As you Brits and Scotsmen say . . . "BRILLIANT!" I needed to see this today. My wife passed away at 6:07 in the morning, five years ago today. Thanks for lightening the load for four minutes - makes me want to get a dog ...or two. ; - ) Addendum: I am blown away by all the kind words of support from ALL over - wow, thanks so much! Her affliction was diagnosed as primary progressive aphasia, a particularly cruel disease that affects & attacks the frontal lobe - where executive decision making, life skills, verbalizing, etc. can be wiped out - and it was. PPA is essentially a super fast moving form of dementia which can attack ANYONE at ANY age, for which there is no cure or treatment, per se. Please don't judge me when I say. . .what I would not do to change just one more of her diapers. She's at peace and that's the best I can hope for. It's the way it is. On another more positive note . . . GO CHIEFS!! ; - )
Don’t wait! These fury friends will give you endless joy and you’ll never stop talking to them as they’re great company not as a replacement but a loving and loyal friend!
And they will need you. My little Cavalier is snuggled up next to me right now. The other one is watching my husband paint a mirror. A walk every day and then a cuddle. 😊
This deserves multiple Oscars: short film, screenplay (narration), cinematography, editing...and most importantly, Heart. Thank you for sharing Olive and Mabel with the world.
It’s been awhile since, I’ve seen one your Mable and Oliver videos! Totally appreciated…great photography, story telling and great dogs! Thanks so much from🇨🇦👍
@mrcblaser we have 2 boxer/staffordshire terrier/beagle mix litter mates (no. 2 and no. 8) Maggie & Woody, who are getting on in years at 13. I can’t even imagine how heartbroken one will be when the other passes. But it is an absolute joy to have them in our lives and I am so grateful for that. I cried as well. God bless you 🤗🇨🇦✨🐕🐶
My 13 year old Chocolate Lab might pass away tonight(or tomorrow) and my 3 year old Black Lab will have no idea where she went…..That thought alone makes me cry, just like this footage! Just beautiful.❤️ God Bless you all🙏🏼👋🏼🇨🇦
@@michellegerrard6623 He has written 2, and, I have them both. One is titled, "Olive, Mabel & Me", and, the second is titled, "Dog Days". I was able to get both from a Local Bookstore.
For those of us who would love a dog but are not allowed (or able) to have one, these two wonderful animals fill that gap in the heart. xx Thank you Andrew :-)
Is it possible …..this is the best video of Olive and Mabel yet. It expresses what we all feel for those two wonderful dogs. Thank you for keeping our spirits up.
Is there an award we can nominate this for?! Best ever. Thank you so so much. I streamed tears start to end. An animal's time on earth is such a galactic starburst, burns so bright for too short a time.
Olive is the dog I had for so long -- I watched him as a puppy, I watched him as he grew older, I watched as his muzzle got gray and as he slowed down. Watching a dog you love grow older is a gift, because it teaches us to appreciate every day, every moment all the more. Olive must be 10 going on 11 now -- I so hope she lives for many years more, because while Mabel is the silly and loveable one, Olive is the one growing old with dignity, the way we all hope we will. Thank you, Andew, for reminding us to appreciate the rare moments, the beautiful moments.
I'm old and a widower and approaching my final transition and when I reflect on the joys of my life, my wife and I always measured it in "pet moments" as they brought us such joy. We shed more tears over pets than we did people and pet lovers understand. Take a look at what Mark Twain said about cats. It is inspiring to know such a great man had such great compassion. Best of luck to all of us!
So lovely. When my aging parents moved in with me in 1994, we got two Labs, a black female and a yellow male who were littermates. I was still working and we were looking for something to keep our mom and dad busy and active. Molly and Bailey were the perfect answer. We had them for more than 11 years and they were the most wonderful companions for our family and for each other. Bailey was the last one to die but not until he saw my dad through several years of Alzheimer’s disease. On days when Dad didn’t know much else, he knew his dog and loved him to the end. Our family and Bailey gathered around Dad’s deathbed during his final hours and one of the last gestures I remember Dad making was to reach out and rub Bailey’s head. Thank you for this wonderful video. It brought back some really great memories. What would we ever do without dogs? What a wonderful gift they are.
I’m sure dogs (& pets generally) are wonderful companions for the elderly. You have to take them for 2 walks each day, care for them, and love them as they love you unconditionally. And dogs are PEOPLE MAGNETS. My current dog, a very sweet natured and cute bichon poo always draw people to him and they end up talking to me. So When I’m old and gnarly, i’ll adopt a cute little bichon poo and walk to the park everyday, where people will come up to play with my dog and talk to me!
"The powers of unbearable cuteness." Especially, when sleeping. They look like angels. With fur. This brought me to tears, Mr. Cotter. Had me remembering all the pets I've loved and lost. Sad, but happy. Thank you.
