I wanted another baby, but got a puppy instead.
I have often wondered what the hell I was thinking!
Lucas helped name him Charlie Pasta.
This dog.
This beautiful dog and I first locked eyes when Charlie was just 23 days old. Back then he was named Logan (he is so NOT a Logan). He came home with us 45 days later and has been a bona fide member of our family ever since. Charlie has tested my patience in more ways than my son and I am not kidding. There have been many days that this dog was lucky to live through.
Puppies are a lot of work and this particular breed is no different. Brittany’s are equal parts energetic, cute and smart. I am really wishing I had known how energetic! As a bird dog, Charlie is always on high alert sniffing out EVERYTHING!! He has a difficult time relaxing, loves having a task, enjoys taking very l o n g walks and his favorite place to be is in the center of our king size bed; on the sheets not on the comforter. Watching him pull the comforter down is hilarious.
I like to compare Charlie to an obsessive boyfriend, always wanting/needing to be right by my side. I like him laying under my feet as I write, but often will trip over him the second I get up because he will too.
Charlie Pasta loves Lucas, tolerates me and ADORES my husband. Yeah, the guy that refused to get a dog has a canine BFF.
I’ve written about Charlie Pasta before here and here and here and have posted tons of photos all over the interwebs.
I can’t believe our puppy turns a year old on June 1. You better believe there will be a dog-friendly cake, lots of treats and pats, a new chew toy or two and if he’s lucky, I’ll pull the comforter back for him.
This post was written for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Prompt #1: Introduce a pet.
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Aww, he really is the cutest!!
It’s one of the only reasons he is still alive!
Cutest. Brittany. Ever. Seriously. So cute!
I love him. Woof!
what a beautiful pup! I can just imagine he’s a handful though. Aw, but worth it in the end 🙂 Love how you captured his personality.
He’s definitely mellowing out. Thank God!!
Oh my goodness, just darling!Puppies are so naughty but so cute.
SO naughty, but very cute and he completes our family. 🙂
Wow a puppy AND a baby! You’re really brave!
No baby yet, our hands are pretty full with this mutt. 🙂
Aww.. Mine just turned two on Monday..
It gets so much better and easier as they get a little older.. 🙂 Trust me.. I thought I’d never make it through the puppy stage.. BUT, now he’s so much easier, even though he’s still a high energy dog.. it does mellow out a bit. 🙂
He’s already mellowed out A LOT, thank goodness. But he still has moments of pure insanity!
What a great name. Charlie Pasta. With a name like that he can’t help but be cool.
Funny, huh? It was down to Charlie and Henry and our son picked Charlie and then said he needed a middle name and came up with Pasta. We kind of love it. 🙂 And the dog is okay too.
He is sooo cute! I am actually thinking the same. I mean I want to have another baby but don’t want to go through pregnancy and labor so the best thing is to get a pet, right? Hehe…
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We’ve been trying to have another baby since our son turned one… it has been a very long road filled with miscarriages, fertility treatments, etc. Charlie Pasta has been a GREAT distraction. To say the least.
I remember when you first posted pictures of him before you brought him home. That year went by fast!
I had to laugh at his name though, only because my son’s name is Logan. 🙂
Didn’t it though? It;s a lot like kids. Ha!!
Logan is a great name, just not for a dog.
Little known fact in the online world…while everyone knows I call our Charlie “Charlie Bird,” no one knows I also call him Charlie Bird Dog Parker. Yup, I know. ridiculous.
I love that you have a Charlie that fills you up when you need it 🙂
You take the BEST pictures of him! What a sweetheart!
He is such sweet little guy and you have such great pictures of him with you and Lucas. Wishing Lucas a very happy first birthday. 🙂