Charlie Wilson

I have never really been much of a dog person. I think that some are cute, but I am not a fan of dog hair, bad smelling houses, chewed up furniture, stained carpets, etc. Back in February of last year, we decided to go to the Grapevine Pet Expo just to think about getting some type of little dog. Neither of us really grew up with lots of animals or anything, I think we just thought that it was the next step. We had been in an apartment, moved to a house, didn't want a kid yet...so seemed to make sense to think about a dog.

We took Rob's little brother, Nick, with us to the Expo. It was so funny to see what those two boys liked! I went with a Yorkie in mind. I could not get Rob to move away from the poodle section and Nick kept on picking up Chiuaua's that weren't bigger than my hand! It was so funny! My main concern was to get a dog that did NOT shed. After a while none of us could talk the others into our dog of choice... That is when we came across a baby pen with two larger dogs in it - these weren't new puppies - they were the ones that had probably been to 3 or 4 expos and never got 'chosen'. There was a puggle and this big fluffy mop looking dog... He jumped up so we would pet him and his bangs fluffed up and down over his eyes - he couldn't even see us! But he sure wanted to go home with somebody!!! So Rob gave it a shot - he picked up the dog and held it like a baby and the puppy just laid there without wiggling or squirming around - he looked up at us with his tongue out and his bangs covering his eyes - Rob said, "Let's call him Charlie!" Immediately we all three knew this was the one! This was the fluffy dog that we would take home and would be in all of our family pics!

Now over a year later, we couldn't have picked a better dog! Charlie makes us both smile - he doesn't shed, doesn't chew up furniture, doesn't really bark... but he does LICK! He will do whatever it takes to get a kiss in, and I guess at the end of the day - its not something that either of us will ever complain about!