Charlie: The Pied Piper

You never know what is going to happen when you go on a walk with Charlie. Today we had another toddler incident (yes we have had this happen before) where the toddler runs off to meet Charlie while their parents aren’t looking. Apparently Charlie is just irresistible to toddlers. But boy oh boy did my heart stop this morning when I turned around and saw a little one running across the street to greet us (with no parent in sight). Thank our lucky stars that we weren’t on a busy street! I brought the child back to his house but you should have seen the father’s face! Can you imagine looking out your front door and seeing your precious child holding a stranger’s hand?! I thought the guy was going to punch me out! I quickly explained the situation and backed away. Ohhh Charlie why do you have to be so cute?!

Charlie: The New Bobble Head Attitude

Charlie’s new haircut has gone straight to his head. He has been misbehaving and running around like a maniac ever since that fateful day! I am pretty sure he is running around thinking, “Wohoo! I am naked! Look at me!” Although, my sister-in-law pointed out that he is probably just getting back at us for getting him such a bad haircut! Hmmm…there may be some truth to that. Either way we have had to retrain Charlie because along with losing ALL of his fur he seems to have lost his obedience too. This week, Ron and I have been focusing on getting him not to jump on the furniture since we are (finally) getting a brand NEW sectional Saturday! So I am keeping my fingers crossed that the sectional doesn’t have paw prints all over it by Sunday!

What attitude?

Charlie: Bobble Head Hair Cut

The last time we took Charlie to get groomed we promised him, “We will never do that to you again!”

Charlie's Last Haircut (a little grown out)

Unfortunately we did not live up to our promise. I had put off getting Charlie groomed for a long time. Truth be told I hate how they poof out and style poodles (I know that they have to be brushed out like that but Charlie just looks so goofy). Finally it was getting so hot and Charlie’s fur was getting out of control that we broke down and took him in. Poor Charlie… his fur had gotten so matted that they decided to shave his entire body. No worries though they didn’t shave his head. Ugh!

So Charlie went from looking like this

to looking like this (what I affectionately call Charlie Bobble Head)

Neither Ron nor I have ever owned a poodle or a dog before, so we did not realize that you were only supposed to bathe them once a month. It is going to be hard not to bathe a white dog who loves mud more than once a month! Anyway, we have learned our lesson: have our poodle professionally groomed and bathed once a month! And Charlie we promise we won’t do that again! The good news is Charlie loves being shaved & cool. He has so much more energy and is incredibly happy. So here’s to you, bobble head Charlie!

Charlie- The Introduction

Say hello to Charlie Da Poodle! We were lucky enough to adopt Charlie about 5 months ago from the New England All Breed Rescue group. He is a fantastic dog who loves to cuddle and chew on his bone! Charlie was saved from high kill shelter in the south and was transported up to New England. We are so thankful for this group's great work! If you are in the New England area and looking for a great pet check out New England All Breed Rescue’s website at http://newenglandallbreedrescue.org/