George and Amal Clooney adopt rescue terrier named Nate for his parents Nina and Nick Clooney

George Clooney has adopted a rescue dog named Nate from LuvFurMutts Animal Rescue as a Christmas gift for his parents, Nina and Nick.

Nate was from a hoarding home and had difficulty finding a forever home because of a birth defect on his leg. However, he caught the attention of George and Amal Clooney, who gave the terrier to Clooney’s parents after the death of their own terrier.

“When we took Nate to adoption events, people would stare and kids would point," explained a post on LuvForMutts' Facebook page.

"Several people applied to adopt him but then said no when they met him. He was with us nine months. The lowest point came when an adopter cried when she met him and said she would be depressed for the rest of her life if she had to look at him every day."

Clooney and his wife are clearly dog lovers, having adopted their own rescue dog back in October. They adopted a 4-year-old bassett hound named Millie from the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society in California.