Our Camera Shy Little Oliver
We adopted Oliver, aka Ollie, from the Boston Buddies Rescue 
Group, in January of 2006. Although Oliver's owners had had Ollie since a puppy, they could no longer keep him or his father due to their granddaghter's allergies. Ollie's dad went to a family member, but sadly they had to release Ollie to Boston Buddies. Having waited since August for the perfect Boston to adopt, Ed and I were very excited when we got the call about Oliver!
Things were not so great in the beginning. Our little brut, Leia, was very excited to meet Oliver, but seemed to be a little too much for him. Ollie was so submissive in the beginning that he
would either roll over on his back and give up or jump into Ed's lap when Leia came after him. Ollie also suffered severe separation anxiety in the beginning and would howl and scratch at the garage door in an effort to find us when we had left for work. There was a few weeks there when we thought for sure Oliver just wouldn't be able to live our lifestyle.
But then came the day that Oliver came down to join in while we were playing with Leia. Although he was very timid, it was immediately apparent that Oliver wanted to play, and that he was becoming more and more comfortable in the house. The scratching at the garage door stopped, and then he and Leia were laying in bed side by side.
Since January Ollie has come a long way. Ollie not only joins in at play time, but at many times is actually the instigator! He absolutely adores Leia, and is becoming more and more like his big
sister every day. He's so confident and comfortable here he actually growls at us when we try to move him to get into bed at night!! We know he means nothing by it, he's just saying, "Hey! I'm sleeping here, leave me alone!" On rare occassions, when he's comfrotable and playing around with Leia, we actually get a peek at him with 1 Boston ear sticking straight up, but only 1, never both!
We are so greatful to have been blessed with adopting our little Oliver! And each and every day he is trying and learning new things with us. He has learned to sit, stay, shake, walk backwards up the stairs, and even sticks close by when off leash. He has been such a
good boy off leash that we were able to take him to Doggy Beach and he was able to run and play with the other dogs!
Oliver is a great dog, and wonderful companion to not only Ed and I, but also to Little Miss Leia!
Group, in January of 2006. Although Oliver's owners had had Ollie since a puppy, they could no longer keep him or his father due to their granddaghter's allergies. Ollie's dad went to a family member, but sadly they had to release Ollie to Boston Buddies. Having waited since August for the perfect Boston to adopt, Ed and I were very excited when we got the call about Oliver!Things were not so great in the beginning. Our little brut, Leia, was very excited to meet Oliver, but seemed to be a little too much for him. Ollie was so submissive in the beginning that he
would either roll over on his back and give up or jump into Ed's lap when Leia came after him. Ollie also suffered severe separation anxiety in the beginning and would howl and scratch at the garage door in an effort to find us when we had left for work. There was a few weeks there when we thought for sure Oliver just wouldn't be able to live our lifestyle.But then came the day that Oliver came down to join in while we were playing with Leia. Although he was very timid, it was immediately apparent that Oliver wanted to play, and that he was becoming more and more comfortable in the house. The scratching at the garage door stopped, and then he and Leia were laying in bed side by side.
Since January Ollie has come a long way. Ollie not only joins in at play time, but at many times is actually the instigator! He absolutely adores Leia, and is becoming more and more like his big
sister every day. He's so confident and comfortable here he actually growls at us when we try to move him to get into bed at night!! We know he means nothing by it, he's just saying, "Hey! I'm sleeping here, leave me alone!" On rare occassions, when he's comfrotable and playing around with Leia, we actually get a peek at him with 1 Boston ear sticking straight up, but only 1, never both!We are so greatful to have been blessed with adopting our little Oliver! And each and every day he is trying and learning new things with us. He has learned to sit, stay, shake, walk backwards up the stairs, and even sticks close by when off leash. He has been such a
good boy off leash that we were able to take him to Doggy Beach and he was able to run and play with the other dogs!Oliver is a great dog, and wonderful companion to not only Ed and I, but also to Little Miss Leia!
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