Ok, I'm sitting here at my computer, watching Pippin play with his rattle mouse, tossing it up in the air, chasing it down, run around the house with it in his mouth and then roll over and play with it on HIS futon. Now, if we had followed the "butthead" philosophy of what life forms should be allowed to live, I guess Pippin wouldn't be here today! And, its funny but, if we are being cruel to him, I certainly can't tell. He's about the happiest little critter in the neighborhood! Maybe even the Northwest, if you ask him!
CCL, thank heavens there are people like you and all the shelters out there that take in blind and otherwise disabled animals. You just give lots of love and care to those creatures that come to you for help.
I should make a movie of the Pips and send it to you so you can show your....ahem....relative that he's wrong and you are right. You'll do the right thing by Ockey because you care and are willing to put in the effort needed to help him adjust. Don't even waste your time defending yourself to people like that. You don't need to worry about attitudes like that.