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It is really quite ironic that we had to coerce Charlie to relieve himself on the snow after all the months of going on the warm grass. Now, after the snow is mostly melted, save for the large snow banks, he has to find the one spot on the lawn that still has snow on it! I hope he isn't too sad when the snow is all gone! This little Puerto Rican lo… read more

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Charlie got some hand me down Nylabones from Andypantz and after the initial appeal of nomming on another dog's bone, the attraction slowly decreased to the point where he was ignoring the majority of his 6 or 7 bones. Pete and I bought some chicken stock from Whole Foods and boiled a few of his bones in it and boy did that help! Charlie went nuts … read more

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We bought a heat dish from Costco before the winter temperatures set in and Charlie can't seem to get enough of it. In fact, he is sitting next to me right now with the heat dish pointed at him, completely zonked out! We have to pull him away from getting too close to it, but if he could, I'm sure he would rest his face against it! The heat dish… read more

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I just mailed in the application for Charlie's 2009 dog license today with his latest rabies certificate. Don't forget! read more

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The weather this past weekend was such a tease - it was near 60 degrees and sunny both days! Getting warm in the sun and then cooling down his feet in the snow piles still left in the yard must have been so confusing for Charlie - he didn't know what to do with himself. Oh well, it didn't last long; it was sleeting this morning when we woke up and … read more