I had a lovely weekend stay with Oliver. Ollie is such a sweet pup - full of attention and affection, not to mention a sometimes focused personality! We spent time strolling around the block and the river, and watching people, squirrels and birds go by while resting in the grass. The rain certainly didn't dampen his step! At home, Oliver enjoyed playing with a very much loved duck and fish toy...his eyes turned into those of an energetic puppy, and he could have played tug o' war and fetch with them all day long. Ollie has many soft spots to rest at home, but I was so glad that he was always near me. The sofa at the front window seems to be his favourite, as he can best keep an eye on the neighbourhood from his corner perch. Nighttime was the best though, as Ollie would curl up on the end of the bed ♥️.
Pet Sitter: Christine
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 Hello fine sir! Oliver walks in the house. He stops for a quick hello from me, heads to the treat jar, gives Henry the eyes and then says, 'Where is Aoife?’. Aoife is on her hind legs at the back door. "Oliver is here? Let's play!" These two just love each other. I get to have cuddles at night-time and 'cooking in the kitchen conversation time. During the rest of the visit, these two are glued to each other. Lots of play and tug-o-war, backyard chase and visits to our off-leash park. A chilly but fun romp around in Nosehill was the recipe for one tired Oliver, when Mom came to pick him up. Sweet Oliver, you do not need to ring the door bell, just walk in.
Pet Sitter: Michelle 
 NOW, it is a party!! Oliver The Great has arrived for the weekend. Aunty Michelle is so happy to see you BUT cousin Aoife is thrilled to bits. I never tell Aoife when her BFF is arriving. She comes in from outside and viola, there is Oliver. When Oliver walks into the house, he is so chill and comfortable. He knows where the treats are kept as well as where the toy box and water dish are Oliver also had the pleasure of wee Little Lola staying for a night or two while he was with us. Both Oliver & Lola are January Babies - just a decade apart. It would be hard to tell who was turning 1 and who was turning 10, wink wink. There were celebrations all the time. At the end of each night, Aoife would be passed out under the table (not what you are thinking 🤣) from all the playing. Oliver would lay on ‘her' bed facing her, with a toy in his mouth and try to get her to come alive just for a little more play. Oliver, no wonder we call you Oliver The Great. Please come back real soon.
Pet Sitter: Michelle DGR RUN OF THE DAY #1 
 DISTANCE: 4.4 km DURATION: 1 hour 32 minutes
Happy 10th Birthday Oliver‼️ It was a Saturday Spectacular. Since this was Lola’s last night with the our pack, we decided today had to be the party. Oliver, Lola and Aoife hit the Dalhousie & Varsity off-leash park. The distance on Doggy Logs does not give a true representation of what these pups did. There was so much running and playing with all the other dogs, I know they all put on a few extra kilometres. We had 3 tired but satisfied pups on the walk home. Oliver, you have the energy of a dog half your age.🥰 Now one quick stop to the pet store for you to pick out a treat. I think I better let him nap first. Oliver had 2 poops & lots of pees. Lola had 5 pees, 1 poo. Runner: Michelle DGR RUN OF THE DAY 
 DISTANCE: 4.3 km DURATION: 1 hour 34 minutes
Happy 1st Birthday Lola‼️ It was another DGR Doggy Party. Lola’s party was held at the Tuscany off-leash area. I had human reinforcement join because there were lots of party-goers. Momma Marley came out. In addition, there was Hux Pup, Oliver The Great, and Aoife who attended her first Puppy Birthday Party. Lots of fun had and tongues wagging. Mother Nature provided some deer snacks along the way BUT they are not on Michelle's approved list.🤪 So extra liver treats given instead. There was also a surprise special guest!! We met up with Dixie, the long-eared Hound that Huxley, Aoife, and I rescued after being attacked before Christmas. Dixie remembered me and I received a big hug and kiss. Huxley & Aoife also remembered her. I am so happy to report Dixie is in fine form. This was one great day. All dogs pooped and had many, many pees. Siesta time🤣! Runner: Michelle 
If anyone has any advice on how to stop a pining pup from missing her BFF, please let me know!! Sir Oliver left our house this afternoon and the whole house is missing him. It was so much fun having our special Christmas guest stay with us starting on December 20. Aoife (our pup was in love) these two played and played. There were holiday celebrations with family and friends. Gifts and chew toys galore. There was also extra treats and cuddles over this holiday season. Ollie was part of it all. Well, there was one part that Oliver stayed far away from. When Aoife decided to take the cooked Christmas turkey off the counter by the wing, as the whole family sat at the dinner table. The turkey fell on her head and she ran!! Oliver knew that this was not the best time to visit the kitchen. Thank you Oliver for helping lick the turkey juices off Aoife’s face while the humans buzzed around. Oliver is got so much energy for a fellow turning 10 in a few weeks! He can have adventures with the boys at 3 off-leash parks and still come back in the house and wrestle with toys and play with Aoife. Ollie, you are truly one special dog and we thank you for helping in so many ways. See you real soon - we ALL hope. Love you Aunty M & Uncle Henry and one very smitten Wolfhound Pup.
