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he stands only about 11 inches
high and weighs a mere 8
pounds, but this powerhouse of
a pup has achieved a larger-than-
and
and, yes, even global level. An advocate for
the importance im
of “paying it forward,” she also
is is a a voice voice for for the t
“tripawd” community of three-legged
dresses wherever she goes
to passionately share her message of the
Her name is “Miss Olive,” and the cute-as-can-be canine has a
weekly podcast called “The Doggy Diva Show,” a widespread social
media audience (with more than 23,000 followers on Facebook!) and
But that’s not all. Miss Olive and her mom, Susan Marie, are the
authors of not one, but two books—“Miss Olive Finds Her ‘Furever’
Home, published two years ago, and “Miss Olive Finds Her ‘Furever’
Friends,” newly released in April of this year.
Diva Show,” which debuted as a local pet show from the viewpoint of
Sophia was an Italian Greyhound that was rescued from poor living
the weekly radio show, Sophia also became a “voice for the voiceless,”
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100 million-plus
listeners. The
podcast also
can be heard
on Speak
Up Talk
online thedoggydiva.
dresses wherever she
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er” to Miss Olive, giving her courage to face life’s challenges. Sophia
away, I was heartbroken,”
Susan says. “It
adopted Miss Olive that
I decided to write a book
and share Olive’s story.”
also is a rescued Italian
Greyhound who survived
neglect early in her life,
health issues because of
She lost most of her teeth
because she did not receive
appropriate medical care,
care she needed, yet also knowing that she would need a home that
for both Susan and her husband, and the couple quickly adopted
Filling Sophia’s “paw prints” was a task that Miss Olive was happy to
community of three-legged dogs, she is the canine behind the popular
podcast, an ever-growing social media and Internet presence and an
And, of course, she is an established—and award-winning—author!
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rescued pets,” Susan says. “Even more importantly, the overall mes-
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“Miss Olive Finds Her ‘Furever’ Home” is, in fact, the recipient of
The newly released second book in the series, “Miss Olive Finds Her
‘Furever” Friends,” has an equally compelling theme with a powerful
that Miss Olive gathers with her friends to celebrate her birthday
when two “bully” dogs approach her and “bark out” at her with
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100millio
listener
podc
can
online at www.thedogg
com.
By Candace T. Botha
/www.thedogg