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Man Takes His Dog on a 2,200 Mile Journey After She Lost Her Eyesight

August 15, 2021
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Man Takes His Dog on a 2,200 Mile Journey After She Lost Her Eyesight

THIS MAN took his dog on an epic 1100 mile hike to get her confidence back after she went blind. Writer and long distance hiker Kyle Rohrig (29), from Navarre, Florida, USA, knew it would be risky to bring his eight-year-old Shiba Inu, Katana, on the Florida trail with him. Katana was already an experienced hiker when she started losing her vision. She and her dad had gamely completed the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail together and were in the middle of a 2,650-mile hike of the Pacific Crest Trail when glaucoma clouded her left eye. The two were forced to leave the wilderness so Katana could have surgery, but returned as soon as the vet cleared her to finish the trail together. When she lost the vision in her right eye, rendering her fully blind, Katana changed from a confident dog to cautious and unsure of herself. Mediadrumimages / Kyle Rohrig

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Katana, an 8-year-old Shiba Inu, hasn’t always been blind. In fact, she and her owner Kyle Rohrig loved braving the wilderness together. Both of them are experienced hikers and they even finished the Appalachian trail together that spans 2,200 miles.

When Katana started to lose her sight, they were in the middle of traversing the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail hike. The poor dog was in a fight against glaucoma which made them opt out from finishing the trail. The disease clouded her left eye and she needed to go through surgery.

They were able to get back to the trail and finish it as soon as the vet cleared her. However, two years later, Katana lost her vision on her right eye as well. That forced them to leave the wilderness for a long time. Katana became timid, cautious, and unsure of herself and her confidence slowly disappeared.

Rohrig refused to accept that they had the last of their adventures together. Katana was able to adjust inside their home. She had the layout memorized and was able to navigate all right. She could have lived the rest of her life indoor and wrapped in darkness but Rohrig had a different idea.

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He wanted to bring back his dog’s confidence and self-assurance so he decided to set out on another hike with his blind dog. There was no doubt in his mind that the journey will be difficult. But in that sink or swim situation, he made up his mind that there is no other way for them but to swim.

They followed the Florida trail starting from the Trailhead in Big Cypress. He shared that the hike was challenging and liberating at the same time. He needed to carry her most of the time but there were times that Katana was able to lead the way and hike a mile or two on her own every day.

They went and finished their hike after 72 days and the change in Katana’s demeanor was beautiful. The fearful dog who was once Katana was replaced by a strong and confident companion along the way. Katana was surely happy and thankful that her owner did not let her stay in the dark forever.

Credits to _roamad_ on Instagram

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