OLIVE
10/04/2017
Female
Large : Larger than 45 lbs.
Pointer Mix- Sleek cream jacket with light brown dappling; brown ears and mask around face. 61lbs
HISTORY: Olive was brought in as a stray with her mom and sister while still a puppy.
Smart and Sassy!! Who doesn’t love and respect a girl who knows what she wants and is not afraid to ask for it? Olive is all of this and so much more!! This solid framed, sleek jacketed lady is pure joy to watch as she runs like the wind in one of our fenced in areas! Paying little attention to the toys scattered about hoping to be noticed, Olive is much more interested in being near her person and in particular getting much needed and yes, deserved belly rubs. Olive, while an active breed and a big, strong girl, is a loving companion dog and craves / prefers to be inside and comfortable and with her people in a safe, structured and nestled -in environment. She loves her walks and enjoying time outside sniffing around, but loves the creature comforts of snuggling and living inside with her humans.
A Word from Olive:
Me? You want to visit with me? Awesome! I think? …Well, as long as we go for a walk! I love the woods! There are so many smells there! Don’t forget some treats! Whoa…you don’t want me to go that way…okay, I can live with that! What’s that? Woof, woof! Oh, it’s okay, just a squirrel…”
…Okay, I am getting used to you, and you seem really nice. Can you scratch me here? Ooooh, and there? Aaaah! What? You want to take me home? Oh my…that sounds wonderful! Can we do cuddles on the couch? Okay, but let’s take this slowly!”
What Olive Needs in Her Home:
This lovely lady will be at her best in a home with structure and steady routine headed up by confident, loving humans with prior dog experience. She needs lots of human attention and cannot be an afterthought, bustled all around, crated or ignored. The setting would not work and Olive will regress, be unhappy and this may set up a situation for failure. She needs someone who will not let her run the house, and who will foster an environment where she will feel safe. She is very complicated, extremely smart, but delicate, and needs a consistent, predictable, steady but soft approach to her, particularly in settings she is unsure of or not accustomed. She may enjoy the company of another pointer or hound, but is best with no children or cats. Her journey to her forever home should be done carefully, and she should be given time to adjust before meeting other dogs in the household, or the neighborhood friends that will surely want to see her. She previously had a habit of resource guarding and would not let you touch anything belonging to her, but extensive training has curbed that tendency, and we have not seen that behavior here at the sanctuary for a long time.
Winter 2025 Update: I have decided to create a new game for the staff here at CFC. I call it “See how fast I run when I see my jacket.” This gives me great enjoyment. Plus if I milk it, I get more people time. Of course, I could easily be bribed with a treat, as everyone who knows me is aware, but some staff do not carry cookies to go with my milk. While I do enjoy playing this game, I do allow them to put on my jacket after a small game of chase. At times, it is in fact a bit chilly out and these older bones (I’m close to being a decade old!) could benefit from some extra protection and warmth. On another note, did you know my close friends call me Ms Sassy and say I’m quite the conversationalist? My human friends comment that I always have something to say which is true! In addition to being chatty, my good volunteer friend Angela is helping to keep me limber and agile by enticing me to walk the teeter-totter in the arena area for a treat and she also creates fun brain games to help keep my brain sharp as a tack! Health wise my hypothyroid is still being well managed. In addition, the humans have decided that since the lump in my neck/chest came back so fast the last time it was removed, next time around, they’ll wait to remove it til I’m clearly bothered by it. Please send healthy thoughts my way (I think I could use some). Thx for tuning in. Olive
Fall Update 2024: Olive is a beautiful girl with a lot of talent. Like many of our kids here Olive is very affectionate, outgoing, and very social. She seems to like everyone she meets. Despite her age, she is quite good at agility. She has even mastered the Teeter totter, which is usually quite challenging for most dogs. She also likes to play dress up. This sweet lady is down to wear just about anything. She is quite good at strutting her stuff while in full costume. Perhaps she has a future in modeling. Olive knows how to sit and give paw, and will happily do so for a treat. In fact there is not much Olive wouldn’t do for a cookie or 3. On a medical note: Being the pampered pooch that she is now, Olive will only take her medicine while she is tucked in for bed or very first thing in the morning. She will not be bothered during her outside hours.
