[SWOwner]

Long time no update! Hello gang. Well, Charlie still runs to the car, jumps in and starts screaming when we move. Charlie had his teeth cleaned and the vet told us that he was one of the toughest pooches to calm down - WELCOME TO MY WORLD! They tried the pill route to relax him a little before the needle - that didn't work at all. Heck, I could have told the vet that. They finally got him to sleep (think they had to just gas him).

During his yearly exams - they always would have to pass up on the blood test because he would move around so much they were afraid of hurting him by mistake with the needle. Well, while he was sleeping - they finally got some blood.

On traveling - we finally figured out a way. When we would run down to Florida - I would fold down the center seats in the van. The wife (and ole Charlie) would sit in the back seat for the trip. Charlie would go nuts, the wife would hold him and calm him down and he would finally sleep and roam around the back. The only problem would be he would figure out a way to get in the front seat and start yelling! The solution was to fill any voids with blankets. When we would stop for gas, etc. - we would have to start all over again with the screaming, etc. Gosh some things never change.

Otherwise - ole Charlie is living the dream and keep us old farts busy! He plays us like a piano - always a new challenge (us against him). Yea, he wins most of the time. What would we do without this pain.

Hope everyone is doing well.