Thank you all for replying I am going to look into those books. Yes she does have cataracts and has had them for a few years now. The vet said she has dementia but she doesn't get lost in corners or under tables. Grandchildren have been raised around my two girls and know they must be treated carefully. So far the dogs really love it when we get company, any company.
Yorkiemom1 I am sorry I gave the impression my husband is an intolerant man. He has always taken very good care of the dogs. He will be the first one to say take them to the vet. But he does not understand what he can not see. He does not understand mental problems. And he does not understand when she was once house trained and now pees on the floor.
We are both 67 years old and do understand the aging process, but I need to understand more so I can help her. I don't understand how it could be her hearing when I can stand next to her and call her name and she doesn't hear me. But yet another day she is johnny on the spot when I call her. (Which happens less and less now) When she is asleep she may hear us come home but more often she never hears us come in the house even when her sister is barking up a storm. More than once I have had to go over and check her breathing.
My daughter is an RN and worked with geriatric patients and tells me what to watch for in patients with dementia just in case Hanna does stuff like that. We all love these dogs and want the best for them.
I am gonna look up those books and hopefully they will give me some insight into her mind. Thanks again