Coworker asked, due to inexperience, "Should my parents get a dog?" I advised it's like having a 3 year old for a little more than 10 years, and then they're gone, but, they are so worth it.
Beautifully done. I'm 70 years old and have always had multiple dogs. They have been my loving and loyal babies. They have dried my tears with their kisses and brought me great joy. This touched my heart, brought a few tears and made me smile and laugh. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful journey with Olive and Mabel. ❤❤
Wonder why watching this brings up emotions based in dread that we’re about to receive news we couldn’t bear to hear. And knowing that these doggos have the distinct privilege of receiving more love than their hearts can hold. 🥰🥰🥰
exactly. Halfway through, i thought"oh no! This is how he is going to let us know she's gone! NOOO!!!" How did i get so attached to dogs i have never met??
I come back to this frequently when life just seems too much and I feel lost and don't know how to carry on. For 4 minutes my heart feels warm again and I can escape to a beautiful world where the sun shines and love and joy are in abundance. Thank you Andrew, thank you Olive and Mabel.
AGREE 100%. It gladdens my heart; let’s me dream of visiting Scotland. The view of these beautiful labs minimizes stress and calms my heart when I am overwhelmed with problems. I thank God for talents & video skills of dear Andrew as well as creating the beautiful animals that are indeed our Best Friends.
Yes, it hits an emotional spot deep in our hearts seeing these two pure souls living and loving their best lives with Andrew. Feel the same every time l watch it 💞
Beautiful dogs and beautifully narrated as always Mr Cotter. It sums up everything that we love about dogs with such feeling and emotion. Thankyou Andrew.❤
It’s one year today that my pug died of lymphoma. During the first 6 months of last year, my beloved beagle and precious Chihuahua also passed away. It was an ugly year. I loved seeing Olive and Mabel, it made me smile and leak a tear or two. But, that’s okay, the price of love is loss.
i just randomly clicked in this video thinking this is a cute dog video then it is probably the most beautiful thing ive ever seen this year, thank you so much for this, i got tears in my eyes.
"In fact, she's a borderline stalker." "still hunting you really ineffectively" 🤣. Dear Andrew, Thank you SO much for sharing these precious moments with us. We all love Olive and Mabel....and you!❤ Kathleen
I love the humour of all your videos. And the scenery, and the interaction. But by far the best thing about your videos is quite simply, two well loved dogs, just being, well, dogs. ❤
That was really beautiful Andrew, thank you. I had 2 Golden Retrievers. They were inseparable. One died of kidney failure when the other was just 2 years old. She had a breakdown. I didn't realise dogs could have a nervous breakdown but I witnessed it first hand. It took years of patience and hard work but she has been a happy dog for a few years now. She'll soon be 8. She is the centre of our family and we'd be lost without her.
Yes, I'm on number four!! Blaze, Sophie, Jake, and now Lily. My best friends over 35 years. I have missed your wonderful videos watched during the Covid time..please continue your videos they are golden.
@@ynot552 Hi Pat! My fellow lab lover. Mine were Sophi (sophisticated ladee), Libbi (liberated Ladee), Leo (Sophi's Leo), Genny (Gentle Ladee), Harvey, PJ, Winnie (Winning Ladee), and Captain. All the best to you.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
How does one simply handle the logistics of eating, sleeping and pooping? Peeing too if some are boys. I can handle one, at the very most, two. Eight is definitely cloud computing, need a team and all that.
@@anandsharma7430 #1 walk & swimming everyday...#2 everyone lives in the house...#3 tennis balls...#4 they love going to the vet...#5 by 10 years old they are eating rugs 😂
I’ve raise seven labs over my life. Every pup hated the new one. Then suddenly loved the new. And taught the young one so much. Best days. Miss those days.
We said goodbye to our little dog three weeks ago and the house is unbearably empty. She's left a gap so much bigger than her small self. Watching this brought me joy.
We waited a year after our Lab passed away and I happened to find an animal shelter while surfing the web. One of the rescues was a type of coonhound and I told myself that if she was still not adopted in 30 days she was coming home with us. Her name is Daisy Mae and she's curled up on our bed as I write this. There are so many angels who need a second chance.
My girl passed one week ago. English Mastiff, 9 years old. She leaves behind a brother, an Irish Wolfhound also 9. He's still not sure what's going on. But then, she was always the bright one. Does my heart so good to see Olive and Mabel being just two great dogs, enjoying life and love together. Thanks for sharing them with us. ❤
Ive never felt more pain than losing our 12 year old Siberian Husky last year. I wish you the best in moving forward. They may not be here physically anymore but they’re never gone.
A lovely, lovely reminiscence-to-present of Olive and Mabel. What a delight to see their early history, and how loving and generous Olive was (and is) towards Mabel.
