A Boy & his Dog

Willie is the family member who had the hardest transition with Charlie's arrival. Seriously. He wasn't quite himself for weeks. Willie is sort of like a neighborhood celebrity. Sheref walks Willie a lot, and always walks Willie to pick Ella up from school. Consequently, it seems like EVERYONE in the neighborhood knows Willie. If I take him for a walk, inevitably I pass several people, who say, "Oh hi Willie!!" They don't even look at me, just talk directly to my tiny dog. Little old ladies, kids, even big gruff looking guys comment "Hi Willie!" or "your dog is so cute!" Which is a funny thing to hear come out of a large tattooed guy's mouth, when referring to a 4lb dog. Anyways, 5 weeks after Charlie's arrival, Willie's coming around now, is back to his cute cheerful self, and actually seems to really like Charlie.

Willie's favorite toy is "Chippy," a $6 stuffed chipmunk. Chippy is just slightly smaller than Willie himself. Willie loves to carry him around, bite him, throw him in the air, bite him some more, etc. Charlie has figured out that Willie will jump around, bark and "fake growl" if he (Charlie) grabs Chippy. So Charlie grabs Chippy and swing him around, Willie goes nuts, and Charlie laughs. It is hysterical to watch.