29/08/2024
May you rest in heavenly peace my sweet boy Ollie 🕊💔😞
Probably one of the hardest post I’ve ever had to write since being a dog walker, but our darling boy Ollie, you deserve the best tribute I can give you…
You truly were a very special dog. You had a very unique character that only a few could understand and loved you more for it. I was lucky to have that understanding bond with you. But boy, you certainly challenged me to my limits at times! 😂.
It wasn’t love at first sight for us when you came on your first walk with me. I was with my friend at the time. We both kept looking at each other thinking how I’m I going to handle a dog like you with all this crazy obsession you had with attacking the lead or the leads I had on me. Yanking the leads that were around me, flipping it about into the air, slapping it against all the other little dogs. It was utter madness. That was just the beginning of discovering what a border collie was like 😂. But something in me didn’t want to give up on you and I’m so glad I didn’t.
Not long after, we quickly came to an understanding about your many quirky ways. You became my little buddy, my little protector and my boy. I will miss calling “c’mon my boy” when I needed you to hurry along. 🥺💔.
But, here is one my favourite stories of you and here is why I called you my protector…
On one of our many walks, we came across a lost dog that unfortunately wasn’t friendly. I didn’t know that at first and wanted to help him, but when he started growling at me it was you that put your protective amour on and stood in front of me growling back with what I can assume you were telling him to back off. You started pacing sideways making sure me and the other dogs were stepping away and wiggling your bum towards me to push me further away from this dog. This lasted for about a few mins but felt like ages and I did panic but luckily the dog got the message and left us. But I couldn’t believe what you did and it made me love you even more and just showed me what an incredible intelligent dog you were!
So here’s another story I want to share just to show off how intelligent you were.
A friend and I decided to take you and the gang for a day out in Box Hill. We had a dog called Bailey with us who was a little explorer. She had just disappeared and after five mins of calling out for her we started to panic. Then off you went and decided to disappear too - so we thought. Oh the fear we had of two dogs being lost! But then you suddenly appeared and started barking at us. I kept telling you to be quiet but my friend said maybe you were trying to tell us something. You kept walking away as you were barking so we decided to come near you and each time we did you went further away and then I realised it was you telling us to follow you. So we did and after about five mins of doing that you lead us to where Bailey had gotten stuck in some bramble! You were so chuffed with yourself and rightly so! We were so proud of you and gave you all the cuddles you deserved!
Do you remember that time when I tripped in the water and couldn’t get out because it was so muddy? Then you grabbed the sleeves of my jacket and started pulling me up? I kept telling you to leave me be. I mean you ripped my jacket apart and I wasn’t very pleased with that 😆. But you got me up and out of the water and mud. Then I gave you a big cuddle as I always did every day with you.
But now, I won’t get to have those cuddles with you anymore 😞.
This morning my heart is aching, I feel like it’s been broken into a million pieces. I’m going to miss you so much. You are going to leave an incredibly big hole in my life and on our walks. The little ones will miss chasing your happy tail. Peggy will miss her old buddy. Coco Pops will miss giving you kisses. We will miss your singing to “how much is that doggie the window”. The tears haven’t stopped since I got the news yesterday. I am utterly heartbroken 💔.
But, you are at peace now and I am sure our furry friends Chappy, Gucci and Crudwell are all waiting for you with open paws in doggy heaven.
It was an absolute pleasure and honour to be your dogwalker and friend.
Run wild my darling boy ❤️
