Last week was graduation day for this senior class at Horseshoe Bend School, in Alabama. But, for a few hilarious moments, the students were upstaged by someone else.
That someone else was Charlie.
Charlie belongs to Logan Branch, one of the graduates who live nearby. Charlie would often wander over to the school on his own to visit students during their breaks. “Everyone at the school knows he is my dog,” Branch says.
Charlie evidently decided to leave his mark as the academic year closes. Charlie makes an unexpected appearance in the middle of the ceremony.
“Nobody had any clue at all that he would be there,” Branch said. “He came inside the gate and just surprised all of us.”
But the pup walking in wasn’t the only surprise. After lingering for a few moments, with the students trying their best to keep it together despite the distraction, Charlie stepped forward to really steal the show.
And with that, as the video of the scene shows, everybody lost it:
“As soon as we saw him walk to the plant, we all knew what was about to happen so we couldn’t help but all laugh,” Branch said.
The ceremony continued on afterward, of course, but no one was able to really top Charlie’s big moment.
“He definitely got the best crowd reaction of the night,” Branch admits. “Charlie definitely loved it.”
Branch and the other grads will all be moving on to the next stage of their lives, but since Branch’s sister still goes to the school, chances are Charlie will continue to be a fixture on campus.
The sweet pup wouldn’t have it any other way: “He just loves attention and being around people,” Branch said.
