On the cruise ship dock in Juneau, Alaska stands the bronze likeness of a Bull Terrier named Patsy Ann. The dog is seated and gazes towards the Gastineau Channel as the incoming ships dock. The statue sits where, for over a decade, Patsy Ann greeted all passengers disembarking onto the Juneau quay and achieved the honorific of the city’s “Official Greeter.” Patsy Ann was born in Portland, Oregon on October 12, 1929. She was brought to Juneau as a puppy by her owners. She was all white, and as is…
