Saying Goodbye Is Never Easy...

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Charlie, who has lived with us for almost 15 years has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. His personality was larger than life and he will be missed forever. 

We loved his little Charlie antics, that continued until the very end (oh, how we will cherish the chewed up jigsaw puzzle pieces). He loved us, he especially loved us all being together. It was important to him. He would heard us together. He made us smile and laugh every single day. 

So thankful to have him in our lives as long as we did. He was pretty healthy right up until the end. It was a fast progression downward. I think he held out as long as he could for us. 

He's up in the clouds now visiting all our friends and family. We love you Charlie - keep sending the (MANY!!) signs that you're with us, just in a different sense. He'll never be gone from our hearts. 

💔❤️‍🩹❤️

 

Happy 14th birthday, Charlie!

A quick update from 2023: This little puppy is now 14 years old. Still acts like a puppy a good bit of the time (in the middle of his naps). We are so thankful for him every single day. See more at artfoodhome.com where I share art, recipes, home (house plans, photos of Charlie, etc.) - I look forward to seeing you there. 

 

A Charlie update...

Charlie is now going on seven years old - and he is the sweetest dog in the world. He's still a bit crazy at times, but sweet nonetheless. I hope you enjoy his first year of photos, they always make me smile.
I can be found at ArtFoodHome.com, where there are still... plenty of photos of Charlie!

Life with Charlie! Age 1... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

OHMYGOSH WHAT HAS SHE DONE TO ME??? hee hee... Fred left a gift for Charlie's birthday... he opened it this morning... a birthday hat!! He was so excited... uh... not to wear it as much as to want to disassemble it! I got a picture of him (wasn't easy) it's not the best, and he looks a little annoyed, ha ha... but he enjoyed the treat that came along with the hat! We'll have to put this hat on him each year!


It's also cousin Ajaxx's birthday today, I believe he's 6! They had a great time playing and taking a dip in Ajaxx's pool... that was inspiration for Charlie's other birthday gift... his very own swimming pool! He's very excited.

We have hit the one year mark, woohoo! 

Charlie is a sweet beast. Although very much a beast at times he HAS calmed down a little bit, and like I've always said, he's an angel when he's sleeping, ha ha... I think it's now time to consolidate the LIFE WITH CHARLIE blog into our ALMOST DAILY PIC blog. For those who haven't visited that website, we think you'll find it entertaining! Please visit us at http://almostdailypic.wordpress.com (link above)- we look forward to seeing you there!

THANK YOU for being part of our lives listening to the Charlie stories since November, it's been so much fun!

Happy Birthday Eve crazy Charlie!!

Well, it's the eve of Charlie's first birthday... has he calmed down any? HA HA... that would be a resounding... N-O! But is he having a good time? Ohhhhh yeah! No doubt about it... This picture is his grandma (Sheila, my mom) attempting to water the flowers, ha ha... Charlie is 'helping'... you judge for yourself... always a laugh! Can't believe the little critter is going to be one year old tomorrow!

the lounger... charlie!

Charlie is pooped after a long morning walk... he's relaxing on the back of a chaise... the life of riley? ahhhh yeah! everyone have a good day!

Happy 11 month birthday Charlie!

This past weekend was Charlie's 11th (month) birthday! Boy does time ever fly! It doesn't seem like he's grown an inch (well, until you go to pick him up, ohmygosh!), but the pictures clearly show that he has indeed grown. He started out so afraid of everything, noise, people, dogs, ugh... going to the dog park has helped him so much, he loves nothing more than to visit with other dogs! He's so gentle and sweet, never unkind, but he does stick up for himself, so don't mess with him, ha ha... He had a birthday weekend of the dog park each day, so today he is quite exhausted! Tomorrow is a pedicure, then Wednesday Dolittles gets more antlers in, woohoooo! A very busy week indeed! This picture was taken when we first went to pick him up, it's the first we had held him and he was very skittish, to think how he was and how he is now, wow, it's a great feeling! In this picture he was a little over three months old - here's wishing you have a wonderful week!