My golden lab Billie turned 12 last week and her COVID-inspired chocolate lab friend Toby is three next month. Nine years is a big gap. Four to five years would be best. My two are the best of mates and I will weep without control when Billie leaves home for the last time. The joy these closest of friends bring to our home is boundless and I have been so happy to follow the adventures of Olive and Mabel during difficult times. Thank you Andrew🦮
Thank you for this--it brought tears, This is the story of our black Lab, Sawyer, who did not eat for two days after we brought home a puppy we found in a trash bag, a 12 week old sheepdog mix. Sawyer was a sweet dog but initially she growled at Dixon's attempts to play. Then, like Olive and Mabel, they became best friends. Eight years later, Sawyer died, on July 21 this year, and watching Dixon grieve with us was heartbreaking. She lay by the front door, waiting, for hours, for Sawyer to return. Twice, when she heard the sound of Sawyer's metal collar tags, she ran excitedly from the other room, then lay by the door again, quietly waiting. She became very anxious if one of us left the car, for example, to run into the market. If we both left her alone in the house, when we returned, she was frantic, as if we'd been away for weeks rather than a couple of hours. Only now, 7 months later, is she settling down.
oh poor dear sweet thing. Many don't realize how attached animals get to each other so while it is so much fun to have a friend they are so sad when they pass away.
They need closure. They need to know what happened. They can’t accept their friend going out the door and not coming back. It is why when Ramses died I stopped at my parents house on the way to the vet so Candy could sniff him and know that he was gone. And why I brought Diana to my parent’s house when it was Candy’s time so she could sniff her after the vet had left. Dogs are accepting of death. It’s the not knowing they can’t handle.
This is literally the story of my two black labs. The youngster idolising the older one (who looked remarkably like your black lab). He looked after her until he got old and then she looked after him. They absolutely adored each other. He died a year last October and she still misses him. 😢
"Two Dogs Better Than One". I learned that over 30 years ago when my friend gave me her Westie Boy to go with my Westie Girl and it gave her a new lease of life and she lived until she was 16. I, soon, acquired a family of 3 Westies and now had 2 Boys and 2 Girls and it was a wonderful decision though I lost one each year from 2011-2014. I got a 6-month-old puppy from neighbours soon after losing those 4 Angels and started looking after dogs and now, aged 10, he has a Daughter who is 5 tomorrow, and the Mum and another daughter live in my road and I see them most days. THREE MAIN Advantages. They have each other at home, in the park, and when you are out. I, also, "inherited" a Yorkie (8)😀
Mr. Cotter, I fancy myself to be immune to the openly sentimental; but this little love poem to your beautiful dogs - expertly leavened with moments of goofiness - went straight to my heart and tear ducts. There is something pure and ineffable about our relationships with animals, and about theirs to each other, that you captured with a crystalline simplicity and directness. Thank you so much. All my best wishes to you.
Such wonderful girls. God bless. We lost our chocolate lab Abby to cancer in March of 2022 and my wife and I cried on and off for a few weeks. I'd see her collar on the coat rack or one of her toys and just break down. You don't realize how much you love your best friend until they're gone.
Said goodbye to my first pup yesterday after a long, beautiful 14 years. She got to pass on her wisdom to my other puppy, who I got at 3 months old and is 2.5 years now. This video warmed my heart so much, thank you ❤️
Beautiful....just heart-bursting beautiful! Pass the tissues, please. Love these two pups, long may they live. Thank you, Mr. Andrew Cotter, for taking such good care of them and sharing them with us. You are a great Dog Dad!
When I saw the puppy I was so worried that something had happened to Mabel that I could barely enjoy it. Now I can go back and enjoy it fully. What a huge relief!!!
I was so happy to meet both Olive and Mabel at a book event in Edinburgh a couple of years ago. They brightened my pandemic. Last month we lost our pup of 15 years. The circle of life is beautiful and sad.
Mr Cotter you truly are the best story teller EVER! Thank you so much for sharing yours & your dogs lives with us!! You are the best thing that happen during covid! Thank you💕🐶 Thank you💕🐶
It is bittersweet for me to watch these videos - I lost my beloved chocolate Lab, Abby, 5 years ago to cancer - she would have been 13 that month - she was the dog of my heart & has left a hole that will never be filled, but I am grateful & blessed to have had such a wonderful, precious girl for the time that I did - RIP, my perfect girl - Mommy loves & misses you 💔
Listening to it all the way through, thinking you’d brought in another Puppy or narrating a departure. Daren’t stop watching, even if I missed my station.
I have 6…yes 2 is better than one. I have 1 GSD, 1 GSD/St. Bernard, 3 Great Pyrenees, 1 Bloodhound….all rescues except the hound. Love them to bits. Thanks for the video. It made my day.
