April 13, 2009: Good morning. This is The Charlie Report.

With me, Charlie.

I had a very exciting weekend starting on Friday, when my friends Jean and Jeff brought their giant monster dog Bella (30 pounds!) to visit me in my backyard. She was very large and furry, but I was not afraid and chased her all over the yard, and played, and jumped on her head, and it was lots of fun. Then yesterday Mom and Dad took me out on the leash for a walk that was at least a million billion miles long: we met the family at the entrance to our street, a mom and dad and a little boy and a little girl, and they all pet me and held me and loved on me, and i was very very good because that's the way i roll. then we kept walking the million billion miles (mom says no more than 1/3 to 1/2 mile), then came home, then went in the backyard to pee, then i fell asleep on the porch. then later that Bella came back to my backyard and we played some more. and then after watching some tv, we went to bed and i didn't cry once.

(also I pee'ed in the house three times this weekend, but i blame society.)

This has been The Charlie Report.