Mr. Olly met the girls this morning..............
The girls were gentle, but the size difference had him a little intimidated, to be expected. My clients had been waiting to meet him all this time, we'd held off until fully vaccinated, but also because the two girls ended up with kennel cough a few weeks ago. Olly was on his best behavior, sitting on command and loving the added attention from two new humans.
I'm quite surprised how sociable Olly is, completely at odds with his master. I suspect this is from the environment he was born into, mixing with 10 other siblings, their mumma and a big sister. The breeder also has two children, and the puppies were exposed to several others within their extended family. So, Olly is very much used to meeting new people, if not new dogs.
It took me a little while, but I'm now fully in love with the little guy. I'm still carrying some grief and the 13-years of habits I had with Faych. But we are forging a new normal together, the way he waits at the door and greets me with full gusto is just so adorable, likewise the way he looks up at me in total adulation with those puppy dog eyes. He's not Faych, but at the same time he is doing what Faych did......................giving me purpose.