Our hearts are simply broken! We lost our beloved Clancy this week. He came into our lives as a very small puppy 14 years ago at an adoption day for A Forever Home where we went planning on adopting another pup. My husband saw Clancy put him into my arms and we never even looked at the other pup. He adopted us and we him. As a younger dog he had daily runs with my husband and bubbled with enthusiasm about everything except a rides in a car. As an Australian Shepherd mix he needed a job; he chose to take care of our upstairs while we were at work. Never quite figured out what that was but he wouldn’t come down until we went up, looked around and told him what a good job he had done. After retiring, he has been by our sides constantly, snuggled on the couch to watch TV or until he couldn’t jump up any longer sleeping with us in our bed. He was great with children especially our grandchildren while they grew up. He always insisted on greeting all guests into our house; often walking with them up to our door. After posting our loss on Facebook, our friends have streamed in with comments that he was one of the sweetest dog they had ever known. Clancy loved us unconditionally, comforted us when we needed it and has been our loyal companion. Our lives will never be the same and we are so blessed that he chose us to be his family. Nile & Kris