Bride's dying dog sees his person down the aisle
CNN)Charlie was Kelly O'Connell's "best fur friend."
"We had tons of adventures together," she told CNN.
So when she learned her canine companion of 15 years was dying of a brain tumor, she was devastated.
"I adopted him as a puppy," she said, "I was 19 years old."
As much as she wanted him to be with her forever, she didn't want to extend his life in suffering.
"It had been four months of watching him deteriorate," she said.
To have Charlie at her wedding in September to now-husband James Garvin was important to her. In the five years since she had met Garvin, Charlie had fit right in with Garvin and his sons.
He (Gavin) grew to love him just as much as I did," she said, "He (Charlie) was a symbol of the coming together of the family," she said.
Charlie was active and playful during the hours before the wedding.
"He was playing with kids before," photographer Jen Dziuvenis told CNN, "but the excitement and elevation was too much for him."
The Colorado wedding took place at 9,000 feet, and Charlie became tired.
So when it came time for Charlie to walk down the aisle, Katie Lloyd, the bride's sister and maid of honor, stepped in.
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So very, very true!
I lost my beloved Pom, Shrimpy, four months ago.
It's hard to be without her.
Animals are so innocent...our fur babies so special in our hearts. My Shrimpy was sweet and pure....I loved to describe her that way.
Ah, now I'm gonna cry again. 
