Charlie

We recently adopted a dog! I saw Charlie at Pet Smart a couple of weeks ago and just couldn't stop thinking about him. After lots of discussions with Carl and several calls to Charlie's foster family, we decided that we would take Charlie for a trial period. (We wanted to be sure that he got along well with small children and that he got along with Parker and Kaiya.) We had to wait almost two weeks to get Charlie because he had just had two surgeries on his hip. Once he was off his pain medications and walking a bit, we were told we could come and get him.

We picked Charlie up from Pet Smart on a Saturday morning. He seemed a bit scared at first, but by the afternoon, he seemed to be pretty happy and was cuddling with us and trying to play with Parker. He was REALLY good with Evan and let Evan play with him and pet him A LOT! (By that night I was ready to say we were going to keep him!)He has continued to adjust well to our family and is a REALLY good dog. He is super sweet and cuddly and he is VERY friendly. He is calm and rarely barks. He has made Parker very happy and playful again, which is wonderful. We called his foster family on Wednesday night and were officially cleared to adopt Charlie. We are SO glad we did! He is a great addition to our family!

Parker and Charlie bonded pretty fast. This is the two of them on Charlie's first day home. (We bought a bigger bed!)

Charlie is a sweet boy. Here are several pictures of him during his first week at home.