Another update from Stevie

Hi all!  I have so much to tell.  First of all, I am in love!  Yup it's true.  It took awhile but now I know that I love........Phyllis.  It feels so good when she pats me now that I let her.  She loves to put my face between her hands and rub my face. I love that too.  Every day I get closer and closer to her.  I jumped up on her bed two mornings ago.  She was very surprised to see me there.  I am also walking more and more every day.  Still keeping the grass and sidewalks clean!  I take a long walk, come in the house and just want to take a little nap, so I just relieve myself wherever I am and find a bed to lay on or walk to Phyllis and let her pick me up.  She took a picture of me just laying on her lap so nice and peaceful.
We got a report from the eye doctor and this is what they say about me.  The possible causes fo my blindness include central nervous system issues such as genetic defect, infection early in my life like distemper, or trauma or maybe even SARD's which means .Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration which happens to about 4000 dogs a year.  We just all of a sudden go blind.  So no matter what tests I take I will never see again.  The good side is I am not in a war torn country with a lot of bombing going on!  At least I am safe and fed and like Phyllis.  I can also tell you that I have no idea what those squeaky things I hear right before one of the dogs run to it.  Phyllis keeps saying toy but I don't think I have ever had one of those and sometimes she tries to give me bones to chew but I have no idea what to do with them.  Today I went on the grass by myself for the first time and smelled a tree.  I heard Phyllis tell me to go ahead and smell the roses and while I was at it I could squat if I wanted to. Don't get your hopes up.  I just walked on the grass and smelled a tree....that's it! And that's the next good thing about being a blind boy.  We learn from watching and since I can't see I never learned to lift my leg, whatever that means.  I just heard Phyllis talking about it.  And she was probably talking to herself!