On August 19, 1987, my now ex-husband and I adopted this awesome #dog from a shelter in Massachusetts. He had apparently been held in the city “pound” for three weeks after escaping his home on the 4th of July, then transferred to the shelter. The vet declared him a “mix of a mix” containing collie, shepherd, setter, and retriever. He was full grown when we got him, and lived another 17.5 years, enjoying vacations in Maine, riding in kayaks, canoes, and motor boats. #DogsOfCoSo