Awwwww.....

GREENVILLE, S.C. – For seven years, Sallie Gregory Hammett took her golden retriever, Charlie, everywhere with her: to work, to run errands, tailgating at Clemson games. They were inseparable.

"Everyone who knew me, knew Charlie," Hammett said. 

When Hammett adopted Charlie, she was 23, single and living in a brand new city. She was looking for a "right-hand man," which Charlie quickly became, Hammett said. 

"He was just the happiest dog," she said. "He had a lot of personality." 

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