Olie Day 2 and 3

Olie is definitely settling in here, he was comfortable enough to start jumping up on the couch. He likes to be near the people he lives with. I will be encouraging him to be on the dog bed and teaching him the command "off" in case his new home doesn't want their dog on the furniture.

I took Ben and Olie for a walk before heading off to work for the day. Olie mostly stuck by Ben's side. He seems to prefer to walk in front of me but he never pulls on the leash. If he reaches the end of the leash he slows down a bit so he doesn't pull. He also didn't bark or pull toward other dogs or people who we passed while walking. He seemed to be afraid of cars passing by as he got extra close to me when they passed. He does try to pull after small animals who cross our path or rustle in the bushes. We passed some squirrels and I had to distract him with some food to help him get back on track.

Olie and Ben

I tried soaking Olie's breakfast and feeding him 4 hours before we left for work and he did not puke in the car! I kept the air conditioner blasting to help as well. Everyone at work was happy to see Olie again. He is just a great dog and everyone who meets him falls in love.

Olie knows the command sit and he is fairly good at come as well. We are currently working on down, off, and being good in a crate. He appears to be housebroken but is constantly supervised in the house. He whines occasionally so I take him outside if it has been a while and he usually goes potty when that happens. He also seems to know what appropriate things to chew on are. We leave shoes and books and random stuff on the ground sometimes and he always goes for the dog toys (squeaky toys and bones) instead.

Unfortunately Olie threw up in the car again on the way to work on day 3. I am not sure what is causing his motion sickness, he definitely likes riding in cars as he will pull me toward my car when we go out the front door and he happily leaps into the car when I open the door. Fortunately he again aimed for the towel that I laid down for him. I will continue to soak his food and keep the air conditioner on to lessen his carsickness. He threw up about 40 minutes into the 60 minute drive. Another note about him riding in the car is he loves to sit on the seats, I drive a van and I'm okay with him sitting in the backseat. He does not try to jump into the front seat while the car is running but, when I park the car and prepare to leave he sometimes gets really excited and jumps up into the passenger or driver seat. I am encouraging him to stay in the backseat and only let him out the back door of the car.

If you want to adopt Olie or want more information about him email connellpetrescue@gmail.com