佚名/Anonymous
Ididn’twanttowriteCharlie’’sbeengoneforalongtime, buthe’, IdecidedthatCharlieneededtoberememberedtoo.
HowdoIbegintotellaboutCharlie?Hewasalldogs, Charlie, , ishowI’, .
Charlielovedusasmuchasarealdogcanlovehumans, , myhusbandCharles, clearlyhadnointerestinCharlie, andoftenmadethecommentthatdogsweren’.
Ionceheardthatdogswillchoseonlyonepersoninafamilywithwhichtobond, andtoeveryone’sdismay, , andthenpreenhimselffornearlyanhourbeforehejumpedintomyhusband’, theysimplytoleratedoneanother.
IfmydaughterorItriedtopickCharlieupandholdhim, ’, myhusbandwasneverpreparedfortheoverheadassault.
TherewasonegamethatCharliewouldplaywithmydaughterandme, ’.
Charliehadaparticulardislikeforallfemales, , .
Fromthatdayon, , , .
, , IgrabbedCharlie, puthiminthecarandoffwewenttomysister’, !Backandforththeywentunderthecars, dartinghereandthere, , mysistersaid,“Yourdogisobviouslygay.”
“No, notatall.”Ireplied,“’shead, that’sall.”
CharlieandIwenthome, , weekslater, , andhelookedexactlylikeCharlie!
, ’, , .
, butCharliedidn’, .
MyhusbandandIknewthatweshouldputCharlieoutofhismisery, .
, , hepausedonthedeckashewatchedmyhusbandbuildingthecoffin.
Hedescendedthesteps, thenturnedandlookedbackatmeonemoretime, , hesaidhisgood-byes, andthendidwhatallofGod’.
Hislittlecoffinwasturnedintoaplanterandovertheyearshasbeenthehomeformanybrightgeraniums, butitstruepurposeistoremindusofCharlie.
我不想写有关查理的故事，因为我知道我会哭。他离开我们已经很长时间了，但是他依然在我的心里。读过其他一些有关狗的优美的故事，于是我决定把查理的故事写下来，他也需要被人们记住。
