A while back, when Kelly O’Connell was working at an animal shelter, a 12-week-old black lab named Charlie was brought in after being found in a shopping cart. Kelly wasn’t looking for a dog at that time, but… “He came in, and I was like, ‘Yup. I’m taking this puppy home,’” Kelly said.

当这只12周大的拉布拉多犬出现在我面前的时候，我当时是动物避难所的工作人员，当时我也在想养一只狗，所以我就想：“好吧，我就带它回家吧”

As time went by, Kelly met James Garvin, and they fell in love. Kelly and James (both veterinarians) got married this September, and they wanted 15-year-old Charlie to be there. Sadly, Charlie had been diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year, and he was very weak. He had 5 seizures the week before the wedding, and Kelly was getting ready to put him down.

后来，Kelly和James相遇并坠入爱河并将婚期排在了9月，但不幸的是今年年初15岁的查理被诊断出脑瘤。他变得越来越虚弱，在婚礼前的那一周，查理的癫痫发作了5次，为了减少他的病痛，Kelly为查理选择了安乐死。

Then suddenly, the week of the wedding Charlie had no seizures. He “seemed like a whole new dog,” O’Connell said. And guess what? He DID make it down the aisle. But he couldn’t make it back… That was when Kelly’s sister picked him up and carried him. The moment was so emotional, everyone burst in tears. “James and I just grabbed onto him, and we just kept saying, ‘You made it, buddy, you made it,’” Kelly said.

查理熊似乎也知道自己命不久矣，但它仍撑起病体，出席了主人于本月初的婚礼。婚礼前两天他没有再发病，也还能慢慢地行走，看起来“似乎是一个全新的狗”。凯莉悲伤地发现，查理熊可能真的准备好去参加她的婚礼了。

A bit over a week later (September 9th), Charlie was put down. He died peacefully, in front of the fireplace at home and surrounded by his loving family. “It was a phenomenal 15 years. That’s for sure,” Kelly said.

一周之后，查理在壁炉旁边在爱他的家人身边平静的离开了这个世界。