Can't say "Patience personified"...

How about "Patience Dogified?"
We were up at "Gretna" and met this venerable old gentleman: confessed to being 13 Yrs old.
It doesn't show very well on photo, but his owner reckoned he'd been Blessed, on account of a "Cross" on his head. (Extra) Can you make it out.

BTW "Derwent" I checked, my box "Share on Facebook" has been unchecked.
If 'twere I it was accidental.
If 'twere them  ... "W T F" for?
Re-checked and was presented with some bleeping Twitface thingy.