SCHAUSPIELER, SAENGER, TAENZER,

In this image released by WKT Public Relations, Patrick Swayze, left, and his wife Lisa Niemi pose with their dogs, poodle Lucas, left, and Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy Kumasai at their ranch in New Mexico on May 13, 2009. Swayze and Niemi are currently working on a memoir, published by Atria Books this fall. (AP Photo/WKT Public Relations, Brian Braff) ** NO SALES ** === IMAGE RELEASED BY WKT PUBLIC RELATIONS, NO SALES. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. AP provides access to this publicly distributed HANDOUT photo to be used only to illustrate news reporting or commentary on the facts or events depicted in this image. ===