Patches is the dog that followed me from Minnesota to Alaska in 1999. She was the mother of our first litter here, with the start of our kennel. Brian Harvell in Minnesota owns her father, Frisco, and also her brother, Demon, and has used those bloodlines heavily in his breeding. She is very well gaited, and throws that in her pups. Patches trains puppies for us now, and on weekends, races the 4 and 6 dog classes. 10 years old and she is still winning races in the 4 dog class.