Ollie - 30 July 2013

Ollie is becoming more normal as the days pass, which is a huge relief for us all. He no longer cringes away when you pat his head, he can sit and wait nicely, and he is getting very good at coming when he is called. He still likes to run towards every dog he sees, but he will now return to me when I get too far away from him. He knows he's supposed to stay with his pack and he likes following me. He will take treats politely and share food with his friends.

He also seems to have overcome his car sickness, which I am very happy about because I no longer have to clean up dog sick from the floor of the van every day. He continues to be very social and gentle with other dogs, and makes friends easily.

On Sunday we took him to a friend's house who lives out near Warragul. There was a big barbeque with lots of people. He quickly became best mates with my friend's 12 week old puppy and they spent a long time rolling around and playfighting in the long grass together. The puppy was too rough and hung off his neck with its teeth, but he tolerated it very well. Later on he let people pat him and took scraps of food from them. He hung around the people who were standing on the deck chatting, and sat at their feet. I was very impressed with him and pleased to see that he didn't need a safe place to hide.