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By Lucy Notarantonio
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Olive, the dog, has had a taste of what life will be like outside of the shelter during a recent 'foster field trip'.
The heartwarming video shows 6-year-old Olive grinning from ear to ear as she enjoys a lakeside walk and plays in the autumnal leaves. But sadly, this is far from Olive's reality as she has been a resident at Lake Norman Humane Shelter for 434 days.
Volunteers treated Olive to a few days away from the shelter located in Mooresville, North Carolina. The footage from her trip was posted on Facebook and the on-screen text explained why the canine was smiling so much.
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It said: "She got to see what it would be like to have a family."
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Abby Richardson, an animal welfare manager told Newsweek: "Olive is an extremely sweet and loving girl once she warms up to you."
Olive was surrendered by her owner as they were unable to look after her and her puppies.
Richardson, who works at the shelter, told Newsweek: "They were able to find loving homes for all her puppies over a year ago. Olive is still unfortunately looking for her home."
While Olive appears to be confident in the video, she does take a while to warm up to new people.
Richardson told Newsweek: "Olive's past and time in the shelter has made her a little weary of new people but after a few visits with our volunteers, she has really been opening up!
"Once she trusts someone, she will show them her true goofy self by bouncing around the yard and asking for pats.
"Olive would do best in a calmer home where she would have time to adjust to her new surroundings. She has been doing great meeting other dogs here at the rescue and seems to enjoy a game of chase over wrestling."
So far, the video of Olive has pulled on Facebook users' heartstrings and racked up 6,500 views.
"I hope someone will give this sweet girl a chance. She is so sweet!!!!" said one user.
Another said: "OMG what a beautiful baby. Let this be her week, she just needs a loving home!! God bless this baby."
Olive is sadly not the only dog who longs to be loved; Newsweek has published many articles about dogs looking for a place to call home. After spending 1,030 days in a shelter before being adopted, Nova, a Pit Bull mix, recently demonstrated that dreams do come true.
Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@newsweek.com with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
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