Dog Lover's Throw

I adopted a dad down in Brasil. He loves dogs and cats and believe it or not, it gets cold down there! They do not have central heating so the house gets quite cold in the winter time. I searched for quite some time for just the right fabric and then just designed the pattern around it. That part was harder than I thought it would be and it was a learning experience, that's for sure! Just to be fair, I found some cat fabric for the backing so, depending upon whether my pai (father in Portuguese) is in the cat part or the dog part of the house, he can choose which side shows. qua qua! (Portuguese for haha!)