Pet Sitter: Michelle DGR RUN OF THE DAY 
  DISTANCE: 2 hours 11 minutes DURATION: 7.2 km
Happy New Year!! It was a ’DGR Boys’ Party. Henry & I had the pleasure of chaperoning this fun gang of boys. Some humans would judge their New Year's Eve Party success by how many bars or parties they hit. Well, these 3 Amigos count fun & success by how many off-leash parks they can get too. Today's celebrations were very successful with 3 off-leash parks. Not 1....Not 2 BUT 3. Ennis, Huxley and Oliver have a mantra. ”Go Big or Stay Home”🤣. Aoife got to go to the first park but she is still a young pup in sooooo many ways. What a fantastic way to spend January 2nd. Happy New Year to all!! All the pooches had lots of pees. Oliver had 3 poops, Huxley had 2 poops, and Ennis had 1 poop. Runner: Michelle 
 It was a Sunday Special today. Ennis joined us for the afternoon. DGR Oliver is staying at our house and these two got on superb! I think they both appreciated having another pooch their age. Aoife our 7 month old pup was getting groomed today, it let the ‘boys’ have a good old time together. We headed out for our walk (recorded on Doggy Logs) to the Varsity Estates Off-Leash. There were loads of other dogs out today. Needless to say, there was lots of playtime. Plus many tobogganers. I think all this excitement may explain Ennis’s ‘Goldilocks Syndrome’ when we got back to the house. First Ennis tried out his bed, that was okay but just not right. Then he laid on the sheepskin rug - that was okay for a few winks. Oliver’s orthopaedic bed was just right! I told you they were instant friends. Ennis was not so interested in watching the Christmas Movies, just as long as his sleeping quarters were just right. Oliver stayed close and kept me company. Funny though, when the treat bag crinkled, all ears and doggies perked to attention. Merry Christmas my Special Pal Ennis and to his humans. I will see you in little over a week. I think we can even get in some walk time with Oliver.
Pet Sitter: Michelle Happy Days are here again!! Hello Sir Oliver, we are all so happy that you packed your suitcase for a 2 night sleepover. When Mom brought Ollie to the house, he walked in so comfortablly. ‘Hey I know this house’. Of course, my excitement level was a bit on ‘high' to see Oliver the Great again. He truly lives up to his name. First thing Oliver…... we have a little (that is a pun) change in our home. There is a new family member, her name is Aoife. She is our 4 month old pup. Aoife was smitten at first sight and first whiff. P.S. Oliver has the softest black curls and smells lovely, I just loved kissing his forehead and giving him pats. Oliver was a playing machine, he would tire-out Aoife and then sit on the chair across from her and watch her sleep. Are you ready to play again - wake up.. These two played with the whole toy box - sometimes it looked like Doggy Toy Box had exploded. I spent many a moments just looking up from my computer (working) and smiling at these two playing. A very wise and dear mentor, told me that all dogs should feel the freedom to ‘play’ and ‘love toy(s)’. This is so true and I loved watching these two ‘very loved pups’ playing freely without any inhibitions. As a foster parent for dogs, you truly admire when you see these loved soul be free and play. Oliver was convinced that he needed to take one of the toys with us on our walk. No, that toy was coming the whole way and he ‘preferred’ if I threw it in the deep snow so he could jump on it and then give it a good shake. No worries, everything that left the house came back. Oliver you are a love-bug and when Mom came and picked you up, Aoife jumped on the couch and looked so forlorn. I will tell her about Christmas in a little bit.
