The Patchwork Dog

14/10/2024

Hello Friends. It has been a while since I posted. In the last 2 years, I came out of retirement, moved (with 6 dogs and an ancient cat), sold a house, bought a house, worked at a job I loved with a boss that hated me, quit, retired again, took another job with yet another nutty boss, quit, and am now retired again! So I think my place is with the dogs and the sewing machine! There have been lots of difficult changes to my dog family too -- so a new journey begins with my first vendor booth this coming Saturday in Farmville, VA. No time like the present to start anew!

Pic:: Harley, showing off one of our bandana colors, finds it all exhausting, but us determined to manage our progress anyway!

31/03/2022

Tufty Wumps is a fun new Facebook site for dog lovers that are addicted to TeamCasp47. I just posted some pics of my gang there and they all looked so cute I wanted to share with y'all :) So here are Ike (left), then Ace (green bandana), Harley, Ike's brother, and Yippee, my wild boy. Hope they bring you a smile today!

08/02/2022

We need your help!! I entered Ike in this contest. I am sure he would be America's favorite pet if America could just meet him!! Thanks for any votes and for sharing!!
americasfavpet.com/2022/ike-2887

Ike is a Border Collie. He loves new adventures and will be working to become a therapy dog. He is an awesome partner and friend to all.

09/01/2022

The fam was less then thrilled with a foot of snow this past Monday. Fear not, sweet pups, now we have a bathtub of mud :(

29/11/2021

Chester joined the family over the weekend. He will be modeling one of my dog coats at the upcoming Christmas Sale at The Arts Center in Orange this Saturday. It appears he passed the sniff test from my gang :)

07/11/2021

Ike loves learning new challenges in his FIT Club class with Green Dogs Unleashed and I couldn't be more proud of him. Plus he looks pretty cute in his Blue Bandanna collar and leash!

27/09/2021

This product seems to be slipping into a lot of products. Please be sure to read labels to keep your pet safe.

This sugar substitute, found in some human foods and dental products, can be poisonous to your dog.

23/09/2021

Time for a Nature Break! This Blue Heron was hanging out at Lake Orange last week. The Blue Heron teaches self reliance and self determination. I always feel that all will be well when I see one :)

16/09/2021

Do you take a moment here and there to just enjoy the great out-of-doors? Welcome to "The Nature Break", my new Thursday feature. Today we visit the garlic chives in my very weedy little garden. I hope you enjoy the bees and the bugs and even the slamming door :)

13/09/2021

Oh Miss Molly, what have you done? You have a brown nose and I have little ankle twisting holes ALL over the place! Apparently this girl has a nose for grubs!

26/08/2021

It's National Dog Day! Check out this fun site ... and be sure to give your pups extra hugs today.
https://www.nationaldogday.com/

Love dogs? So do we! National Dog Day is recognized worldwide on August 26th annually. We celebrate all dogs and encourage adoption.

21/08/2021

8/21/21 would have been my dad's 98th birthday. Here he is as a little shaver, with his big sister and some puppies-proving that I come by my dog connection honestly :) Happy Birthday-- you are in my thoughts today and most every day.

15/08/2021

Living with 11 dogs, 6 over the age of 10, is unpredictable. Last Tuesday, 2 and a half year old Ike had a seizure (he is OK) and Friday, 11 year old Tunie was very ill. I like to post happy stuff, but it is important to me to honor the lives of my canine companions when they leave me. I wrote this in my blog, but I want to share it with those of you that follow our adventures here. Tunie was a powerful, difficult, determined, ornery, beautiful friend, and this is my tribute to her.
https://wp.me/s7FGmy-tunie

Two starved, undernourished pups covered in fleas and ticks were delivered to me in a diaper box in mid-August 2010. A friend had found them abandoned on her dad’s farm and wanted to help them. S…

09/08/2021

My sewing machine was so excited to start on a new order today that she got the zoomies. What a girl, that Juki!

04/08/2021

I seem to be doing more playing then sewing this summer. Thanks to the folks at TuckerBerry farm I get to ride once a week. This morning I had the privilege of climbing aboard Magic ... and I do mean CLIMB! Love this boy - he makes me look down right petite!

02/08/2021

The boys are having a stand-off, while Ace waits for some action! Monday, August, Dog Days -- they will have to work it out. Personally, I think a nap is in order.

30/07/2021

I think I aced my working interview for a doorman job today :)
Yippee supervised. Harley practiced his door dive, and the hiring panel stayed inside to keep cool. (BTW, my yard is fenced and dogs do not wear collars when we are puttering about the house.)

28/07/2021

I'm gonna show this to Ike and Harley to give them some ideas of how to channel their amazing Border Collie talents! Really, this is an amazing partnership. I hope it brings you the same smile it brought me. (I think this dog needs a Patchwork Dog bandanna for a little splash of color.)