 Photo Comments Sex: Female Weight: 51-100 lbs
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Leave a bone for Patsey Sue Piedog (Deceased)
Nicknames:
Patatatita
Quick Bio:
Birthday:
August 15th 1992
Arrival Story:
Patsey Sue Piedog was adopted from the Pueblo Animal Shelter, in Colorado, in early January 1993. She had been picked as a stray up by Animal Control, and her people never came to claim her. She was 5 months old, no one knew her name, and there was just one day left to live on death row.
On a cold Sunday in January 1993, she went to live in her new home with Nancy Westrell, in Canon City, Colorado.
Patsey began to enjoy romps in the mountains, chasing marmots and squirrels, and running around her yard like a crazy dog barking at magpies and ravens. She quickly became an adept catfood burglar, and completed basic obedience training with a solid "C" grade point average. Patsey's health slowly declined, as her 15 years caught up with her. Because of arthritis, her ability to run, walk, and eventually even get herself up, diminished in the last two years. For the last six months of her life, she suffered canine cognitive dysfunction, similar to Alzheimer's Disease. She forgot her name, the commands and tricks she'd learned, her housebreaking skills, and where she was. She got lost inside the house or back yard, her map memory gone. In the last weeks, she was even forgetting about food, her highest priority in life. It seemed like it was time to let her go, hard as that would be. We said goodbye on June 25, 2007. She had a good, long life. She was the best of best friends.
Bio:
Patsey was the inspiration for THE PIEDOG FOUNDATION, which promotes the wellbeing of Piedogs everywhere. To learn more see her website: http://www.piedogplanet.org.
Forums Motto:
http://www.piedogplanet.org
WHAT IS A PIEDOG? The distinguishing characteristic from other mutts: these are PIED DOGS. They are spotted, patched, speckled and motley. They are BLACK dogs, with genes for white markings, with at least 50% white or grey. (Note: some Piedogs have base colors other than black, e.g. red or brown.)
I've Been On Dogster Since:
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More than 3 years! |
Rosette, Star and Special Gift History
Dogster Id:
892633
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