Oliver

If you know us then you know about our history with dogs. In short, it has not been good. Most of our problems have stemmed with discovering that Jacob and Darrick are allergic to dogs and not finding the right type of dog for us.

Since then we have been doing a lot of research. We discovered that there are just a few breeds that are hypo-allergenic.

We have visited the Everett Animal Shelter a few times but did not see anything that matched our need. You can also check their website to see what dogs are there. On Friday night we looked at the website and saw a miniature poodle named Caramel. We were excited because that breed is hypo-allergenic.

We had commitments Saturday morning but as soon as we could we got to the shelter hoping he would still be there and he was! He was a stray they found on the streets. We spent some time with him and were very impressed. We all agreed he would be a good match for us. After we said yes, two other families came to adopt him. It is so rare to find such an expensive breed at the shelter. We all decided to change his name to Oliver from one of our favorite movies "Oliver and Company".

It has been four days now that he has been here and it seems like he has always been with us. Jacob has such a love for animals and has always wanted a dog. We all decided that Oliver is a family dog but Jacob is the owner. He is a great dog! But the best thing is that he does not shed!

Yesterday we took him to get groomed and cleaned up. The groomer kept telling us what a great dog he is and that she is so surprised we got him from the shelter. Oliver is 2 years old and house broken and we are so glad we found him! He is a keeper!