Wounded dog helps blind rescue dog by becoming guide

A blind dog in Oklahoma, who doctors recommended putting down due to his seizures, has a new lease on life after meeting Blair, who also has problems.

Not only have the two dogs become best friends, but they are rehabilitating each other.

Tanner is a two-year-old golden retriever who has been blind since birth due to cataracts. He also suffers from seizures, which cause him to lose control of bodily functions.

Tanner was sent to Woodland West Animal Hospital in Tulsa after his owner passed away. Dr. Mike Jones describes the dog's condition to ABC as being impossible to control because no medication seemed to be working. His condition was so bad there was no way Tanner would be able to live in a home.

The dog was placed in a home for a short period, but the defecation was too much for the new owner to handle and Tanner ended up back at the hospital, pacing in his pen and seizing almost every night.

Doctors had recommended putting Tanner down until he met his new best friend.

Blair is a one-year-old black Labrador mix described as a street dog who was brought to hospital after being shot.

"One day they were exercising in a play yard together and they got together," said Jones in an ABC News article. "Blair all of a sudden seemed to realized that Tanner was blind and just started to help him around."

As seen in the video, Blair tows Tanner around the yard by the leash attached to Tanner just like an owner would.

"We've worked with a lot of different service dogs to provide these services for people," said Jones to ABC. "But it's the first time I've seen anything like this, the special relationship these two dogs have."

The timid dog from the streets becomes a lot calmer and less anxious around Tanner and Tanner is almost completely seizure free.

The two are up for adoption, but Jones said they will have to go to a special home with someone who understands their relationship.