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Oliver, the Dog!
by PKelly on Jan 13, 2005
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 Oliver was still only a puppy when Paul first came up with the vision for his kid's music company. An adorable grey Weimaraner with a sense of fun and attitude, Oliver was the Kelly family's backstage pass into the wonderful world of South Downs walking whether they wanted it or not. And this dog needed some serious walking! Without his 3 hours a day of romping on the Downs Oliver just couldn't sleep at night. So walking was the order of the day. Every day.
It took a neighbour's insight and creativity, though, to put two and two together for them. During one of their many walks together, Paul and Oliver met up with their pal Stephen Long who commented that since Paul was rarely home anymore due to his apparently new-found need for exercise, perhaps he should call his company Walking Oliver. And Walking Oliver it was.
But it wasn't only Stephen who noticed Oliver's special potential. Once Korky Paul received some photos of Ollie, he, too, became a fan and set about creating a cartoon Oliver that would become the fledgling company's snappy purple logo as well as its lovable connection to children. It seemed Oliver was going to become famous-- although Oliver himself insisted that 3 or 4 hours of walking, 5 or 6 meals per day and a cat or two to chase should be enough for any dog. It's a dog's life, after all.
These days Oliver spends a good deal of his valuable time being photographed for magazines and newspapers, and taking dignity classes down at the local kennel club. Competing with a cute purple cartoon dog carrying his own MP3 player is not easy, you know?
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