Dog gets ‘seeing eye pup’

Charlie, an 11-year-old golden retriever belonging to the Stipe family of Mooresville, NC lost its eyesight and so the family adopted a puppy named Maverick to be a companion for Charlie.  The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] reports that the dogs quickly bonded.  In fact, Mrs. Stipe told reporters that when they would play, Maverick would realize that Charlie would lose the toy sometimes, so [Maverick] would pick it up and put it back in front of him to re-engage playtime.”  And, when out of doors, the puppy would  guide Charlie much the same way a seeing eye dog might guide a blind person.  Maverick became a regular “seeing eye pup.”