Great story! Thanks for sharing, Les.
I think they shoulda named the dog Meatball. If I had it to do over, based on behavior, I'd name my dog "Ham Bone" instead of Charlie. My dog's nickname story isn't nearly as cool as Arthur's but lets just say for a little-ish dog he can make a big bone disappear in a hurry. I suppose they can still call him meatball...I would.