Pet Sitter: Michelle 
 Oliver The Great was our house guest for this work week. He is such a gentle soul. Monday started off with making a new friend, 5-year-old Linden who came for dinner. These two played and played. Tuesday was his ’Office Manager Shift’ at my office. His biggest duty was to catch up on a few extra winks he needed🤣. Wednesday was all backyard play and his frisbee. Thursday saw buckets of rain and after his playdate & walk at Nosehill with buddy Huxley, it was time to get in long weekend mode. Friday morning came too early for us. Wish you could have stayed longer Oliver. You truly are ’The Greatest’.
Pet Sitter: Michelle 
  DISTANCE: 4.51 km DURATION: 1:02:02
🐾Oodles and Oodles of Doodle Love.🐾 Hi Huxley, if we hurry to your surprise we may, miss the rain. Huxley was ready to go, but he thought he was going to pick up his Thursday Bestie. Surprise, we are at my house! Plus, who pops out into the backyard to greet Huxley......his Doodle friend Oliver. Oliver has been staying with us since Monday. I was so glad that we could pair these two up again. We walked over to Nosehill and the closer we got, Huxley was getting more and more excited. When we finally got within the park and it was safe to unleash, they both ran like crazy. It is safe to say that Ooodles of Doodles is a lovely way to spend a rainy day. They ran all over and sniffed EVERYTHING! What I thought was so unique, is they both had ALL of Nosehill to pee on. No way - it had to be on top of the spot who ever first went. Then it was synchronized peeing trying to hit the same spot. Boys Boys...... Got to love the Oodles of Doodles. It can be confirmed that Oliver went back to our place for a nap. Huxley went for round two with Marley B. The Doggy Business Report: 1 poop for Huxley & 2 poops for Oliver. Pee Department - very competitive! Runner: Michelle 
  DISTANCE: 8.88 km DURATION: 1:15:06
Oliver saw me coming from the front window. I went up to the window to say ”Hi” to the cute doggy in the window BUT!!! Oliver was gone. He had his head right up against the front door, anxiously waiting for me to open it.😊 Today was all about variety. In Olive’s world, it is ’his spice’ of life. We did a run-walk combination, and he loved it. We ran really fast, then slow. We played with sticks, got adorned by passersby (Oliver). We goofed around and had photo ops galore. He laid in the grass for more cookies, got some hi-jinx goofy moments in, and insisted the leash was to be carried in his mouth. All of this and I am still proud to say we had good distance for our run. Variety is truly Oliver’s Spice in Life.🐾PS. I am sure if you are ready this blog, you can tell Oliver did most of the above-mentioned activities🤣. The Doggy Business Report: 6 pees, no poops, and a must stop at Pet Planet. Runner: Michelle 
  DISTANCE: 7.50 km DURATION: 1:08:29
It was Oliver and my ’Maiden Voyage’ run today. I knew I would be in for some fun with this fine partner at the helm. First, there was an energetic ” Ahoy Matey Welcome ” upon arrival. Then, a super speedy sprint that came to a dead stop in front of a glass door!! Captain Oliver thought he was in need of sustenance to finish this voyage. When I looked up at the sign, we were at Pet Planet. Safe to say, Oliver has been there a time or two before. Okay, Oliver let's set our sails towards the river. A fantastic run with the wind at our back and the sun shining off the water. Our mighty Captain felt the need for a cool refreshing dip. Aww, cool at last😊. Thank goodness this was on the homeward bound portion of our journey because there was no bugging Oliver until HE felt it was time to go. We docked back at home and the front lawn was Oliver choice spot to rest those weary sea legs. Chicken treats had to be placed going up the stairs to convince Oliver to move from the cool grass he was laying on. We christened our voyage with lots of water. No traditional champagne for this crew. The Doggy Business Report: 1 poop and 5 pees. Runner: Michelle 
 Let me introduce Oliver ’The Great’ to DGR’s pet sitting family. We had the pleasure, of this fine fellow, being our house guest since Thursday. This young pup just turned 9 years of age earlier this year. Age means nothing as he can outplay, out catch, and outrun all the young ones! He is in excellent shape and is as smart as can be. Oliver was like having an intelligent human being with us. He loves you to talk to him. His head tilts and he listens. Henry & I found ourselves asking Ollie ’What did he think?’ We hope to have this fine soul with us again real soon.
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