Names: Patch (13 y/o) & Moses (8 y/o)
How long have Patch & Moses been in the family? Patch - 12 years & Moses - 3 years
Family Members: Bobby, 4-legged Family: Millie - Female dog (8 y/o), Callie - Female dog (8 y/o), Molly - Female dog (3 y/o), Miz Daisy - Female dog (5 y/o) & Ziggy - male cat (4 y/o)
Profession: Truck Driver
Location: Macon, GA.
Nicknames: Patch: N/A
Moses: Red
Patch
Moses
5 words/phrases that best describe Patch & Moses?
Patch:
Great Personality - to know him is to love him
Intelligent - Patch is smart on his own. He lets me know what he wants.
Loyal - He will guard me and if someone is getting to close he will come between me and them.
Sings - When I play my harmonica he sings along.
Popular - He is so sweet, people come by to see him not me.
Moses:
- Beautiful - Red nose, gold eyes with beautiful red fur.
Intelligent - he came from the streets and is street smart.
Loyal - He is always there for me even when I am in a bad mood.
Loving - Moses loves to give love and be loved.
Spoiled - Moses enjoys being a house dog, he loves his bed and his couch.
What makes Patch & Moses unique? Patch is a reincarnated human. He seems to know what I am telling him. While Moses sweetness towards people and other animals is what makes him unique.
Such a happy boy!
Moses and his sweet smile.
Rescue Stories: I bought a piece of land in early 2000. Found that people were dumping dogs there so I started feeding them. One Saturday I heard one eating and I walked around the shed and saw Patch, nothing but a bag of bones with one of his eyes hanging out of his head. It was late Saturday evening and I stressed all weekend about his condition. I skipped work on Monday, went and got him. I took him to the vet and they removed his eye. When he was ready to leave I brought him home with me and here he still is. He was around 7 months old at the time. I named him Patch because he only had one eye.
Moses and his running mate Millie had a litter of puppies under an abandoned house on Fulton Street in Macon, GA. I was running my truck route and caught a glimpse of them out of the corner of my eye. I started feeding them and at first they were too scared to let me near them but would eat after I left. I never gave up and after a while of sitting and talking to them softly; both he and Millie came to me. The puppies disappeared, all but one and I am not sure what happened to that one. Moses and Millie were in bad shape. I decided to take them to the vet and get them treated for worms, fleas, shots, etc. They were both skin and bones, plus Moses had an injury to his chest. I spent over $600.00 on them. It turned out that Moses had been shot and he had to have surgery on his chest to remove broken shattered chest and rib bones. I had Millie spayed and Moses neutered. So, no more puppies for them. I had no place for them to go so I released them back to the streets where I could continue taking care of them while I found a place for them. Before I could get anything worked out they went missing. I went to the Macon pound and sure enough there they were. I bailed them out of doggie jail took them home with me and they have been with me ever since and here with me is where they will live out the rest of their lives as spoiled rotten house dogs. I wasn’t about to take any more chances of them being picked up by the pound. Moses has had to have surgery on his chest three times to get all the shattered bones out, the last one in 2017. He has scars all over his chest, but he is still beautiful to me. I love them both.
Moses before his forever home. (no before photo of Patch available)
What is your favorite pastime as a family? Patch loves to ride and he would chase me down in my tow truck. I pulled over and he jumped on to the back of my truck and from that point on he would jump on the back if I wanted him or not. He rode in the back of the truck like he was in a parade and people would remark on how beautiful he was.
Moses loves to get out of the fence and explore. I let him go but keep my eye on him and just let him have fun. There is a lake near where I live and he loves to chase the ducks. Moses loves to sit close to me while I watch TV.
What is life like since you adopted/saved Patch & Moses? Patch is great. He has made my life happier. Now he is old and I hope he lives a lot longer than his 13 years.
Moses lived on the streets for a long time, he was hungry and thirsty; until I found him he had to scavenge for anything he needed. He slept under an abandoned house and human contact was something he feared. It took me a while to win Moses over but when he learned I could be trusted he put his whole life in my hands. He trusts me completely. Moses makes me happy, he brings peace and tranquility to my life. Moses is my best friend.
Photographers Note: These two sweet pups definitely had tough starts to their lives, but it would appear they made the right choice in crossing Bobby's path. They live in a home with many 4 legged siblings and a person that loves them to pieces. Patch is an older gentlemen now (almost 14), with some health issues, but he is as sweet and happy as could be. Moses with his beautiful coloring and golden eyes, was a little shy at first but after a bit of time warmed up to me, unless I was pointing the camera at him...that he wasn't so thrilled about. Both of these pups have the marks of age and a tough life but it takes special people like Bobby, to see beyond that and just see family.