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As you Brits and Scotsmen say . . . "BRILLIANT!" I needed to see this today. My wife passed away at 6:07 in the morning, five years ago today. Thanks for lightening the load for four minutes - makes me want to get a dog ...or two. ; - )
Addendum: I am blown away by all the kind words of support from ALL over - wow, thanks so much! Her affliction was diagnosed as primary progressive aphasia, a particularly cruel disease that affects & attacks the frontal lobe - where executive decision making, life skills, verbalizing, etc. can be wiped out - and it was. PPA is essentially a super fast moving form of dementia which can attack ANYONE at ANY age, for which there is no cure or treatment, per se. Please don't judge me when I say. . .what I would not do to change just one more of her diapers. She's at peace and that's the best I can hope for. It's the way it is. On another more positive note . . . GO CHIEFS!! ; - )
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Sending a warm hug. If having a dog is possible ... do it! x x x
Oh, I’m so sorry. And there’s a dog - or two - waiting just for you maybe. Maybe they’re even at your local rescue.
Don’t wait! These fury friends will give you endless joy and you’ll never stop talking to them as they’re great company not as a replacement but a loving and loyal friend!
And they will need you. My little Cavalier is snuggled up next to me right now. The other one is watching my husband paint a mirror. A walk every day and then a cuddle. 😊
Watching an Olive and Mabel video, especially *this* one is like pressing a reset button and coming back to a happier world.
Well put!!
This deserves multiple Oscars: short film, screenplay (narration), cinematography, editing...and most importantly, Heart. Thank you for sharing Olive and Mabel with the world.
Well said!!😁
Brilliantly executed ❤
Agreed!!
SUCH A SWEET STORY! 🎉
It’s been awhile since, I’ve seen one your Mable and Oliver videos! Totally appreciated…great photography, story telling and great dogs! Thanks so much from🇨🇦👍
Olive and Mabel vids always put me in the best mood. Thank you Andrew!
Having had litter mates that have both passed on, I cried watching this.
@mrcblaser we have 2 boxer/staffordshire terrier/beagle mix litter mates (no. 2 and no. 8) Maggie & Woody, who are getting on in years at 13. I can’t even imagine how heartbroken one will be when the other passes. But it is an absolute joy to have them in our lives and I am so grateful for that. I cried as well. God bless you 🤗🇨🇦✨🐕🐶
Well I didn’t expect to be a blubbery mess 😆😆. What a beautiful video. Thank you.
Ditto😂
And me 😅
Same here. A reminder of the important things in life....
same here!
me too!
You've provided Olive and Mabel beautiful enriched doggie lives. You're a good man Andrew Cotter.
The only life Labs deserve, provided by a man with a beautiful soul.
Beautifully put and heartily seconded from our neck of the woods..
Indeed you are. Thank you for sharing
He is a good man indeed, also brilliant broadcaster/commentator
Yes, gifts from God to mankind - wish every dog guardian was like Andrew -
"You can teach her things.. or just knock her out the way!.." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve watched this a few times, and get weepy each time, along with a smile.
Same. I watch it, almost, daily!
Honnk . Yes .
My 13 year old Chocolate Lab might pass away tonight(or tomorrow) and my 3 year old Black Lab will have no idea where she went…..That thought alone makes me cry, just like this footage! Just beautiful.❤️ God Bless you all🙏🏼👋🏼🇨🇦
13 is pretty healthy. Obviously, you have taken care of them.
@@QUICKBOOKS1 Thank you….She just passed away this morning in her sleep. Take care🙏🏼👋🏼🇨🇦
I started watching your videos for your humor. I've stayed for your heart. Bless you, Mr. Cotter.
What a lovely comment and so very true. You’ve just refreshed the tears I had from watching Andrew’s beautiful video.
How kind - thank you.
Such a source of joy during lockdown 🥰
Same 💫
Oh my goodness Olive & Mabel as puppies 😍
“The Powers of Unbearable Cuteness” - this should definitely be the title of a book about Olive and Mabel.❤️🐾🐾
Please write a book!!!!!
Or an audio book!!
@@michellegerrard6623 He has written 2, and, I have them both. One is titled, "Olive, Mabel & Me", and, the second is titled, "Dog Days". I was able to get both from a Local Bookstore.
@@michellegerrard6623 If you don't have them, they are well worth the purchase.
Yes, that can be the title of the third book.
For those of us who would love a dog but are not allowed (or able) to have one, these two wonderful animals fill that gap in the heart. xx Thank you Andrew :-)
Sir, you are not only a dog-lover, you are a poet.
Is it possible …..this is the best video of Olive and Mabel yet. It expresses what we all feel for those two wonderful dogs. Thank you for keeping our spirits up.
I always liked olive more
Totally agree. This is the best. Love these videos.
