The woman who found Nancy was like a lot of people in rural Tennessee – they lived in a county with no animal control, no animal shelter – 11 counties in our region alone are in the same situation.  So what do you do when a stray shows up on your doorstep?  Before, she would have brought the dog to the vet to have it euthanized.  But a family member suggested she contact us.  Here is Patsy then:

Here is what Patsy’s new mom has to say about this girl:

These are just a few pics of Patsy that I’ve taken over the last few months.  She has turned out to be a very big girl.  She is still very sweet and submissive, but due to her size she has emerged as the leader among my other dogs.  Not because she has the personality for it, but all she has to do is lean on them and she’s so hefty they have no choice but to do her will, lol.  The consensus at this time is that she is not half red heeler half corgie as we originaly thought, but half red heeler half basset hound.  And I have to say that her shape, her bark and her red eyes seem to support that.

She is a real sweety.  She is content in whatever situation she is put in.  She is gentle and playful and very loving.  After all this time she has melded into our family quite well and she seems to be very happy with us.  Most of the dogs I’ve had have always seemed to come to me with some type of nervous condition due to past experiences and I must say that it is nice to have one that is content to say in the middle of my kitchen floor and be content just watching everyone’s comings and goings.  The only stipulation being that we step over her and not expect her to move out of the way, lol.