19-Year-Old Blind Cow Loves To Hug Her Dad

The Dodo

Blind cow who spent 19 years chained up can't stop hugging her parents — and she LOVES the house they made for her

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00:00 (laughing)

00:02 You could just tell that giving hugs

00:07 was the way she showed love.

00:09 She would walk over to us

00:14 and just throw her body against us.

00:16 Getting hugs from her are the best kinds of hugs

00:19 in the entire world.

00:20 She knew that she was safe.

00:22 Helen lived on a chain in a stall for 19 years

00:28 and was born blind.

00:30 It definitely took her a few days

00:37 to get used to our voices

00:38 and to learn that she was in a new place.

00:41 Hi, Helen.

00:42 Since Helen can't see us,

00:44 she does use her other senses,

00:46 like sound and touch, to experience the world.

00:48 Helen absolutely loves rubbing herself up on things.

00:53 She loves rubbing up against us.

00:55 She loves scratching herself.

00:57 (birds chirping)

00:59 She loves listening to the birds

01:01 and we play music for her.

01:03 I'm right here, Helen.

01:08 With Helen being 19 years old

01:10 and living the life that she had,

01:11 we're determined to make every day

01:13 the best day of her life.

01:15 Hi, Helen.

01:20 We wanted to make everything very convenient for her,

01:22 and so we thought about all her senses.

01:25 We started off by putting a solar-powered water fountain

01:28 so she always can hear the trickle of the water.

01:31 Additionally, she loves listening to sounds,

01:33 and so we hung wind chimes up by her room.

01:37 Not only can she enjoy listening to those sounds

01:41 whenever the wind blows,

01:42 but she can also get to her room very easily.

01:45 Helen's listening to her wind chimes.

01:47 Giving a tush scratch.

01:50 Helen absolutely loves rubbing herself up on things,

01:54 so we installed a couple brushes onto the fences

01:58 and onto her run-in shed.

01:59 You can just find her at all hours of the day

02:03 rubbing up on them.

02:04 We installed a hay holder and a water bucket holder

02:08 in her room.

02:09 She always has access to fresh food and water.

02:13 We installed a night vision camera,

02:16 and it's just good to make sure that she's okay

02:18 at all times.

02:20 We would sleep out there if we had our way.

02:23 (birds chirping)

02:24 Here, Helen.

02:25 It's just the cutest thing to watch her.

02:27 She's just so happy.

02:28 Good night, beautiful.

02:30 We love you.

02:31 We wanted to show her we were here to protect her

02:34 and to love her.

02:36 We did not know that it was possible

02:38 to love somebody so much.

02:40 I will find that I am just yelling that I love her,

02:44 even as I'm leaving the pastures.

02:46 Love you, Helen.

02:47 Helen is the most beautiful, loving soul we've ever met,

02:51 and ultimately, she's taught us to lead with love.

02:53 (gentle music)

02:56 (birds chirping)

02:58 (gentle music)

03:01 (wind blowing)

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