The first time I heard about Olivia was in the fall of 2017. I had recently got my bichon tabby and a friend of mine found out about three dogs that had been left behind when their owner passed away.
From the moment I heard about Olivia I thought she was sweet I said oh I’m so glad you’re getting her she sounds great. Within a few months there started to be problems. Olivia had a lot of energy. She loved to jump. She could be destructive. Of course my friend had to get all the preliminary veterinarian things done. Nails cut, spayed, up-to-date on shots. Put her on heartworm preventative.My friend decided to take in one that she thought was a Yorkshire terrier/poodle mix. She thought the dog was about two years old and she thought she was pretty sweet. The other dogs were able to be rehomed together thankfully.from the very beginning Olivia needed a lot of work. Nails cut, she needed to be put on flea and heartworm preventative as well as being spayed and put up-to-date on her shots. from the very beginning Olivia needed a lot of work. Nails cut, she needed to be put on flea and heartworm preventative as well as being spayed and put up-to-date on her shots. We did not know anything about her background whether she had been housebroken kept inside the house trained at all. So that needed to be assessed as well. After all the veterinary things have been completed within a few months there started to be problems. Olivia was extremely vocal and screamed when she was in a crate. She was destructive she jumped she ran she had a lot of energy. They thought she was about two years old. She destroyed crates things around the house jumped really high was super energetic and could be a little feisty with the other dogs. After about eight or nine months my friend decided that Olivia living with her was not a good idea. In fact she actually did not call her Olivia she had a different name. I tried to talk her into keeping Olivia. And after a few months she said if I did not want her she was going to have to take her to a shelter which I did not want. So in October 2018 I received the dog now known as Olivia. At first it was hard to figure out a name but I decided on Olivia. She did not need any veterinarian work or anything it was all about settling in. I remember the first day she met my bichon tabby. I took her up to Olivia they went outside and became fast friends. They slept together play together and our best friends even now.
Olivia was super sweet I love taking her places with me and she was good on leash and did not have any accidents. It was roses and sunshine so cliché but everything went great.
After a while I started noticing the behavior that my friend had spoken about jumping high very energetic and destroying crates. Not only that she would destroy other things like earbuds, blankets, you couldn’t put anything in her crate or she would terret up. One time her crate was pushed up against my bed and she jerked my bedspread off and tore it to shreds.
After a while I had to put her crate in the middle of the room because she would chew on the wall or scratch it. I’ve looked and looked for some sort of blanket or something to put in her crate that she could not destroy. At one point I was putting bath towels in. She would be OK with something for a while and then she would start tearing it up.I started taking her to the dog park to extend some of the energy and that helped. I started giving her opportunities to jump safely which she enjoyed.
I also found out that she like to chew on things so I started getting her safe bones to chew on and making sure she had plenty of variety and things to exercise her teeth on. That helped. She also likes squeaky plush toys. And I make sure she has plenty of those.
So about three or four months ago I put her on medication. That has helped and it has not killed her personality. She takes a pill called reconcile. That helps with anxiety and behavioral issues.she still runs jumps and plays. For a long time I thought she was in capable of learning because I tried and tried to teach her basic commands and now that she’s on medication she does basic commands beautifully. One time she came up to me and demonstrated sit, down, and paw without me even saying anything she just showed me all three like she was showing off.
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One big adventure is she is a mice catcher. She will go through a wall to through an air vent or do anything to get to a mouse. So that’s been an adventure. Of course in true terrier fashion she likes to bring me her fines. Which means dead mice. That’s been an achievement for herOne big adventure is she is a mice catcher. She will go through a wall to through an air vent or do anything to get to a mouse. So that’s been an adventure. Of course in true terrier fashion she likes to bring me her fines. Which means dead mice. That’s been an achievement for herOne big adventure is she is a mice catcher. She will go through a wall to through an air vent or do anything to get to a mouse. So that’s been an adventure. Of course in true terrier fashion she likes to bring me her fines. Which means dead mice. That’s been an achievement for herTook her to a training class about six months ago, and she was doing the commands without even having any sort of reward and one of the lady said oh your dog behave so well, I wish my dog was like her! I said, no you do not! You do not want a dog like this one! Lightly we figured out she’s a true terrier and likes to collect dead mice. I have not witnessed her killing one but she’s came with a lot of dead ones so I’m assuming she kills them. She likes to bring them to me. She will go through a wall, air vent or any means possible to find a mouse. That’s been interesting. By the way lately we did a DNA wisdom panel on her turns out she’s Chihuahua, Boston terrier, Yorkshire terrier, Shih Tzu, and many other small breeds.
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