The Spring Chronicles of K9 Charlie

By Melissa Moore-Randall

With summer finally arriving, Revere’s Community Resource Dog K9 Charlie is wrapped up the 23-24 school year and getting ready for some much-deserved R & R after a very busy spring!

“I know all of my human kid friends are very excited about summer vacation. Who doesn’t love summer? NO SCHOOL! It has been a great year, and I have had so many adventures at our schools, in the city and beyond! I have really been shaking my tailfeather everywhere providing comfort and love.

“Spring kicked off with the first ever Rumble in Revere sponsored by the Revere Boxing Outreach Program. I have so many friends at Revere Boxing. I was able to see a lot of good competition and was proud of my human boxing buddies!

“I met Blades who is the mascot for the Boston Bruins when he visited one of our schools. He was pretty fun! However, he did not really look like a human! I headed up north to Endicott College to be part of the Autism Awareness Touch-A-Truck event! I love being with my dog friends and sniffing all the trucks! I was invited to Gillette Stadium to be a part of the One Mission Buzz Off which raises money for kids with cancer where people shave their heads. I was able to see where the Patriots play and a guy named Tom Brady. I never met him but I heard he is pretty famous in New England. My friend, Toby, who is a therapy dog too and convinced Dad to get me, had his 1000th visit at the Hill School and retired. I am so proud of Toby. As I told him, I have it from here buddy!

“Revere schools were lucky to see quite a bit of me! I went to my first robotics event. I saw a lot of things moving and shaking around that had no legs! Well legs with no fur or feet! The club makes some pretty cool robots! I was hired as security for MCAS at RHS when the kids were taking their big exam! Of course, I was the Guest of Honor at the Revere High Senior and Junior Proms. It is so exciting to see all of my high school human friends dressed up and sparkling. I wore my bow tie and was once again the unofficial Prom King. I also attended the RHS Sports Awards Night to see all of the athletes earn awards for being great students/athletes. It’s pretty cool to be smart and good at sports! Some of the trophies were ginormous. And of course I went to the RHS Graduation. It was a proud day to see all of my high school senior class humans crossing the stage receiving a diploma. I guess a diploma is what you get when you are all done with school. Can you believe that these kids went to school for 13 years? I am so proud of them!

“Needless to say, I have been busy and I have loved every minute of it. This summer you will see me at the summer school programs, park and rec programs, the library, the beach and all around! Most of all I am looking forward to relaxing with my family in York, Maine … our getaway place.”

“To learn more about me and my adventures, you can follow me on Instagram at charlie_reverepd. To date, I have over 1,800 followers. Let’s get to 2,000 by summer! Be safe, be smart and have a great summer!”

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