Thedogwastakeninbyasecondfamily， ， ， theLongshoremen'， itwasthemostlogicalplaceforwarmthandsleepbecauseshespentsomuchofhertimeonthedocks.
， PatsyAnnwassomehowableto "hear" itswhistle， ， theterrierwouldscamperdowntothewharftoawaittheship'sarrival.
Juneau'sresidentshadnoideahowPatsyAnnwasabletosensetheimminentapproachofaship， .
Oneafternoon， ？
'sprimaryhappinesscamefromsittingonthedocksasshewaitedtowelcometheships.
Itwasappropriate， then， in1934， forJuneau'smayortoproclaimPatsyAnn "theofficialgreeterofJuneau， Alaska".
Thatsameyear， -controlworkerimpoundedPatsyAnnandthreatenedtoeuthanizethestray， .
Forthirteenyears， nearlyallthedaysofherlife， "goodgirl"， butshesawtheirsmilesandfelttheiraffection.
Then， in1942， ''speopleandtothetranquilwatersshelovedtowatch.
NearlyfiftyyearsafterPatsyAnn'sdeath， ， andalarger-than-lifebronzestatuewascommissioned—completewithabronzecollarthatrestsatitsbase.
Todayatthefootofthesquare， gaily-coloredflowersbloom， andpeoplesitonbenchesandgazeoutatthehorizon， justasthebronzePatsyAnndoes.
PatsyAnn， adoptedandlovedbyalltheresidentsofJuneau， ， herbronzedpresenceechoingthewordsprintedthere： WelcometoJuneau， Alaska.
