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Charlie – The Most Willing, Happiest Dog in the World

We took Charlie home about six weeks after he’d been found near to death from starvation.  He was reckoned to be about six months old, weighed around forty pounds and could eat a bowl of food faster than you can say woof.

Right from the start he was adorable, with big, brown, soulful eyes, and his longing for company.  He instantly became best friends with our exuberant Shiba Inu called Teddy, who loves any other dog and thinks she is a big dog in a small dog’s body.  They play together every day, a year later, in huge growling rough-and-tumble fights, but Charlie never over-powers his little friend.  He struggled with house-training and not chasing our cats for a while, but with a little patient training he fitted in completely. 

One wonderful thing we have seen is how Charlie protects Teddy.  She can be over-confident with other dogs, and Charlie will always help her get out of a tricky situation.

Today he weighs eighty four pounds (though isn’t much taller than when he weighed forty), is loving and gentle with us and our cats, and reassuringly alerts us to any strangers.  He is a perfect guard dog, companion, and member of our family.