For those of you who followed Charlie's tragic story I have some very happy news. Stephen Tschida of ABC 7, who has done a wonderful job of bringing both Charlie and Sam's stories to life, told me yesterday that he was contacted by a Chihuahua breeder who offered to donate a puppy to Charlie's owner. Dr. Minch called Charlie's owner yesterday to give her the good news and she is ecstatic. Since she has been having such a difficult time lately and we all loved Charlie dearly, Friendship is helping her by donating a puppy plan and new puppy essentials to her new pal. This will cover the cost of all his or her puppy visits, vaccines for the first year and fecal testing. We will also perform the spay/neuter surgery at no cost to the owner. While this new puppy will never replace Charlie we hope it will help ease the pain of losing him.