Charliee is gorgeous. He is blondie and very, very nice. Loves dogs, kids and even cats. His owner died two years ago, and he went to the daughter. She recently got separated and moved into an apartment and simply can’t keep him. He acts like he is about six.

This is a great dog.
Here is a note from his foster:

Charlie is absolutely a great dog. We couldn’t ask for a better match.

Charlie is exceptionally well behaved. Fully house broken of course. But better yet, we can leave him in the house without fear of destroying something. He expresses a little separation anxiety, but only a little whining.

He has one unusual trait. He is so gentle and reserved all day and all night long. But at 6:10 am, he gets very anxious and insists we get up and out of bed. At first I thought it was just needing to go outside. So I let him out, and nothing. Then I figured he was just anxious to go on his walk down to the park. But I don’t think so. So here is my theory – his first owner passed away in her sleep, and it may have taken awhile for someone to come around to check. That would have been pretty traumatic for him. So at 6:15, Charlie gets worried about us and wants to make sure we are OK. When we do get up, he is total Golden, wagging his tail so hard, he knocks things over.

It is an endearing trait, and we wanted an excuse to get up and exercise anyway, but any suggestions? Sleeping until 7:00 would be nice on occasion.

Since we’ve had him, he has barked only once – at 3:00 am when he was startled by something. He doesn’t even bark when the door bell rings. I suspect he might have been trained not to bark, via a shock collar or something.

He is such a gentle soul. He acts like he’s been part of the family all his life. We’d love to keep him.