This is Charlotte enjoying a picture-perfect walk at the Conn College Arboretum. She is a 12½-year-old Portugese Water Dog. She loves being with her family, being waited on... and being waited on. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

Lori and Tom Gatheral

Waterford

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