Charlie Joe is our resident canine male. He loves having three female dogs around him, although he has remained true (so far) to only one wiith whom they have had two litters of gorgeous golden retriever pups.
Charlie was born on 03/03/2005. When we went to possibly purchase a golden puppy, we were definitely getting a female. We had decided. Well, it took all of about 30 seconds (no exaggeration) for my husband to fall in love with this little boy. And although we planned to bring home a young lady, we brought home a fine young man.
Before we had even paid for him, my husband was already calling him Charlie. Naming a dog usually takes us quite a while and a lot of negotiation. But not this time.
Charlie Joe attached himself to my husband almost immediately. On the drive home, he refused to sit with me, squirming his way repeatedly until we gave in and he fell asleep in my husband's lap (while he was driving). They have belonged to each other ever since.
Charlie is a "blockhead". Besides the fact that he sometimes acts like one, his head is ia square shape with a blunted nose rather than the longer snout of American goldens. He is of English descent, causing his head to grow a little larger than what is typical. We think he is gorgeous and often tell him so. You can see his picture at the top of this website, on the left side of the title.
Charlie Joe got his name because of the new football coach of Notre Dame, whose name is Charlie Weis and my husband is just a maniac about ND football. How did he get the name Joe? From Joe Paterno, Penn State football coach. However, it is not in recognition of him. My husband explains that the front of the dog is named Charlie and the back is named Joe. Most Penn State fans find this not so funny.
Charlie Joe has deep golden fur and is all muscle. He loves to run and sometimes will fetch if he is in the mood. He prefers sticks to balls. He loves everyone with whom he comes in contact. And he is a great father! Male dogs don't usually pay much attention to their litters, but not Charlie. He visits them when they're very young and then plays gently with them as they grow older. So far he has been the father of sixteen pups. We're hoping for one more litter to his fatherhood role.
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