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In memory of

Olive

2021 - 2025

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Remembering Olive

Once you met Olive, you couldn't forget her. Or rather, she wouldn't allow you to. Everyone says their pet is special, and I won't argue with that. However, Olive was loved by all she met. She had an endless joy for life that lifted me up even on my darkest days. I remember being upset a few years back, crying upstairs to myself in what I thought was silence. Olive gently climbed up the stairs and stayed with me until I stopped crying. She was a solid and comforting presence that was impossible to ignore. I loved her so very much. And I hope she felt that love tenfold. She only came in to my life four years ago, just before a particularly dark chapter in my life. I opened the door and was greeted by a small, precious creature that instantly fell asleep in my arms when I held her. I adored her then as I adore her now. I don't really know how I'm going to cope with not having her around. It hurts to think of the empty spaces she once occupied (including the couch that she would often usurp from me). It feels bitterly cruel that she has been taken from our family. She brought so much to us. Our lives will be a little less rich, a little less joyful without her. I can only hope she is at peace. I have never dealt with sudden loss before and it feels like a punch in the stomach. I keep getting hit with the feeling over and over again. I will miss you so very much Olive. Thank you for the four years of love and complete and utter joy you gave us all. I just wish we had more. I wish you had more. There were so many places to go, people to meet and things to do. I'm just devastated I won't be able to do them with you now. Rest well. Please know you were loved more than words can describe.

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Olive was a wonderful companion, and made us smile every day. Not a bad bone in her body, ever ready, energetic and up for it. Taken too soon, only 4 and a half years old, we miss her terribly…

Added by Mike Ritchie on 10/09/2025

It's really hard to put into words how I feel about Olive. She was Bolive, Lavey Lave, Olvy, Oglivy, Googie, Kooky-soo, Koo Koo, baby and more. She was the possessor of fine teeth which she would show only to a privileged few. She was a friend to all, apart from maybe squirrels. But, honestly, anything that Olive didn't love with the force of a thousand suns probably wasn't worth being around anyway. She had the softest ears and little fluffy paws which were extremely ticklish but never smelt bad somehow. She hated being bathed but it had to happen very often because mud was on her long list of friends too unfortunately. She never kicked up a fuss about it though because she cared more about making our lives happy than almost anything else. I'll miss her forever, there'll never be another like her. Olive I love you.

Added by Millie on 08/09/2025

Olive was pure unadulterated joy from the moment she first entered our lives. She loved pine cones and balls and food. But most of all she loved people and the trust she put in them was so touching to see. She’d pick out someone in the park for special attention and roll onto her back to have her tummy tickled. Just strangers. She made people smile. She lifted our spirits every day. It was hard to stay gloomy with Olive dancing around beside you. That was her gift to us. I wish I could have made her understand how special that was. How utterly extraordinary she was. She was beautiful both inside and out. I feel privileged to have had her in my life. I hope there’s a whole forest floor of pine cones for her to play with wherever she is now. And someone to kick them for her. Sweet, brave, dotty, wonderful, kind Olive.

Added by Caroline on 08/09/2025

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