Every once in awhile you see something and hear something that makes your heart sing. My heart is singing, thank you.
Thank you.
Is there an award we can nominate this for?!
Best ever. Thank you so so much. I streamed tears start to end. An animal's time on earth is such a galactic starburst, burns so bright for too short a time.
Beautifully said
Very kind of you to say@@jontwest
Well put. 🫶🏽🦮🐈⬛🐕🦺🐈
Olive is the dog I had for so long -- I watched him as a puppy, I watched him as he grew older, I watched as his muzzle got gray and as he slowed down. Watching a dog you love grow older is a gift, because it teaches us to appreciate every day, every moment all the more. Olive must be 10 going on 11 now -- I so hope she lives for many years more, because while Mabel is the silly and loveable one, Olive is the one growing old with dignity, the way we all hope we will. Thank you, Andew, for reminding us to appreciate the rare moments, the beautiful moments.
Thank you - yes, Olive is 11 now and very, very healthy and active. But I appreciate every moment. Always have.
How very true and so well said! Thank you.
🤍@@mrandrewcotter
If I had the words, I would have said exactly that. Wonderful video.
So very true. Nothing keeps us in the moment like our beloved pets, because that's where we have to go to be with them. It's where they live. ❤
I'm old and a widower and approaching my final transition and when I reflect on the joys of my life, my wife and I always measured it in "pet moments" as they brought us such joy. We shed more tears over pets than we did people and pet lovers understand. Take a look at what Mark Twain said about cats. It is inspiring to know such a great man had such great compassion. Best of luck to all of us!
Animals are the best. Sending love and light your way ❤️ ☀️
Votre message m’a beaucoup ému , sensible et sans détour ! Les animaux sont un bonheur. Ils nous remettent en phase avec la vie. Respect
That sounds lovely. Enjoy every minute! Lots of love and best wishes ❤
You are so right
Hear hear 👏
Crying…..with happiness! What a pair of beautys! ❤❤❤❤❤
Me too- hay fever must be playing up today!!!😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
So lovely. When my aging parents moved in with me in 1994, we got two Labs, a black female and a yellow male who were littermates. I was still working and we were looking for something to keep our mom and dad busy and active. Molly and Bailey were the perfect answer. We had them for more than 11 years and they were the most wonderful companions for our family and for each other. Bailey was the last one to die but not until he saw my dad through several years of Alzheimer’s disease. On days when Dad didn’t know much else, he knew his dog and loved him to the end. Our family and Bailey gathered around Dad’s deathbed during his final hours and one of the last gestures I remember Dad making was to reach out and rub Bailey’s head.
Thank you for this wonderful video. It brought back some really great memories. What would we ever do without dogs? What a wonderful gift they are.
What a beautiful recollection. Thank you.
I’m sure dogs (& pets generally) are wonderful companions for the elderly. You have to take them for 2 walks each day, care for them, and love them as they love you unconditionally.
And dogs are PEOPLE MAGNETS. My current dog, a very sweet natured and cute bichon poo always draw people to him and they end up talking to me.
So When I’m old and gnarly, i’ll adopt a cute little bichon poo and walk to the park everyday, where people will come up to play with my dog and talk to me!
What a fabulous start to the weekend ❤
... if crying your eyes out is a fabulous start ... then yes.
Mr. Andrew Cotter I'm a 70 year old man and that had me misty eyed. Thank you for sharing your adventures with those two beautiful girls. Well done!
"The powers of unbearable cuteness." Especially, when sleeping. They look like angels. With fur.
This brought me to tears, Mr. Cotter. Had me remembering all the pets I've loved and lost. Sad, but happy. Thank you.
My dogs look positively angelic when asleep! 💕
They do the work of angels, teaching love.
But don't all angels have fur?
Coworker asked, due to inexperience, "Should my parents get a dog?"
I advised it's like having a 3 year old for a little more than 10 years, and then they're gone, but, they are so worth it.
👌@@stenmaulsby5924
Beautifully done. I'm 70 years old and have always had multiple dogs. They have been my loving and loyal babies. They have dried my tears with their kisses and brought me great joy. This touched my heart, brought a few tears and made me smile and laugh. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful journey with Olive and Mabel. ❤❤
Amen
I'm 64 and feel exactly the same. I miss my babies so much.
That's beautifully put, dogs are incredible souls though they don't speak verbally they communicate so much love and joy.
@@venicawood3894awe that's sad, can you not get another dog or a rescue one ? ❤
I’m 70 too and have always had a dog. These video’s are by far the most beautiful vlogs on UTube! What heartfelt joy!🐾💖
Wonder why watching this brings up emotions based in dread that we’re about to receive news we couldn’t bear to hear. And knowing that these doggos have the distinct privilege of receiving more love than their hearts can hold. 🥰🥰🥰
I thought the same
I was right there with you. Thanks goodness I was wrong!
