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\"Charlie loved everything life had to offer (except stairs. he hated stairs),\" Hammett wrote in the obit. \"Charlie loved the beach, car rides, bananas and socks.\"

Hammett also described how Charlie was there for her through heartache, grief and joy. \"He was good at a lot of things, but he was best at unconditional love,\" she wrote.

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Sallie Hammett
PHOTO: Sallie Hammett of Greenville, South Carolina, shared touching words about her Golden Retriever, Charlie, on Twitter where thousands liked and commented. Charlie did Sept. 13, 2020 at the age of 7 from incurable lymphoma.
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Over 2,000 Twitter users commented on the post, many of them sharing photos of their own dogs.

\"PHOTO:
Sallie Hammett
PHOTO: Sallie Hammett of South Carolina, shared touching words about her Golden Retriever, Charlie, on Twitter where thousands liked and commented. Charlie did Sept. 13, 2020 at the age of 7 from incurable lymphoma.
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\"I'll get people who have lost their pets and say they'll greet Charlie on the rainbow bridge,\" Hammett said. \"It's also nice to see people who are still appreciating their pets.\"

Hammett said she's framed Charlie's obituary and displayed it next to his clay paw impression.

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