Our Charlie Dog

Charlie came into our lives quite unexpectedly

I was still in college and my dad

and I were picking up my parents dog

from the groomer

that's when Charlie found me!

He was up for adoption

and for me it was love at first sight

My dad who I'm pretty sure didn't want

to be the one to say NO

had me call my mom - she said YES

so my dad then had me call my then bf, now husband

to see if he was willing to take Charlie

if things didn't work out

he said YES!

and my poor dad was defeated!

but even he came around

and I'm pretty sure when I finally left home

my dad was sad to see us both go.

We all know the saying

"you can't teach an old dog new tricks"

well that is pretty much true

as a dog coming from another life

Charlie already had a handful of quirks

and not so pleasant bad habbits.

Some things we were able to change

like teaching him that he didn't have to

gulp down his doggy food in 3.5 seconds

because no one else was going to take it from him.

but bad behavior like digging, barking, and destroying things

well we still deal with those...

We love Charlie - but he is our last Terrier.

He can be a complete sweet heart,

loving to cuddle and take showers with you

but boy, oh boy,

does Charlie Dog keep us busy!

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