We've all gotten too accustomed to this kind of thing being an 'in memoriam' video
Me too. 😢
exactly. Halfway through, i thought"oh no! This is how he is going to let us know she's gone! NOOO!!!" How did i get so attached to dogs i have never met??
This was absolutely beautiful and it shows exactly why so many people have fallen in love with Olive and Mabel. ❤️🔥🏴
I come back to this frequently when life just seems too much and I feel lost and don't know how to carry on. For 4 minutes my heart feels warm again and I can escape to a beautiful world where the sun shines and love and joy are in abundance. Thank you Andrew, thank you Olive and Mabel.
AGREE 100%. It gladdens my heart; let’s me dream of visiting Scotland. The view of these beautiful labs minimizes stress and calms my heart when I am overwhelmed with problems. I thank God for talents & video skills of dear Andrew as well as creating the beautiful animals that are indeed our Best Friends.
Why do I cry every time I watch this?
Yes, it hits an emotional spot deep in our hearts seeing these two pure souls living and loving their best lives with Andrew. Feel the same every time l watch it 💞
Beautiful dogs and beautifully narrated as always Mr Cotter. It sums up everything that we love about dogs with such feeling and emotion. Thankyou Andrew.❤
Olive and
Mabel always appear at the right moment- this time to remind us of the power of love,
Oh that last shot in front of the fire - adorable.
Awesome! Brought tears to my eyes! 🐾♥️
It’s one year today that my pug died of lymphoma. During the first 6 months of last year, my beloved beagle and precious Chihuahua also passed away. It was an ugly year. I loved seeing Olive and Mabel, it made me smile and leak a tear or two. But, that’s okay, the price of love is loss.
I’ve tried to write how beautiful this video is Mr. Cotter but my words all fall short. It’s just felt in the viewer’s heart. Thank you.
So nice to see Olive and Mabel as pups
The best thing I can say is Thank You.
Just watching the rugby and thought 'Hey, that's Olive and Mabel's dad commentating!!!'
i just randomly clicked in this video thinking this is a cute dog video then it is probably the most beautiful thing ive ever seen this year, thank you so much for this, i got tears in my eyes.
Isn’t it amazing how the whole world has laughed (and cried) over these two? Thanks again for sharing them with the rest of us, Mr. Cotter.
"In fact, she's a borderline stalker." "still hunting you really ineffectively" 🤣. Dear Andrew, Thank you SO much for sharing these precious moments with us. We all love Olive and Mabel....and you!❤ Kathleen
I love the humour of all your videos. And the scenery, and the interaction. But by far the best thing about your videos is quite simply, two well loved dogs, just being, well, dogs. ❤
A beautiful poem.
This was one the the most lovely videos I have seen in a very long time. It was a pleasure to watch and listen to. Excellent in every aspect.
That was really beautiful Andrew, thank you.
I had 2 Golden Retrievers. They were inseparable. One died of kidney failure when the other was just 2 years old. She had a breakdown. I didn't realise dogs could have a nervous breakdown but I witnessed it first hand.
It took years of patience and hard work but she has been a happy dog for a few years now. She'll soon be 8. She is the centre of our family and we'd be lost without her.
I've had 8 labs. There is nothing more joyous than living with those gifts of love.
Labs are the best. Once you fall under their spell you're doomed
Yes, I'm on number four!! Blaze, Sophie, Jake, and now Lily. My best friends over 35 years. I have missed your wonderful videos watched during the Covid time..please continue your videos they are golden.
@@ynot552 Hi Pat! My fellow lab lover. Mine were Sophi (sophisticated ladee), Libbi (liberated Ladee), Leo (Sophi's Leo), Genny (Gentle Ladee), Harvey, PJ, Winnie (Winning Ladee), and Captain. All the best to you.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
How does one simply handle the logistics of eating, sleeping and pooping? Peeing too if some are boys.
I can handle one, at the very most, two. Eight is definitely cloud computing, need a team and all that.
@@anandsharma7430 #1 walk & swimming everyday...#2 everyone lives in the house...#3 tennis balls...#4 they love going to the vet...#5 by 10 years old they are eating rugs 😂
Crying... What a beautiful way to end an awful week... Beautiful girls together. Thank you. ❤
I was thinking the exact same thing!
Hope your weekend is better and you get some rest and fun xx
Hope you have a better week next week Kath.....
I’ve raise seven labs over my life. Every pup hated the new one. Then suddenly loved the new. And taught the young one so much. Best days. Miss those days.
what a beautiful story - life
We said goodbye to our little dog three weeks ago and the house is unbearably empty. She's left a gap so much bigger than her small self. Watching this brought me joy.
