The blind dog -- and his guide dog

Y'all know how much I like border collies.

So I couldn't resist posting about this story out of the UK on best friends Bonnie and Clyde, a pair of border collies who have a special relationship:

Best friends Bonnie and Clyde were brought to the animal shelter in Norfolk after they were found wandering the streets in a rain storm.

When the pair are together, Clyde, 5, seems as capable as a fully sighted dog -- but he won't move unless Bonnie, 2, is close.

That's because Clyde is blind.

Bonnie guides him on walks or tward food and lets him rest on her when he becomes disoriented.

Cherie Cootes, who runs the Meadown Green Dog Rescue Centre in Loddon, Norfolk, said: "He totally relies on her the whole time. When she walks she tends to stop and make sure he's there -- she does look out for him."

A spokeswoman for Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, Vicky Bell, said she'd never heard of a dog voluntarily acting as a guide for another dog.

"There's absolutely no option of homing them separately," she said. They have to go as a pair. This is a very unusual case, it's such a lovely story." 

Bonnie and Clyde with handler Riana Blanchard