Charlie, the cuddly cavoodle

Prancing around Clayton Reserve, Charlie, the 11-month-old cavoodle, fully displays his bubbly and warm personality to all who come across him, whether they be two- or four-legged.

“He’s extremely friendly,” owner Suzanne Foc said.

“He was attacked in this park, but that hasn’t changed his personality. He also likes to eat everything.”
Living in an adjacent apartment block with her husband, Suzanne, a retiree, and Charlie, don’t leave any time to waste when the chance is there to get outside. 

They told North West City News they went on “three distance walks per day”, excluding the “three-to-four times per day” they come down to the dog park.

“My husband and I have always had dogs in our lives,” she said. “Our last one died a year before we moved here and with the lockdown, it just happened. So, we’ve got another 15 years of puppy love.”

Having made the move from Melbourne’s East into North Melbourne, Charlie’s provided the couple with an immediate icebreaker when it comes to making new friends post-lockdown, especially as “everyone here likes dogs.”

“Over the lockdown he was a nuisance, because he was just a pup,” she said. “He took a lot of work – we’d forgotten how much work it involves – but no, we love him to bits.”

And when asked about her thoughts on Clayton Reserve, Suzanne said she “loves it”, adding that she wished “they would corner off a section for small dogs” after Charlie was attacked by a “bigger dog”.

“As a result he’s blind in one eye. I’ve only allowed him to come down for the last month again - but he’s loving it, and it’s just unfortunate,” she said. “He’s got the right personality and knows not to antagonise bigger dogs, he’s just at the real puppy stage.”
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