Two and a half years ago, at the ripe old age of one, Charlie found his calling. Before that spring day in 2021, the German shepherd and golden retriever mix had been cooling his paws inside an animal shelter in Lubbock alongside a multitude of other dogs that had been lost but not yet found. Day after day Charlie was overlooked as his compatriots were whisked away to new owners. Then, just when Charlie thought he’d never be adopted, it happened. Someone had finally called on Charlie; the pup with a black-and-brown coat and a white muzzle would find his own happy home after all. But this adoption arrangement would be rather unusual—instead of a humdrum life of padding laps around a cul-de-sac and protecting…
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