Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The Tale of Charlie


Sundays are relaxing days. Usually, I wake up, drink my coffee whilst engulfing myself into the Sunday Edition of the Houston Chronicle, and then go to church. After church, I embark on a long, joyful journey many Americans call, "football Sunday!"

This past Sunday, however, was not my 'usual' Sunday by any means. First, my morning routines were wiped away due to a grooming appointment for our dog, Macy. Macy, as you may have heard, thinks she is a diva and gets very self-conscious if her hair starts to get too shaggy. So, once a month, Macy gets her hair cut, thinned, shampooed; her nails are clipped; her self-image is restored.

So, back to my story. After Kiera and I dropped Macy off for her appointment, we began to head for the exit when something caught my eye: Charlie.

Charlie was all alone in the center of the store. He was in a cage that was too small for a dog his size. He looked a little dirty, but there was something about him that intrigued me. He was calm, gentle, and bigger than Macy (After all, what kind of a manly man am I if my only pet is a 5lb lap-dog??).

Within 30 minutes, the papers were signed, and Kiera and I were heading out of the store proud parents to a 50lb, one yr old, Schnauzer dog! That's when everything went wrong!

We soon realized that Charlie (we named him Charlie because Kiera thinks it's a sweet name) was very ill and had the worst case of diarrhea that mankind has ever seen! No matter what I did--no matter how many times I would take him out to go to the bathroom--Charlie insisted on pooping in the house, and that's not all!

Charlie pooped on the carpet, in the kitchen, in the bedroom, and worst of all, he pooped in his kennel and rolled all in his own poop!!!

So, Mr. Little (having nothing better to do at 4 in the morning) had to wake up, give Charlie a bath, clean out his kennel, wipe off the poop that had splattered on the wall from Charlie shaking his body and wagging his poop-dripping tail. I had to do all of this at 4 in the morning! So what happened next? Charlie and I repeated this THREE times!

Needless to say, Charlie is no longer living with us. We had to give him back up for adoption. So, if you or your parents are looking for a new dog, there is a young, innocent-looking dog waiting for a new home!

4 comments:

  1. That is just utterly disgusting! Thanks for the gentle reminder of why I DO NOT need to attempt to take in every pitiful little face in a cage from PetsMart. Have a bad habit of that myself! Think you just cured me!!! Ewwww!

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  2. Aww poor dog!
    i would go get him but i already have 2 dogs :(
    SORRY CHARLIE!

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  3. Aww poor Charlie.
    Thats's just nasty though...Nasty Dog :) HAHA
    But hopefully he finds a good home.

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  4. poor Charlie! He looks like a really cute, well behaved dog. And like Arely, I also have two dogs, and sadly, would not be able to adopt him no matter what! He looks so cute!!!!

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