October 2014: We are so very sorry to hear that gorgeous Ollie has had to be put to sleep. He had a marvellous home and was so well loved in his final years by his adopters ( who even managed to lift this big boy into their car when he could no longer manage it alone). Sleep tight lovely boy – you will be sadly missed.
Ollie’s wonderful owners have sent this tribute to this gorgeous boy who they miss so very much:
Ollie in his special coat
One of Ollie’s favourite pastimes!
Ollie’s failed entry into the Great British Bake Off
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Ollie is an adorable 8 year old German Shepherd Cross with the most soulful eyes. Ollie’s original owner left him with a friend and then couldn’t take him back. Ollie is now in an Oldies Club foster home in Milton Keynes, waiting for someone to offer him a permanent home.
Settled quickly and can be left: Ollie settled at his foster home within a few days. He is fine to be left for a few hours but when you leave him at first he will wander round the house looking for you. If he accidentally gets shut in a room, he panics and howls to get out.
Good with dogs, cats, chickens: Ollie is living with 4 dogs at the moment and is fine with them, but he needs to be fed alone as he will protect his food. He doesn’t show any interest in cats in the home so, although he will chase them outside, he should be fine to live with cats after a careful introduction. He leaves the chickens alone and seems OK with the hamster!
Could live with children aged 10+: Ollie is fine with children but as he is deaf he would perhaps be better with older ones, aged 10+.
Enjoys slow walks; Good in the car: Ollie is having two 30-45 minute walks per day. This is at his own pace, which is quite slow! Occasionally he will get a move on but only if off lead. Because he is deaf, he has no recall. Most of the time he will look to see where you are and then follow, but he does have a mind of his own and will wander off if he feels like it, but if you keep him fairly close, he is fine. Ollie is very good in car.
Ollie’s favourite pastimes: Eating and sleeping.
Ollie’s perfect home: Ollie would suit a single person or couple, and will make a good companion dog. Once he has settled into his new home, he should be OK to live with full-time workers provided there are reliable arrangements in place for him to have a lunchtime walk.
Health notes: Ollie is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and flea-treated. Ollie arrived in Oldies Club care very underweight and with skin and ear problems. He has now reached a healthy weight and his skin condition is kept under control with Malaseb baths, currently one bath a fortnight. His ears were in a terrible state and have been receiving treatment since he came into our care 6 months ago. The final option to sort out Ollie’s ear problems, once and for all, was to remove both ear canals. He has recently had this surgery and is recovering well. This should have solved his ear problems completely, but he is of course deaf – he was already deaf anyway though!
Foster carer’s summary of Ollie: Chilled, Mellow, Easy going, Great companion. Ollie is not an active dog. He doesn’t play with toys but is very food orientated. He likes to be close to you in the home.
Could mellow Ollie be your soulful soulmate?
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If you can offer Ollie a permanent home, please refer to our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact an Oldies Club rehoming co-ordinator as follows:
Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 586 8656
Ollie can be rehomed anywhere in the UK, subject to a satisfactory home visit, but note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to meet him.
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If you would love to offer a home to an oldie but your circumstances aren’t suitable, perhaps you would be kind enough to sponsor one of the special oldies we are caring for that, due to health problems, are unlikely to be offered a permanent home.