Ollie Yellow Labrador Retriever COEUR D ALENE, ID

UPDATE: Ollie's ideal home is with an avid bird hunter who understands field bred Labs. He is a smaller guy, around 60#s. He is high energy and prey drive. He is professionally trained. He is completely housebroken, and crate trained. He REQUIRES a securely fenced yard, as he IS a runner. His second best choice for an owner would be with an avid long distance runner who can take him daily to burn off his excess energy. He is excellent on a leash, unless he sees a SQUIRRELLLLL!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE; OLLIE was adopted and is being returned. Some things we've discovered. He was passed around four times before he ended up in the shelter that we pulled him from before he was to be euthanized. His first owners bought him from the breeders in Sevier County, Utah. Some kennel called Antler Mountain kennels. The first owner trained him to be a gun dog. He also did dock diving. He had a knee replacement (the man) and decided he was too old for such a young, energetic dog so gave him away to some guy who did not have a fence. Ollie ran away every time the guy put him outside. That guy gave him to a family with children. Ollie ran away every time the kids left the gate open. That guy gave him to another guy who never went and picked him up from the shelter when he ran away from him, and got impounded as a stray at large. Not one of these "brainiacs" ever had the wherewithal to have the dog neutered. Number one reason dogs run off, they're intact and looking for love! Duh? Does nobody remember Bob Barker?
That all said, Ollie HAS now been separated from his jiggly bits and should start to settle down. He was adopted by a very nice young Family who have had him for two weeks, turns out the children are allergic to dogs .... Ollie is also a field bred hunting Lab, not your average fat, lay around the house lap dog lover Lab (although he enjoys that a bit too). He is a HIGH energy crack head Lab who LIVES to hunt. He needs to go to a avid bird hunter who knows how to channel this amazing energy and give the dog a job. He also has a pretty good dock diving record of 12. 6' and I guess has a sister in CA who regularly jumps 16+', if that's something you are interested in. He is very good in the house, great with the kids, and housebroken and crate trained. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ollie is a 3 yr (in Jan) old purebred. He came with his credentials (AKC papers) He is a highly trained birddog, and is a great antler shed hunter. He was surrendered by his owners to a high kill overcrowded shelter in Southern UT. I am still trying to get a hold of him to find out the why's...Ollie didn't fair well at the shelter and is emaciated. We are working hard to put weight back on him. Shelters are hard places for sensitive, loved dogs to end up. They are often overwhelmed and confused. It's sensory overload. Housebroken dogs who try to hold it for days, locked in runs with 100s of other dogs barking and crying really suffer the most. They often develop bladder infections and stop eating because they are trying so hard to hold their "#2's". I wish more people could remember a dog's life is 10-15 yrs and you are expected to provide and protect them for that whole duration. If you can't, you at least owe them a really great alternate home. NEVER a dog pound or dump off.