This is Charlie. He is eight years old and the most beautiful Golden Retriever you could ever lay eyes on. Except that when you look in his mouth, the whole thing, tongue and all, is dark purply-black. So a Chow daddy or uncle somewhere in […]

The conversation went very fast: “Who do you think you’re like, Charlie?” “Genghis Khan” (Charlie replied without missing a beat). I was totally bowled over by this response, as Charlie is the most loving dog you ever met. “Why, Charlie?!” “Because he was a great […]