Ollie joined the family as an eight week old pup. Rebecca Heiman found her for me from a litter than Brianna Bischoff had bred in Houston. We had called in love with him from the first photo we got of him. He was the “Orange Boy” of that litter.
His two big brothers – Boss and Hobo – welcomed him happily.
We used to have a big orange tree in our backyard and all three of them loved to pluck oranges from the tree and play with them. I never had to buy tennis balls for that gang
Rebecca handled him in the show ring
He was a good looking dude from day 1 and his good looks let him get away with a lot 🙂
He is the only dog I ever had that didn’t get any obedience training at all – to his last breath he didn’t even know how to sit on command. He lived for hugs and I was happy to comply.
He needed two surgeries – one for eating half a bath towel as a 7 month old and then another for eating a bunch of stones as a ten year old!
Much like Hobo and Boss – he too loved swimming in the pool.
Boss and Hobo absolutely helped raise Ollie. And Ollie helped raise Archie when he joined our family.
They had been inseparable – and much like how Boss and Hobo were patient with Ollie when he was a young pup, Ollie was quite a considerate older brother for Archie
About a year ago Ollie was diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately cancer is quite common in golden retrievers. I had lost Boss to cancer as well when he was about 13. His doctors and I discussed extensively about options. I had tried surgery with Boss which eventually proved to be a bad idea. Ollie was not a good risk for surgery and we didn’t do it. He took some medication and seemed to be ok for a while
Unfortunately his condition worsened in the last few days and I had to make the painful decision to help him cross the rainbow bridge.
He had all his favorite things to eat – scrambled eggs, his favorite canned dog food, ice cream ..
We hugged a lot – making Archie quite jealous. He played for a little while with Archie
Today morning we drove to the vet’s office – Ollie as usual calling shot gun.
He was a champion all the way – walked in and greeted everyone and got petted by all the staff. He comfortably settled down , took a sip of water and went to sleep peacefully in my arms
Run free and fetch oranges from the pool in heaven, Ollie balls. Till we meet again !
And Vijay Says... 
Hi Vijay, I was sad to hear the story. At that same time I am thankful that you had such good memories with Ollie to cherish. I hope you find comfort and strength in those memories.
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Vijay,I’m so sorry to hear this news. Much love to you my friend and many hugs coming your way. Please reach out if you need anything
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