Tommy (my son) wanted a dog for his ninth birthday. We found Patches online and he was the cutest puppy in the litter. Upon seeing him in person for the first time, we fell in love with him immediately. We treated him and loved him as if he were a part of our family-not as a pet. He was our son, brother, best friend and companion. He lived to be fourteen years old and he lived a long, happy life filled with love. We will miss him dearly, but hell be engraved in our hearts forever and ever.