A blind dachshund and his guide dog who were adopted, then split up in Virginia, have been reunited

By Dana Hedgpeth April 26 at 9:00 AM

They came in as a pair and they were adopted as a pair — a blind 12-year-old dachshund and his guide dog, a 6-year-old pit bull. The two found a new home this week, but one dog was discovered a few days later wandering on a rural road 100 miles away.

The dachshund is named OJ, and the pit bull is named Blue Dozer.

And in the past few days, their tale, which sounds straight out of a Hallmark movie, has gone viral on social media with thousands of animal lovers offering to adopt them and doling out criticism, worry and support for what Richmond shelter officials called a “delicate situation.”

The dogs’ journey started when the pair were brought in last week to the Richmond Animal Care and Control shelter after their owner became homeless.

On its Facebook page, the Richmond shelter said the owner was “unable to provide care for them.” The shelter described the relationship between the two dogs as the “cutest (and saddest) thing.”

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