Charming Charlie!

This handsome boy is Charlie, FKA Matlock.  He ended up at Mobile County Shelter in Alabama and no one came to claim him.  But no worries, Charlie has a wonderful new home with prior adopters Pat and Bruce and is living in New York.

Bruce tells us that Charlie is settling in well.  He gets along well with Bridgett, his new canine sibling, although Charlie is more amenable to the relationship that Bridgett.  He would love to play and she has no interest.

Charlie has calmed down a lot since he arrived at their home. They think a normal routine has helped him.  He is rambunctious and he loves to chew and likes paper. He will hunt down any tissue wherever he can find it.  He loves his bacon Nylabone and stuffed Kongs are his favorite.  They use a crate when they go out, which he must have used at some point because he goes right in and lays down.

Getting dressed with Charlie in the room is a challenge.  He thinks it is playing.  As you pull your pants on, he grabs the leg and pulls it off.  We laughed out loud at that!!!  Bruce said forget about the socks and shoes!  He said it is hard to say no to him when he is laughing so hard.  They now try to keep the bedroom door closed while they get dressed.  Just hysterical!

He has made friends with their neighbors and the two dogs next door.  His walking continue to improve.  He is a willful dog.  He can sit, down, and stay on his walks so he is doing good with distractions.  Sometimes he will resist but he knows what he is supposed to be doing and Bruce will wait him out and he does it, but not without complaint.  Charlie will yawn and whine when he has to stay and does not want to!

They had snow a couple of weeks ago and Charlie did not know what it was. He walked out gingerly and sniffed it, then he tasted it.  Then after a few minutes of sniffing and tasting it, all of a sudden he took off running and doing laps in the yard. They think he is going to love playing in the snow when they get a significant amount.

Sounds like Charlie is quite the character, but how happy does he look in the second picture!  Love the other pictures - he looks quite at home!

Happy life to Charlie, you deserve it!