Patch the Pooch

Zane and Patch are buddies
Patch as the "Super Dog"

Here is our noble dog, Patch. We got her when we lived in Midland, Texas two and a half years ago. She was a furry little puppy and we got her sister Bailey, too. When we moved to Bayfield, our landlord would only let us have one dog, so Bailey stayed in Texas with a good friend and is doing well last I heard. Patch is now our pet. She is very sweet and licks and licks and licks and jumps on people when they pet her and licks and licks and . . . you get the idea. She LOVES kids! She also loves to chase prairie dogs, geese and her tail. Behind our house is not developed yet and the prairie dogs have a large existence there. Whenever we open our garage door, Patch whimpers and runs full force out to get the prairie dogs before they hide in their holes. She caught one once and didn't know what to do with it. She played with it for a while and let it go. Another time, she got so excited when the door opened that she ran into it (this happens quite frequently) and got a bloody nose. She loves to chase a frisbee and rough house with Andy and Derek. Tucker thinks it is funny to balance things on her because she sits still while he does it and then jumps up unexpectedly and knocks the stuff off her. Zane and Patch are friends too. Zane pulls her fur and plays with her face while Patch remains still. Once Zane is done, Patch licks him and won't let up easily! Another favorite game the boys play with her is "Bull Fighting." She sits under the table and they "open the gate" which is really the bench to sit at. She runs out and they try to "rope" her in with a blanket or their hands. Once Patch has had enough, she simply doesn't come out of her pen and then the boys have to take turns being the bulls themselves. Our trusty watchdog barks when someone is at the door, but is such a scaredy cat that she won't go outside in a thunderstorm, or if the garbage truck is there or any other loud noise. Someday I'd like to get her a friend, but this mama can't handle it yet!