07/08/2025
One of our Celestial Shichons puppies (Holmes/Ollie) grew up to become a skilled service dog. However, after his owner went off of one of her medications she became extremely allergic to Ollie. So, Ollie needs a new home, preferably working as some sort of service dog. This is a highly intelligent highly skilled dog that needs to go to a highly skilled owner, please no first-time dog owners. If you think you're the right person for this pup, send me your information and I will share it with his owner. Let's find Ollie a great home together. 🐕💖😀
Here's what Ollie's person says about him.
"Dog available for adoption! I’ve been travelling the country with my adorable 2.5 year old service dog, but unfortunately, I’ve become horribly allergic to him and need to rehome him. I’m not asking for money, I’m only asking to find a place where he will be happy.
Service dog- I have adrenal insufficiency, and there is no at-home testing for it. I bought Ollie intending to train him to alert when my levels are low, and he trained himself while I was still working on the basics. How does he alert? If I am sitting down, he alerts by sitting on my lap or my chest (he usually sits next to me or on the floor at my feet). The lower my levels are, the closer to my chest he will sit. If I am standing, he will start hitting the back of my legs and try to get me to sit down. If I don’t listen to him, he will jump up to touch my hand and try to herd me to the couch until I sit down and he can either sit on my lap or try to wedge himself on my chest. He is thoroughly consistent and has found me while I am in a different room to try to get me to sit down.
Ollie can go anywhere. He has flown on a plane as a service dog over a dozen times (often for a 5-hour flight) and has sat under tables at restaurants for hours, and he is a dream the whole time. He has driven in a car for over 20 hours straight without a single whine or problem, and I had him in the middle of a Mardi Gras parade in the French Quarter in New Orleans without a problem.
Ollie is an absolute sweetheart and incredibly determined. If you train with food and love, he will do anything for you. He is incredibly intelligent, so he understands concepts almost immediately. He knows how to sit, lay down, stay (for shorter amounts of time), come, leave it, walk on a leash without tension, to not go outside without permission, “move” (which means look at where I’m going and make sure you get out of my way), and will go to anywhere that you point to or pat in order to lay down. He can p*e and p**p on command and is rock solid on his potty training. A lot of dogs have to learn to not p*e inside every time they come to a new house, but we were in a new house every 6 weeks and he absolutely won’t p*e or p**p in a new place until you show him where he is allowed to go. Twice a day potty breaks are more than sufficient to let him relieve himself. He is neutered.
Ollie is not a dog for everyone. He is not a “set it and forget it” kind of dog. He is very protective by nature and very smart. He has a strong chase drive and is not good with little kids. He has always been around other dogs, but he would probably be best with bigger dogs where it is clear that they are going to be dominant due to their size. He needs someone who understands dogs and dog training. He wants to bark but can be trained not to bark at new noises as long as you are consistent and use treats. In fact, as long as you can be consistent every time that he tries to push any boundary, he will be just fine. If you aren’t, he will start to think that he is alpha and will start to become reactive. He is on a salmon dog food because he is allergic to beef and maybe chicken. I also give him Dramamine when we travel because he used to suffer from car sickness, but can go 24 hours on a single Dramamine.
In my opinion, someone who does agility training would be the perfect home for him. He is fast despite his short legs (he keeps up with my brother’s husky in the animal fields), he is competitive, and he loves being worked with and learning new things.
Ollie has all of his shots and the earliest new shots are due is June 2026 (rabies isn’t due until 2027). He has 8 months (from today) of heart worm/flea medication that he will come with, as well as a prescription for another 6 months that you can fill. He has a couple of leashes, a kennel, an automatic dog feeder, a water fountain, a dog food container, brush/comb, dog shampoo, ear wash, hygiene clipper, and a bunch of toys that he will come with if you are close enough to take them home with you. For the right person, he is a great way to get a fully setup dog. Again, I don’t want money, I just want the perfect place for him.
Ollie is currently in Queen Creek, Arizona with my mom and brother while he waits for a new home."
