Welcome To My Study
Welcome,
My name is Charles “Charlie” Dickens.
I am fourteen years old, mostly retired, and have spent many years supervising this household with patience, dignity, and impeccable judgment.
Recently, my people introduced a young Aussiedoodle named Agatha. She appears convinced that the purpose of life is to bounce enthusiastically into every room.
These are my observations
Latest Chronicle
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CC #10 – An Unfortunate Sign of Progress
There are indignities a gentleman expects with age. Being sick is one of them. Being forced to listen to a puppy announce that she is the smartest dog in her class is another. Unfortunately, Agatha’s latest achievement left Charlie facing a far more troubling possibility: she might actually be improving.
Recent Chronicles
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CC #9 – Someone Has to Be in Charge
With Dad Person away for the week, Charlie assumes his rightful place in charge of the household. The Menace finally masters the potty signal after eight weeks of instruction, while…
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CC #8 – The Fine Art of Patience
At fourteen, Charlie has mastered the fine art of patience. While Agatha races after every sound, smell, and fallen morsel, Charlie waits comfortably for life’s best things to arrive. As…
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CC #7 – The Menace Begins Her Education
Charlie’s fading eyesight brings a third daily medicine and an important lesson about growing older. Meanwhile, Agatha begins Puppy School, where she learns Focus, Sit, and Come Touch. As both…
Things Worth Remembering
“She resembled an animated dust mop with opinions.”
Chronicle #3
“Youth, I have concluded, is remarkably tiring for everyone else.”
Chronicle #2
“This creature had been in my house for less than thirty seconds and had already violated several boundaries.”
Chronicle #1
