There’s a hole in the wall behind Patty’s crate. 

     How did that get there? 

     The idiot dog put it there. 

     Sure, blame the dog.

     Really, she did it.  No, she didn’t use a hammer or put her paw through it, she used her crate.

     Patty is a high energy Bull Terrier.  Patty will run full tilt into her crate and slam into the back of it.  One of these days, I expect to find her unconscious in there with that I-meant-to-do-it look on her face.  The last time she ran full tilt into her crate, it hit the wall so hard that it knocked a hole in the plaster.  It’s not dry wall this is an old plaster and lath wall.

     I will clear away any loose dust and plaster and undercut the edges.  I’ll dampen the hole and edges, fill it with patching plaster, not quite even to the wall, and then score the surface of the patching plaster.  Let it dry for 24 hours.  Then I’ll apply joint compound even with the rest of the wall.  This doesn’t have to be perfect since I painted the wall with textured paint, which I’ll apply after the joint compound is dry.

     Have I done this before?  Oh, yeah.  Many times, between DH’s frequent falls and two high energy BTs I’ve become an expert.