremely happy to now have her as part of our family. As terrifying as taking on a fully blind dog can be, it is also a very rewarding thing and I have been super grateful for my vet nurse training and experience which prepared me for our new life with Polly. We are so very thankful to the wonderful people at Dachshund Rescue Australia for giving us the opportunity to welcome Polly into our family and for all their support throughout the process.