Meet Ollie

How can I begin his story?

 After our Kelpie dog Phoebe passed after 14 years being part of our family I didn't want another dog anymore.
I couldn't imagine having that gap filled by another dog, but after a year living without a dog I really missed the company of a canine friend.
I looked on face book at the different rescue organisations and on' trade me' at the pet section, but couldn't see a dog I liked.
I didn't want a black dog and I didn't want a Labrador cross.
I really wanted a Kelpie again and kept looking for a Kelpie dog.
But there was no Kelpie dog anywhere to be found or so expensive from a breeder that we couldn't afford the puppy anyway.
Then my son Paul phoned us and told us about Ollie he found on a community notice board in Queenstown were he lives with his wife Emma.
The owner of Ollie was a builder and couldn't keep the dog anymore.
Oueenstown is a 12 hours drive away from us in Upper Moutere, so I couldn't imagine getting a dog from so far away that I hadn't met and seen before I made the decision to take him.
 Paul insisted Ollie was the right dog for us and he even asked permission from his owner to take him for a walk so Paul could skype us so we could see Ollie.
I was highly skeptical and really didn't want a black Labrador/Border collie dog at all.
I was hoping for a suitable dog to train as a therapy dog and yes my love for Kelpies was on my heart  and I couldn't see Ollie in that roll at all.
"Mum, he is the perfect dog for you" Paul insisted.
"Oke, Paul if you can get him up to Nelson, I will give it a thought, but I am not  keen on getting this dog".
Never did I think Paul would organize a car ride for Ollie with a family of four travelling to Nelson and Ollie lying stretched for the whole way on the laps of the two children in the back of the car.
The poor family thought when they picked up Ollie from his owner to collect a puppy, but no Ollie was already a year old and the size of a full grown Border Collie Labrador.
So that is how Ollie came into my life and the story began of our life together...