Stay cool my friend!

Whew! With a heat index of 110 today and a heat advisory from noon till 8PM we hope you find a way to stay cool! Charlie does, ha ha... Nothing like a sprinkler unless you're in the water at the dog park! Stay cool and have a great weekend!

Just hangin' out!

Well Charlie has mellowed a great deal in his old age... if he's not curled up in a ball sleeping, he's humped over the sofa arm just hangin' out... there is some construction going on in the neighborhood and that provides him ample entertainment, after all, he's just trying to keep me safe, ha ha... growl......
He does help around the house, he knows how I feel about bugs, inside or out, so he picks them up (and occasionally comes at me with them, omg!), he went to the garage with me today (omg SPIDERS, I swear there is a tarantula living out there somewhere!)... he's very brave. I am... NOT. I hope you get a chance to just hang out today as well! We're going to keep up Charlie's blog until 6/26/10 when he officially becomes a year old. At that time I will incorporate him into my (almost) every day blog... (http://almostdailypic.wordpress.com/) It's been fun! But don't go yet, we still have a little over a month left! Happy trails to you... until we meet again...

Nice day to relax!

Charlie sure has done a lot of growing up since we first got him in November! He used to stay awake ALL DAY, boy have things changed! Now he likes to nap during the day and stay awake at night (heavy sigh)! Today I made Charlie a pillow... he was trying to nap, but with nearby construction, he just had to keep an eye on things... now he's just waiting for Fred to come home... basically, that's what he does for 12+ hours each day... he'll be so happy in a few hours!

A collection of my favorite things...

I discovered the other day, while in the studio trying to paint, that Charlie is a collector... I put his bed out there with me, and one by one he brought his favorite things... his blue chewy from Dolittles, his green doughnut from Hairy Winston, the remains of his bully stick and two antlers... it keeps him very busy... yippeeee!

Happy Memorial Day!

We wish you all a very Happy Memorial Day! Remember what it's all about. Thank you to those who have given their lives (and those who still continue to do so), as well as all the other people who work daily to make this a great place to live!
Life is good... especially if you're Charlie... a picture from James Island County Park dog park, his favorite place... hee hee

The green doughnut!

We went to this waaaaay cool dog store called HAIRY WINSTON in Mt P Town Center. OMG, it was like a kids toy store. Staff had great recommendations including this green doughnut looking thing. It has a guarantee, if it gets chewed through to the red (it's green, inside is red) the company will replace it! AND they will analyze the chewing pattern; if a certain pattern is seen they replace it with their ultra tough one. Though, so far, this owner has not seen one be returned yet! Charlie is working hard to become the first, he LOVES a challenge! After all, he went through a Kong and an Extreme Kong in one day, both about 10 minutes... This was a pricy toy, but if it will be replaced, it's worth it!

OMG he really is part human??

Charlie went on a field trip to Camp Bow Wow... he spent the day there and then Fred and I picked him up... he was very excited to see us. By the time he got to the car (a few steps away), he was utterly exhuasted! He didn't have his normal naps throughout the day (no possible way!)... Later that night we were sitting in the library and I got a photo of Charlie sitting up like a human. Fred was also sitting on the loveseat. He had propped himself up like a human and sat there for a good long while. It was a crazy sight, ha ha... I think he was exhausted and couldn't remember if he was a dog or a human. He is the best entertainment!

Charlie goes to the Farmer's Market...

Here we are last Saturday, well, I should say here are Fred and Charlie... Charlie hasn't been to the Farmer's Market before, and let me say... HE LOVED IT! There were so many people, and it seemed that most had dogs. It got a little tough to navigate through that many people trying to hold the dog, the many bags of good stuff (i.e. strawberries, fresh pasta and sauces, corn, radishes, cucumbers, etc etc... ) He had an absolute blast. We'll have to make another run on Saturday morning... here's hoping we get up a little earlier! Have a good (almost) weekend and if you get a chance on Saturday head to the Farmer's Market downtown!