The guide dog lost his sight and then the owner was offered another dog

Man and dog have been together for thousands of years. A four-legged friend has all the time helped people hunt, he guards the sheep, protects the houses from thieves. Perhaps there is no more devoted friend in the whole world than a dog.

A dog is even taught by man to be his own eyes. Some breeds of dogs are used as guides for the blind for people with disabilities.

But what if the dog himself cannot do his job? Take him to the shelter and forget about him? That’s what most people would do.

But Graham Vesp, a Briton, sees it differently. A 59-year-old man, he is blind. For the past six years, he’s had his eye on a Labrador dog named Eddie. When Graham took him, Eddie was already two years old.

He had been specially trained so that a blind person would not be hit by a car or knocked into a low-hanging tree branch.

In so many years, man and dog became the closest of friends. But one day Eddie was in trouble. The vets found a cataract. No matter how they tried to save the dog’s eyesight, it was impossible.

The dog went blind first in one eye and a few weeks later in the other. Now he could no longer fulfill his duties as a guide. Now he needed a guide himself.

It was a real tragedy for the Vesp. He attached himself to the dog as if he were his own child. Graham was advised to take Eddie to a shelter for sick animals. He should live out his retirement years, they say.

But the man just couldn’t imagine life without Eddie. Handing him over to the shelter felt like a betrayal to him. It’s not like Eddie is a broken thing to be thrown in the trash can. Eddie is a living being.

Last September, Vesp decided he would take a second guide dog. And it turned out to be a Labrador, too, and almost the first namesake. The two-year-old dog’s name is Edward.

He faces a really difficult challenge. Not only does he have to guide a blind man, but he also has to guide his brother. Eddie and Edward got along quickly and well, which made Graham very happy.

He was worried that the young dog might have a violent temperament. But his fears were not confirmed. On the contrary, Edward took care of his senior colleague.

Now Graham walks two dogs. And he is not afraid of the crowded streets or dark alleys. He knows that he has an Edward who will not let him get into trouble.