Remembering Our Past Fur Family - Clarence

Top Left: Is Clarence the basset hound golden retriever mix. Clarence used to draw comments from others as what kind of dog is he. We used to tell folks he was a mix and very loving and gentle boy. Clarence was an easy going boy who we adopted from a shelter. He was in the very last stall Sasha and I came to having viewed many other dogs. Clarence was laid back and looked pathetic in his stall waiting for someone to adopt him. He was with us many years and moved with us from Tallahassee, Fla to Ohio then to Harrisburg, PA. He even made a trip to our property here in Colorado so Clarence was a traveler and stayed with us for many years before he started to have strokes and finally lost all ability to control himself.

Clarence was a loving boy who had ear problems most of his life. He therefore had many visits to his vet and we spent many hours cleaning his ears. Clarence  liked being an only child and when we adopted our German Shepherd Ben he pouted for days. We kept them in crates initially and Clarence would sit in his crate and stare into the wall. After a few days of this Ben went over to his crate and grabbed his rug and literally pulled him out of his cage and into the middle of the room. Clarence sat on his carpet all that time stoically looking the same as he did in his crate. Ben went in front of him and lay down in a submissive position until Clarence looked at him.

A little sniffing by Clarence and the bonding took hold. They were fast buddies after that. Clarence was always up for food and never missed a meal. Having  moved with us as much as he did he was very resilient and adaptable. Clarence will also be missed and what I miss most is when I would come home for lunch he would always be sitting on the steps to greet me.

I will post the other fur friends in the photo above separably.