A Maple Ridge border collie has mastered the mental dexterity required to remove a wooden block from a Jenga tower B次元官网网址 and on Monday received his 15 minutes of fame on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Ollie, a seven year old border collie, and his fur mama Lindsey Wadden, were featured in the final slot of a segment called Why Is Your Pet Better Than Me B次元官网网址 a virtual pet talent show.
Ollie was able to pull a wooden block out of a full tower to the delight of The Tonight Show host and viewers of the program.
It came as a complete surprise to Wadden when she was first contacted by The Tonight Show.
B次元官网网址淲hen you see The Tonight Show in your inbox, you definitely are a little shocked,B次元官网网址 said the 32-year-old.
She was first contacted by the show in April. They had seen Ollie and his two border collie brothers on their Instagram account thecolliebrothers, which has more than 31,000 followers.
They talked back and forth about what trick Ollie could perform. At first they wanted him to do a different trick B次元官网网址 skip rope B次元官网网址 a trick that Ollie performed a couple of years ago.
However, Wadden was only asked about two weeks ago to be in the segment that aired Sept. 27, and they wanted Ollie to do the Jenga trick.
B次元官网网址淓ver since he was a puppy we knew that his skills were a little bit more demanding than most so IB次元官网网址檝e always kind of taught him a bit more than average tricks,B次元官网网址 she explained.
It took Ollie around one month to break down the steps to learn the Jenga trick, but heB次元官网网址檚 been working on it for just over a year now.
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B次元官网网址淛ust something fun to do on a rainy day or in the evening when weB次元官网网址檙e winding down,B次元官网网址 Wadden noted.
Ollie can do many tricks including: the Fisher Price toy where you put the shapes in the correct holes; he picks up items and holds them like teddy bears; he can stack the Fisher Price plastic rings on the pole; he knows how to paint using a modified paintbrush B次元官网网址 although Wadden has to dip the brush in the paint and hand it to him; he does handstands; prays; and gives piggy-back rides.
WaddenB次元官网网址檚 other border collies are all from the same family, but they are not as adept at learning new tricks.
B次元官网网址淢entally he is the most demanding out of all three of them,B次元官网网址 she said about Ollie. B次元官网网址淭he other ones kind of like to watch Ollie perform.B次元官网网址
Currently Wadden is trying to teach him how to play the xylophone.
B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 a special boy,B次元官网网址 she said.
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