Patrick helps her to meet two potential love interests - one is a narcissistic vet named Oliver and the other is a student’s father, Ben.

During the course of the film, she inadvertently loses Patrick - but then finds him waiting for her at the end of a 5 km charity run (where she raised £1,000 for a mobility scooter).

The film was originally scheduled for an 24 August 2018 release, but in November 2017 the film was pushed forward to 29 June 2018 in place of the initial UK release of Ant-Man and the Wasp, which was pushed back to 3 August 2018 to avoid competition with the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

It received a limited release in the United States in February 2019 by Screen Media Films, grossing $6,290.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Its pugnacious protagonist is certainly adorable, but the thoroughly formulaic Patrick will only give paws to the most pup-obsessed film fans.