One year ago today Charlie was just a warm little bundle of puppy loveliness and now ... he's a strapping 60+ pound loving companion to my kid. I don't have any of his actual "baby" pictures but check out this one from the day he was delivered to Judy the Puppy Raiser Extraordinaire. I think this was taken in early February. (I think that the woman holding him is Sharon, another North Star Super Hero.)
We try to use every moment as a teaching moment so we've spent the last few days talking to Tim about Charlie's upcoming birthday. Tim immediately mentioned "party" and "presents" (his two favorite things) so we decided to indulge Charlie a bit with a little family party. We made three stops yesterday in the hunt for a doggie party hat and finally found one at Murphy's Paw. (Seems like a potential business opportunity here ... there are loads of costumes, holiday hats, sweaters, and other adornments for dogs but very few birthday hats.)
After scoring the perfect hat, we took a trip to our favorite Pet Food Express store where Tim selected a few new toys for his loyal servant. Apparently, Tim knows his dog well as Charlie seems quite pleased with Tim's selections. Tonight he'll be served a special treat of canned food (he'll go absolutely bonkers for this, literally walking around in circles in the kitchen until I put the bowl down on his place.) After dinner we'll take a walk and then settle in all together and watch Tim's favorite golden retriever movie, "Snow Buddies." Tonight, Charlie gets a spot up on the bed. Happy Birthday buddy!
6 comments:
Happy Birthday Charlie!!! Wish we could have been at your party!!!
that should be Judy, Keira and Lola!!!
Happy Howling Birthday Charlie! You were such an adorable pup. :) Funny Carlolyn, NBear's fave words are also "party" and "presents"!
Great hat! Charlie is quite the ham. He and Tim are sooo cute!
Happy Birthday Charlie!
Happy Birthday Charlie!
Hi Carolyn,
I've been lurking here on your blog for a few weeks. I have Charlie's brother, Ferghus,with me; and my family collected Charlie, Ferghus, and 2 other pups from Patty on a snowy day last February. Sharon collected them from our house and redistributed them, but first we had the pleasure of playing with all 4 siblings for a few short hours. ( I think Charlie was the one my daughter nicknamed "Boss Blue": he was wearing a blue collar and was the most dominant of the 4!) Our camera took that photo of the 3 puppy faces looking out of the crate in the back of Sharon's car, all ready for their next big adventure. You are keeping a wonderful blog here and I've been meaning to contact you...this seemed like an excellent occasion! Very best wishes to you and your family.
Wendi Mulvey
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