This week's guest canine is Charlie Brown, who has hung out with the girls before. My friend Kelly and her son Nic are off to Maui tomorrow, and I suggested that my downstairs neighbor dog sit in lieu of putting Charlie in a kennel.

Charlie, who they think is a Labrador/Doberman mix had a tough time until he was rescued when he was about 6 months old from the laSPCA shelter in Long Beach by Kelly. He is a very sweet puppy, and can even get Hanna to play with him . . .