Blind newborn puppy with special sniffer left to waste away on beach gets rescued by cat pawrent who despite disliking dogs, saw nothing more than a sweet four pawed soul in need of saving: ‘Despite everything, he's growing and getting stronger!’

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Sep 20, 2026 8:15 AM EDT

Finding a puppy on a beach by some rocks is already an event that could be considered to be out of the ordinary. But when that puppy turns out to be blind and facially different from others, you have quite the unique and curious tale of canine rescue on your paws.

While we would rather not focus on this poor puppy's physical condition, it is how his story came to be shared with the world. It all began when his to-be pawrent turned to ask some vets for help online. Having randomly found a tiny puppy draped over some rocks on the beach our cat loving rescuer was unsure how to handle the situation that had been put before them. There lay a puppy, seemingly only a few weeks old, but something did not look right about it. Its eyes looked off and there was something strange going on with its face. Nonetheless, our rescuer scooped up the poor pup and took it home.

But it wasn't until a visit at an actual vet that it was determined that this pup was indeed blind and had a cleft palate. Now, why did we say earlier that we rather not discuss this pup's problems? Well, it is because none of these 'problems' actually caused this pup any pain, delay in development or any other kind of trouble. He is a fit and healthy pup by all accounts and while he might look a little different and relies more on his nose than his eyes. He still loves the same, he still wants for the same excitement, intrigue and playtime as any other dog. He is just special in his own way as so many other doggos are.

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Puppy with cleft palate.
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Wow, well that is a whole lot to unpack right there. From the sounds of it this is a runt of a littler that recently came to the world and either his dog momma or hooman pawrents decided that he was not fit for life. Which is hard to contest considering this pup’s condition, but it does not mean that he is not deserving of life. A fact that this cat pawrent fully believed in and is what prompted her to take pity on the poor puppy. Who knows how much longer this tiny creature could have held up against the rising tide.
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What a wonder that with all the issues this doggo is, he is technically totally fine. It just goes to show how much your own definition of being normal, healthy and functioning can influence your decisions. Someone considered a blind dog with some superficial disfigurement to be unworthy of a life well lived. As though it would never be able to experience love or share it with others. But they were so deeply mistaken in their assessment. We are truly lucky to have people in this world with such wide and open hearts. People just like this cat pawrent could very well be the reason you end up finding the canine love of your life at your local rescue.
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