Very sorry for your loss x
@@ayeright320 Thanks friend. She was a great little dog.:)
We waited a year after our Lab passed away and I happened to find an animal shelter while surfing the web. One of the rescues was a type of coonhound and I told myself that if she was still not adopted in 30 days she was coming home with us.
Her name is Daisy Mae and she's curled up on our bed as I write this.
There are so many angels who need a second chance.
My sincere condolences on your loss.
@@timmytwodogs I'm so glad you found another friend. I'm waiting for my mother to be ready and then we'll see about the same.
My girl passed one week ago. English Mastiff, 9 years old. She leaves behind a brother, an Irish Wolfhound also 9. He's still not sure what's going on. But then, she was always the bright one. Does my heart so good to see Olive and Mabel being just two great dogs, enjoying life and love together. Thanks for sharing them with us. ❤
I grieve with you.
Ive never felt more pain than losing our 12 year old Siberian Husky last year. I wish you the best in moving forward. They may not be here physically anymore but they’re never gone.
@@boejiden1065 I grieve with you, too.
Bless your heart. I feel your pain. X
Wow-two fantastic breeds of giant dog. So sorry for your loss ❤
A lovely, lovely reminiscence-to-present of Olive and Mabel. What a delight to see their early history, and how loving and generous Olive was (and is) towards Mabel.
My golden lab Billie turned 12 last week and her COVID-inspired chocolate lab friend Toby is three next month. Nine years is a big gap. Four to five years would be best. My two are the best of mates and I will weep without control when Billie leaves home for the last time. The joy these closest of friends bring to our home is boundless and I have been so happy to follow the adventures of Olive and Mabel during difficult times. Thank you Andrew🦮
Bless you for giving these beautiful pups a fantastic, joy filled life as part of your family.
Pure magic. These are my absolute ultimate favorite videos. You have such an incredible gift, Andrew. Thank you for sharing Olive and Mabel with us!
Thank you for this--it brought tears, This is the story of our black Lab, Sawyer, who did not eat for two days after we brought home a puppy we found in a trash bag, a 12 week old sheepdog mix. Sawyer was a sweet dog but initially she growled at Dixon's attempts to play. Then, like Olive and Mabel, they became best friends. Eight years later, Sawyer died, on July 21 this year, and watching Dixon grieve with us was heartbreaking. She lay by the front door, waiting, for hours, for Sawyer to return. Twice, when she heard the sound of Sawyer's metal collar tags, she ran excitedly from the other room, then lay by the door again, quietly waiting. She became very anxious if one of us left the car, for example, to run into the market. If we both left her alone in the house, when we returned, she was frantic, as if we'd been away for weeks rather than a couple of hours. Only now, 7 months later, is she settling down.
oh poor dear sweet thing. Many don't realize how attached animals get to each other so while it is so much fun to have a friend they are so sad when they pass away.
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@@KayleeGrace Niles, our older Lab-Cross, did the same when we lost Scooby to Cancer.
They know
They need closure. They need to know what happened. They can’t accept their friend going out the door and not coming back. It is why when Ramses died I stopped at my parents house on the way to the vet so Candy could sniff him and know that he was gone. And why I brought Diana to my parent’s house when it was Candy’s time so she could sniff her after the vet had left. Dogs are accepting of death. It’s the not knowing they can’t handle.
What a beautiful video, if not a bit of a poignant reminder about how quickly time goes by with these incredible creatures...thank you.
This is literally the story of my two black labs. The youngster idolising the older one (who looked remarkably like your black lab). He looked after her until he got old and then she looked after him. They absolutely adored each other. He died a year last October and she still misses him. 😢
"Two Dogs Better Than One". I learned that over 30 years ago when my friend gave me her Westie Boy to go with my Westie Girl and it gave her a new lease of life and she lived until she was 16. I, soon, acquired a family of 3 Westies and now had 2 Boys and 2 Girls and it was a wonderful decision though I lost one each year from 2011-2014. I got a 6-month-old puppy from neighbours soon after losing those 4 Angels and started looking after dogs and now, aged 10, he has a Daughter who is 5 tomorrow, and the Mum and another daughter live in my road and I see them most days. THREE MAIN Advantages. They have each other at home, in the park, and when you are out. I, also, "inherited" a Yorkie (8)😀
Our times with our canine friends are too short. God bless Maple and Olive!
This was so tender. Thank you 🙏
Good choice of word. Agree and think that's why it's hit a nerve for so many.
This is an exquisite piece Mr Cotter...
Two souls are never alone...
Thank you Olive and Mabel...
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Mr. Cotter, I fancy myself to be immune to the openly sentimental; but this little love poem to your beautiful dogs - expertly leavened with moments of goofiness - went straight to my heart and tear ducts. There is something pure and ineffable about our relationships with animals, and about theirs to each other, that you captured with a crystalline simplicity and directness. Thank you so much. All my best wishes to you.
