Pat the Dog

===Characters===
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*Patrick Star
*Gary the Snail
*Squidward Tentacles
*Marvin
*Worms
**Butcher 
*Snails in posters 
*Incidentals
**Incidental 41
**Incidental 49A
**Incidental 92
**Incidental 104
**Incidental 107
**Incidental 115
**Incidental 118C
**Incidental 157
**Incidental 119
*Jenkins
*Billy (baby)
*Cashier
*Peterson
*Orange fish from "The Executive Treatment"
*R.A. PennyPincher
*Butcher's mom 
==Synopsis==
The episode begins at the animal shelter, where a snail is trying to grab a key so it can escape. Marvin is on the phone as SpongeBob, who is volunteering, walks in. He is asked by Marvin to stop letting the worms use the phone. Marvin is then on the phone with Squidward, who is complaining that there is a worm outside his house who will not stop barking. Marvin gets on the case right away as he puts SpongeBob in charge while he is gone. SpongeBob promises that he will do his job to the best of his ability. He nervously walks over to Butcher the worm's cage, who growls when he tries to pet him.
Marvin arrives back at the animal shelter with Patrick, who turned out to be the worm Squidward was complaining about. Patrick, acting a like a worm, drags Marvin around before going to see SpongeBob. He then goes to eat worm food that SpongeBob just poured out of a bag. Marvin is not thrilled by Patrick's behavior as SpongeBob seeks to train him.
It is night, and SpongeBob brings Patrick to his home. He then calls Gary over, telling him that he brought him a playmate. They do not get along very well. They resort to destroying SpongeBob's living room from their chasing. Patrick proceeds to bark all night, angering Squidward. He knocks on his door and a drowsy SpongeBob answers. Not knowing who Squidward is, Patrick bursts through the entrance trying to attack him. SpongeBob pulls Squidward away from him and into his house. SpongeBob says that he does not know what to do now that Patrick is back in his worm state. Squidward tells him that taming a worm is not so hard and that he should be giving him tough love. SpongeBob then pleads to him, asking if he could give tough love to Patrick. He tells SpongeBob to beg him, in which he responds to by acting like a dog. Squidward accepts, before telling SpongeBob to play dead.
The next scene shows a caged Patrick and Squidward in protective gear. He tries to teach Patrick how to heel, but that fails. Squidward has had enough and takes Patrick out to abandon him. Squidward returns home and has a knock on his door. It turns out Patrick has come back with stickers on his body, implying he has traveled around the world.
Squidward gives Patrick a shock collar. He puts it on him and tells him that whenever he barks, he will "give him a mild tough-love shock." When he tries to use it, it only vibrates, much to Squidward's intentions. He assumes it is broken and tries to take it off, only for it to work on him. Squidward takes Patrick out to abandon him again, instead with Patrick caged up. When Squidward returns home, he opens his door and an angry Patrick comes out. This time, it is Patrick taking Squidward out to abandon him.
Squidward drags himself home, and tries to open the door. Patrick answers and growls at him. Marvin shows up and tells Squidward that SpongeBob said that he has trained Patrick using tough love. He tells him that it is impossible to train him and he cannot get him to sit - which Patrick does. He says he tried to get him to beg - which Patrick does, too. Then he starts giving him usual (and unusual) dog commands, ending with "play dead." Marvin is impressed and calls Squidward a miracle worker. Marvin then gives Squidward a problem worm that is in need of training: Butcher.
Patrick turns back to normal as SpongeBob notices. It is revealed that Patrick snapped out of his worm state hours ago and just wanted to make Squidward feel proud of himself. Hearing commotion from his house, SpongeBob hopes he is not too rough on him. Finally, they both come out, but Butcher is walking Squidward on a leash, and Butcher greets the two. Surprised from such a sight, they both drop and play dead with flowers in their hands, ending the episode.
==Production==
This episode was confirmed on , .
===Storyboard===
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===Music===
==Trivia==
===General===
*The name is similar to the season 11 episode "Pat the Horse."
**Also, like in "Pat the Horse," Patrick is going through a phase of acting like a different animal. In this episode, Patrick is acting like a worm (dog) after accidentally eating some worm food.
*This episode was paired up with "Pat Hearts Squid" during the original airing.Nickstory - July 9, 2021
**This episode, along with "Pat Hearts Squid," preceded to the series premieres of the SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off, The Patrick Star Show and the Nickelodeon animated series, .
***Ironically for Middlemost Post, former crew member John Trabbic had also worked on that show.
***Additionally, the episodes were Patrick-themed.
*Patrick previously pretended to be a dog in "I'm with Stupid," "Grooming Gary," "Sanitation Insanity," "Spot Returns," "Gary & Spot," and "Squid's on a Bus."
*The scene where Squidward repeatedly ditches Patrick in the kelp forest is similar to how Mr. Krabs ditched SpongeBob in the kelp forest to keep him away from the Krusty Krab in "Bummer Vacation."
*The "One Hour Later" time card in this episode is reused from "Wet Painters," except the time card is in widescreen.
*It is revealed that Patrick goes into worm mode whenever he eats worm food.
**This is similar to how when he eats snail food in "Treats!," he acts like a snail meowing after he eats the food.
**However, in "SpongeBob You're Fired," Patrick also eats snail food, but does not act like a snail.
**In addition, Patrick also eats worm food in the episode "Gary's New Toy," but he does not act like a worm.
*This is the first episode in the main show to use the track "Attack of the Sea Cucumbers."
**This track first played in the Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode "Tag, You're It."
*This is the second episode to show Patrick's body dent busting through a door. The first was in "Swamp Mates."
*This is the second appearance of Marvin after "Gary & Spot" in season 12.
===Episode references===
*When Patrick is turning into different things, he turns into a chicken. This is a reference to the meme "Mocking SpongeBob," from the episode "Little Yellow Book."
*The tattoo of "mom" on Butcher is a callback to "No Weenies Allowed."
===Cultural references===
*The Chokey the Bear billboard seen in the part where Squidward ditches Patrick is a reference to the real-life billboard.
*The first time Patrick returns from being left in the forest, one of the stickers on his body shows he visited , where SpongeBob SquarePants is produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
*The name of the episode is the same as .
===Errors===
*Before SpongeBob says "Patrick, wait!," his right thumb and arm are neon green for a split second.
*When Squidward gets back to his house, SpongeBob's house is missing.
==Videos==
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==References==
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