Charlie`s parents

This is Burt R. Barkin and Loni A. Bowzer. They are the parents of Charlie. The only reference of them you can see is in the book Anabelle opens when Charlie first arrives in Heaven. I always thought that Charlie doesn't really looks like them, so I made some changes in their design. Firstly, I drew them larger ears than the original. Secondly, I made them with features Charlie that they were more shepherd – ish. In my version they are both long haired German shepherd (although Loni is more like a cross between a German shepherd and a collie). And something else: Color of Loni's hair is not pink! It is more of reddish - beige. It looks pink because of the lighting. By the way, Burt has a dark stripe on his nose. It was inherited his grandson Chester (my OC, son of Charlie and Riley).

Burt & Loni © Don Bluth

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