Amos was born in a puppy mill and sold to a backyard breeder where he lived outside in a kennel. He is also Suzy’s son.

Amos was one of the five Dottie led me to. Amos, like Lucy has suffered trauma in his short life. He is blind in one eye and according to the vet, he probably lost it due to an accident.

Amos came in with Heidi, Gretchen, Hank, and Joni and out of the five, he was the most nervous. He had the “rescue” slump so many rescues have and he would cower in his crate. It took him several days before he would eat and if anyone was in the same room with him, he wouldn’t eat at all.

Taking him out to potty was tricky as he had never been on a leash and was scared to death of it. It took me several weeks to convince him that going for a walk was a good thing.

He didn’t seem to trust me or anyone and acted like he had lost his best friend. I truly feel that even though his life hadn’t been the best, it was still a life that he was used to and having to readjust to a new home and new life was very hard on him.

Amos was very nervous and any type of loud noises would make him cringe and he would literally start shaking. The calmer everything around him was, the better he felt. I did a lot of talking to Amos and petting him and spent a lot of one on one time with him and slowly he began to respond.

Amos struggled with adapting and my heart went out to him. I tried everything I could think of to make him feel better and more at ease as he was in turmoil. I spent a lot of time with Amos in the presence of the others so that he could see how they interacted with me in hopes that he would see they were at ease and he would mimic them.  

Over a period of many months, I began to see Amos transform into a totally “different” Clumber and once he did, he started to relax and decided he not only liked me but that he could trust me. He lost the slump and started bouncing and prancing with great pride. He was one of the first Clumbers to make it to “off leash” status as he listened very well and would never get far away from me. He became one of my biggest admirers and was so eager to please.

These days it is Amos that sets the good example and he calms even the troubled rescues. He gets along with every body; both male and female, young or old! He is an excellent testament of a Clumber Spaniel and once he chose to give me his heart, there was and will be no stopping him.

I am very proud of Amos and how far he’s come as he has taken the longest to come around but time is not important at McLendon Land as each rescue has as much time as they need.

Just recently (February 2008), I made the decision that Amos would be a long-termer here at McLendon Land as I feel he has finally adjusted and has found happiness with his new life and I am afraid he wouldn't do well if his security was taken away. Everybody loves Amos and he has found his “serenity” here among the other Clumber angels.