So one day in June of 2018, I was sitting home on a Friday night watching JTV’s Girlfriend Friday, with the Lovey’s and decided to check out Facebook. One of my friend’s posted this little male Maltese that had just come into a local animal rescue. He looked so cute and so afraid. I texted her and inquired about him and said, “If no one else is interested, I am.” Well, that was all that it took. She asked me to fill out an application online and told me that I could go out the next day and meet him. That was Saturday, June 9th, 2018, the day that “Oliver” became part of our family and the 4th Lovey.
That was not his originally name, but when I tried calling him by it, he didn’t respond. I think he likes Oliver better.
When I got to Blue Chip, he was in his own crate back with the small dogs and they handed him to me so I could take him for a walk, but being that he was only 6 lbs, his little feet never touched the floor and he had wrapped his front paws around my arm.
Here is Oliver, the day I brought him home from the rescue.
Leaving the animal rescue.
So we decided that we would “try it out” for a week, after all, Oliver still had to meet his other siblings at home – Baxter (male shichon), and Pippa & Harper (female shichons). So we went home for the meet and greet. I should have known then how bold this little 6 lb. dog was because he was growling at the other pets. He later decided not to do that and with a little adjustment he became part of our family.
So after about 7 months, Baxter has decided that he’s not too fond of his new little brother, and vice versa. So Baxter has started to “mark his territory”, and in turn, it became a contest between the two of them. I could see Baxter do it from work on the webcams that I have in my house. Oliver is crate trained and stayed in the crate, so thank goodness for that.
Today, both the male dogs wear male diapers, they are like belly bands that just wrap around them. I didn’t know that Baxter would react like this, I really didn’t think he would mind. Baxter is 7 years old and Oliver will be 3 years old in April. Either way though, I love Baxter as he was the originally lovey and he really got me past losing my beloved Bailey dog in 2011, and Oliver, well, he’s just Oliver and really – I couldn’t imagine him anywhere else. I love these little buggers.
Oliver now weighs almost 7 lbs. and spends his days playing with the other Loveys and Barney, the cat. When I work in my office, he sleeps in the bed next to my desk. He has a big crate and makes cute little dog noises when he is trying to talk to you. He is the 4th lovey.
