Two weeks ago, 15th of August, there was an event called “Clear the Shelters” in several cities here in the US. This one-day event tried to find new homes for many shelter animals with a special discounted adoption fee in all the participation shelters. A few days before the event I jokingly mentioned to my husband we should go and have a look at some of the shelters that day. And on Saturday he was ready to go. We drove all over the place, from Santa Monica to Inglewood, but finally in Van Nuys we lingered and started talking to the staff. It was almost 6pm and the shelter was closing and the woman walking us around showed this poor timid but very sweet looking dog, a 4 year old Chihuahua (mix?) called Ollie.
Apparently he was already adopted by an elderly woman that morning. When she walked out of the shelter she fell over on the car park and blamed him. She also broke her wrist. So he was put back in his cage
At first sight he seemed very timid but friendly, we sat with him, and walked around with him. We decided to take him in. At the registration desk he did throw up of all over the place, must have been the excitement.
Back home we quickly found out he was perfectly trained, he listened to commands, doesn’t over eat, lets you know when he needs to go. He loves sitting with us, follows us around, and he does well with our cats. But after a day or two he came down with kennel cough. We ended up at the vets and he’s still on the antibiotics but almost recovered. He’s a very happy addition to our family. And I still can’t believe someone gave up this sweet little thing.
