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Thursday, November 14, 2019

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Monday, January 14, 2019

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Lost Charlie this month. It's been 12 days, and still very hard. 

I miss him at meal times, when it's time to go for a walk. He was always the first one out the door with his tail at full attention.   He learned to howl at the answering machine from his buddy. In 12 years we only found one thing he wouldn't eat, spicy peppers.  Occasionally he wouldn't eat lettuce. He was our robo vacuum that would clean up after the kids or anything that fell in the kitchen.  We waited 12 years for his beard and eyebrows to fill in and they never did, but we still loved it and his natural Mohawk. Like all dogs he appreciated a belly rub, but maybe a little more than your average dog as he would lay on his back with feet in the air for 20 minutes watching you, hoping for your attention.  Chewies and squeaky toys never stood a chance. He acted like a puppy, until he couldn't walk anymore. Every day was another step down the hill.  Charlie had a long history, he was there before kids, when kids came, when kids grew up. We hung out 24/7 for the last 10 years. His nickname was Chogee (what the kids pronounced). Through the years we had a couple close calls, when you wandered off with a kid, but you always found your way back for dinner.

I went to dark place after you passed, and I don't think I have left. It is still hard.