The Desert Rat and Charley -2: The Early Years
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The Desert Rat and Charley -2: The Early Years

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The Desert Rat and Charley -2: The Early YearsLarry Ellsworth life began on a small farm in Arizona. His childhood was filled with horses, long hours outdoors, late nights, and the love and lessons learned from his hardworking parents. Larry recounts his life as a desert rat with tales of humor from his youth and the rambunctiousness of his teenage years. Larrys time as a desert rat ends in 1960, when he joins the army and becomes a radio and medic specialist for a captain sent to draw maps for

Larry Ellsworth life began on a small farm in Arizona. His childhood was filled with horses, long hours outdoors, late nights, and the love and lessons learned from his hardworking parents. Larry recounts his life as a desert rat with tales of humor from his youth and the rambunctiousness of his teenage years.

Larry’s time as a desert rat ends in 1960, when he joins the army and becomes a radio and medic specialist for a captain sent to draw maps for the Armed Forces to use in Vietnam. From then on, he is known as Charley-2, and sees firsthand the horrors of war. But Larry’s smart mouth and rapscallion nature add small moments of laughter and joy for his team in otherwise harrowing moments.

A fascinating look into small-town life through the early days of war, The Desert Rat and Charley-2 is a memoir of change, growth, perseverance, and finding strength along the way.

About the author:
Larry Ellsworth joined the army in 1960 and received an award of Solider of the Cycle by the base commander. He volunteered to go to Vietnam as the radio and medic specialist for a captain cartographer. After discharge, he went to Arizona State University and received an BA in Education. After teaching for a small college and writing several grants, he entered into a nursing program and became a home health nurse for over thirty years, before retiring at age seventy- eight. He has also worked on two school boards writing grants to gain funding for the Gila River Indian Reservation for education and recreational activities.

 

Ellsworth currently resides in Arizona, and he and his wife have been married for sixty years and have five children, twenty-two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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Doggo loves them!!!
Color: Yellow, Size: 20 PACK
Doggo loves the balls.
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Very sturdy for aggressive chewers
My dogs favorite ball. Very sturdy for aggressive chewers. Loud squeaker.
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Great squeaker balls - dogs favorite but not for aggressive chewers.
We have a chocolate Labrador retriever and a golden retriever who love balls. Tennis balls don’t last. We’ve been very happy with the ChuckIt quality. We especially love the bucket of orange balls those last until we lose them. We’ve tried to other products from ChuckIt and they’ve always been excellent. Squeaker toys are a special favorite in our home. However most don’t last because our dogs are moderately aggressive chewers. They haven’t destroyed these… yet. HOWEVER, we have a ball-obsessed, very aggressive chewer grand dog Sadie (“Ball Is Life”) who visits frequently. She goes nuts over anything that squeaks. She’s not satisfied until all squeakers are dead. And she destroy this ball in about 2 minutes. It’s fine when she supervised and we’re playing fetch. But when left on her own, she’ll find these balls and destroy them. We had 6 and in 2 days were down to four. I will still give it 5 stars because nothing is indestructible. And Sadie is an exceptionally aggressive chewer. On durability, these are above average maybe 7/10. But be warned, aggressive chewers will destroy them.
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Jeannine
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Durable except squeaker only works for a few minutes
My pups loves these balls mostly for the squeaker. Company dose not glue the squeaker in place inside of the ball so after a few chews from pup the squeaker pops out n bounces around the inside of the ball. Than after awhile the end pops out n that's a good thing for me due to I'm able to glue the squeaker back in place then glue end back also. Now the squeaker works again. Easy fix yet company should have done this before my pups played with them. Scary, what if my pups chew the ball n by chance chocks on the squeaker? I now take the ball apart when they 1st arrive n glue the squeaker n end in place the day before they play with them. Company should just glue the squeaker in place before they sell them to keep our pups safe from chance of chocking.
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My dog’s all-time favorite toy!!
My boxer mix LOVES LOVES LOVES the Chuck it ball! It is seriously his favorite toy. I think he likes how much give it has when he chomps on it, kind of like a dog stress ball. It does squeak when chewed but the squeak typically goes away in about a week likely due to saliva getting inside the ball. It bounces really well, my dog loves to catch it mid-bounce. Nice smooth rubber, easy to clean. It is very durable, we’ve never had one that broke. We usually only have to buy more when they go missing. The size is similar to a tennis ball. I’ve also noticed there is a difference between the mostly blue chuck it ball and the mostly orange one. The orange one is harder than the blue. My dog can tell the difference and only likes these blue ones.
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