December 15, 2011 is a day that changed my home and my life forever. We were shopping at Sportsman Warehouse for Christmas presents when we spotted her. Our little girl. Mark has wanted a little lab puppy since we have been at our home, and this was the perfect opportunity. We saw a man with Christmas puppies and fell in love instantly with our little girl. Little did we know we would bring chaos to the home. Chaos should have been her name since we had trouble coming up with a perfect fit, but Mark wanted to name her after his grandmother. GG was a very loyal person, so Mark thought that would be a fitting name. We tried it out for a few days, but soon we decided to change it. "Don't pee in the floor, Gigi. Stop biting me, Gigi. Bad girl, Gigi." It just didn't seem right to say those things about the woman that we all hold in such high regard. We heard a song from Toby Keith's album called "Clancy's Tavern." Clancy was a waitress that was held in high regard because of her loyalty to people. We decided that was a more appropriate name for our little girl.
Many bones and toys have been bought since that December day, but none that she finds more delectable than our extremities. This dog loves gnawing on our hands, arms, legs, or any other body part she can get in her mouth. She will put a bone down to jump at the chance to eat my toes. We had another lab at one time who loved to chew on my shoes. She went through seventeen pairs of my shoes. Clancy has not eaten my shoes, thank goodness. She has, however, tried to eat my boots off my feet. When she is scolded, she tucks her tail and goes to her little pink bed. When I went to iron my clothes this week, I noticed she has torn two pairs of my pants. That's okay girl. I needed new pants anyway. This little lab/shepherd mix is the most loyal snuggle bug I have met. When I come home from work each day, I never know what kind of mess I will have to clean up, but I do know that at the end of the day, I will have a dog that loves me beyond measure waiting to snuggle with me.