I sit here longingly watching Olive. I had a male black lab and he was the love of my life. I miss him….💔
Love this video. May very well be one of the best dog videos I've ever seen. Well done!
What sweet memories. Brought tears to my eyes. Life with our fur buddies is never long enough but the love is. Thank you Mr Cotter for sharing.
Thank you, Mr. Cotter. Thank you for sharing your very good dogs with a weary world. ❤
Such wonderful girls. God bless.
We lost our chocolate lab Abby to cancer in March of 2022 and my wife and I cried on and off for a few weeks. I'd see her collar on the coat rack or one of her toys and just break down.
You don't realize how much you love your best friend until they're gone.
🙏🐕🦺✨
@@erin3292 Thanks
Said goodbye to my first pup yesterday after a long, beautiful 14 years. She got to pass on her wisdom to my other puppy, who I got at 3 months old and is 2.5 years now.
This video warmed my heart so much, thank you ❤️
Hi, this is a beautiful video, I enjoyed it very much. Love Katherine
Love Olive and Mabel, day brighteners, for sure.
Beautiful....just heart-bursting beautiful! Pass the tissues, please. Love these two pups, long may they live. Thank you, Mr. Andrew Cotter, for taking such good care of them and sharing them with us. You are a great Dog Dad!
😍Love them snoozing back-to-back!
Lovely, and tx from the USA for this
When I saw the puppy I was so worried that something had happened to Mabel that I could barely enjoy it. Now I can go back and enjoy it fully. What a huge relief!!!
Same! 😍😍
EVERYONE had the same reaction until Andrew responded by telling us Olive & Mabel were both fine! I had the same reaction, too.
Mabel??? I was worried about Olive!
Me, too. There will be the day.😢
Stop it! I got all emotional. Your dogs are beautiful and so is your voice. Don't stop, make more videos. Love from NC, USA
Andrew, you have a gift for giving us exactly what we need exactly when we need it. Thank you.
I was so happy to meet both Olive and Mabel at a book event in Edinburgh a couple of years ago. They brightened my pandemic. Last month we lost our pup of 15 years. The circle of life is beautiful and sad.
That is awesome just mentioning Olive & Mabel. I think a LOT of people ignore Andrew Cotter. (Sorry)
Hearing you admire your dogs makes my whole body smile...you sir are a good hooman and they are lucky to have you 🫶🏻
One of the best things I've watched in such a long time! amazing and so true!! ❤️❤️
Beautiful! Best short film ever. Lots of work went into this lovely video. Thank you!!! ❤️❤️🖤🤎
Thank you for this lovely video. I couldn't imagine Olive being anything other than a perfect big sister.
Such a beautiful video full of simple love and joy. Dogs are the best. ❤
Well that’s me crying now…you have two beautiful dogs,
Wonderful, they could teach us a thing or two about unconditional love. Animals are the best❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
Oh my goodness weeping buckets. Beautiful Andrew 😊
Man this made me miss my lab soooo much. Rip Midas. It’s been like 10 years and we still tell stories of your greatness
Me too ❤
Feeling the same about my golden retriever and big, black shaggy mutt. What a joy this oair gave us.
Mr Cotter you truly are the best story teller EVER! Thank you so much for sharing yours & your dogs lives with us!! You are the best thing that happen during covid!
Thank you💕🐶
Thank you💕🐶
How precious they both are. Your commentary almost brings tears to my eyes. Lovely!!
I WATCH THIS VIDEO OVER AND OVER I LOVE IT
Love how these 2 have been "brought up proper"!
Mabel levitating on the beach- priceless!❤
This was my favorite shot!!
I didn’t expect to be crying 😂. That was so gorgeous, thank you 🥰
It is bittersweet for me to watch these videos - I lost my beloved chocolate Lab, Abby, 5 years ago to cancer - she would have been 13 that month - she was the dog of my heart & has left a hole that will never be filled, but I am grateful & blessed to have had such a wonderful, precious girl for the time that I did - RIP, my perfect girl - Mommy loves & misses you 💔
What a beautiful movie. Top. Loved it.
That was beautiful. Thank you.
Next time I get asked why I got a second dog, I now have the perfect answer to send them. Thank you 🐾
They have each other at home when you're there. In the park to play and explore together and as company when you're out.:)
Listening to it all the way through, thinking you’d brought in another Puppy or narrating a departure.
Daren’t stop watching, even if I missed my station.
I have 6…yes 2 is better than one. I have 1 GSD, 1 GSD/St. Bernard, 3 Great Pyrenees, 1 Bloodhound….all rescues except the hound. Love them to bits. Thanks for the video. It made my day.
This was charming, you put it together so well, and put a smile on the face of a person who is really a 🐱lover. A heart stopper.