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Olive

Labrador Retriever · Female · Young · 2 years

Olive will flourish in a quiet home where she can find her paws at her own pace. Minimal leaving hours, house training, confidence building and general socialisation will all need introducing. Olive does have a sensitive side and would be best suited to living with older teenagers. There is potential for her to share the home with another doggy friend pending a successful into. Adopters will be invited to spend a few meets at the centre with Olive to give her chance to warm and open up. When given the time she flourishes and really enjoys lapping up the attention and learning new skills.

Size

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Age

Young · 2 years

Location

🇬🇧Sadberge

Shelter

Dogs Trust Darlington

Living with Olive

✓Good with dogs
✕Good with cats
✓Good with kids

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Listed 6 days ago

Bringing Olive home

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About Olive

What life with Olive looks like

Olive is a young adult labrador retriever dog waiting at Dogs Trust Darlington in Sadberge.

A young adult dog fits most household rhythms once the first couple of weeks of adjustment pass. Two reasonable walks a day plus play time is usually enough. Plan a "decompression fortnight" — quiet routine, no visitors, no off-leash adventures — to let them settle.

🇬🇧Adopting from United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Olive, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Olive?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Dogs Trust Darlington handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Olive on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Olive if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Dogs Trust Darlington will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Olive already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most dogs on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Olive isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Dogs Trust Darlington early rather than rehoming privately; they know Olive and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.