OLIVER
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aka "Ollie"

Breed: Pit Bull
Size: Medium
Age: 7 years old
Exercise Needs: Couch Potato
Grooming Needs: Must wear sunscreen when outside
House Trained: Yes
​Other Dogs: With proper intros
Kids: Older mellow kids
Cats: NO
Status: Not available
Oliver is now a PCS Hospice Dog. His forever foster mom will take care of him for as long as he lives. She is in love with him, and he loves her too. This is all he ever wanted!

​Foster Diary:

June 15, 2023
Oliver has been doing good, he got to go on a little weekend trip where he got to be the cutest camping doggo! 

May 25, 2023
Oliver is doing well and enjoying his week just relaxing! Everything is going well as far as health is concerned!

May 18, 2023
Oliver is doing good, enjoying his evenings outside now that its getting hotter. His skin and ears are looking good and nothing new has emerged on his skin. Just being his cute, playful self!

May 11, 2023
Oliver has been his usual self! His previous masses have all disappeared, with only a few lumps (under the skin & pea sized) showing up elsewhere. He's just his spunky little self!

May 4, 2023
No more lumps appearing anywhere. He has been enjoying the cool weather and all the new snacks he received from this donation! Just kicking cancers ass per usual! 

April 13, 2023
Oliver is still loving life, zooming around and taking his much needed naps on the couch afterwards. 

March 30, 2023
Ollie is doing good, his sores seem to be doing okay! He's been a sleepy but active boy loving life!
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 **2022**

May 29, 2022
This week Ollie went for his first little camping trip for a few days! He enjoyed the drive to the coast, exploring the area and checking out the misty ocean. He's loving just relaxing on the couch now and going about his daily routine. 

May 15, 2022
Oliver loves his naps, car rides, couch time & also the occasional zoomies! He requires so little. He just wants to be loved.

April 17, 2022
​This past week was a huge week for Oliver! Since getting him he's been so reluctant to go into crowded areas. He met a new bff and since they've been friends Oliver has the courage to go on walks around people, go new places and even go into pet stores! I joke that he has an emotional support dog now. He even went out to eat with my BF and I and he did amazing and wasn't scared a single time! Other than that he's just been a couch potato hanging out with the roomies doggos! 

**See below to see his beginnings at Pit Crew Rescue**

Oliver is as sweet as he is adorable! After several months under our Behavioral Assessment Hold & Medical Hold, he was finally cleared on both. He had 6 punch biopsies done & to all of our surprise, they all came back benign. As it turns out Oliver has solar dermatitis from living a life of neglect outdoors. However, the masses came back and after more testing, he has been diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma.

Oliver will have to be monitored closely to ensure this condition will not worsen suddenly, as it can be deadly, and we feel the medical expenses related to mass removal and close watch on him will be too costly to burden an adopter with. Despite this, we've got our couch potato for life and we will do everything to support him! He is now with a wonderful foster hospice who will take him to all appointments and events and help us to give him the best care.

Oliver is like a bump on a pickle. The bump being Oliver, the pickle being the couch or bed inside the AC. Which as it turns out, is PERFECT because he cannot be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. In fact, he has to be coaxed outside to go potty then comes right back in. Every now & again we see his silly side which consists of about 2.3 seconds of a hop/zoomie & we all laugh hysterically. He does have a stubborn streak and is known for putting on the brakes when he does not want to go somewhere. Oliver really is the funniest bestest boy ever!

Oliver CAN go outside, he wears doggie sunscreen & doggie onesies if necessary. His ongoing protection from the sun is quite easy.

Oliver came to us from Riverside County Shelter after he was labeled rescue only for Medical reasons. He had open lesions. His ears were infected & swollen shut. And yet, he was still all tail wags & sweetness at the shelter. His videos went viral and when we called the shelter to place a hold, we were told he had 13 local rescues who had expressed interest, so we moved on.

Fast forward a week later & we saw his pleas still circulating. We called the shelter and every rescue who expressed interest had backed out. So we hustled to contact our rescue friends in SoCal. We had a local rescue with pull rights tag him so he was not destroyed. Then we put out a plea & found a volunteer to transport him. Thanks to everyone involved we were able to save his life and in turn, he has made all of ours better.