For this week's Illustration Friday I decided to submit my portrait of my very first dog of my very own...this was Boo Boo. I loved this big old bear of a dog! He had a heart bigger than any dog I have had. My sons said he reminded them of Homer Simpson! He'd beg when anyone cracked open a beer! Boo learned at a very young age to fetch anything you needed fetching. He was the true slipper fetcher. He loved bringing me my slippers when I would come home. I usually didn't even ask. I'd come home from work, sit down in my chair and up he would be looking for my slippers...up the stairs he'd go and come down with one of two slippers and then run up to get the other one. He loved bringing us things. We'd be watching T.V and he would open the pantry door and bring us a bag of Chips, a light bulb, or a bag of flour....whatever he could find. He was so proud of his talent to fetch STUFF! We'd look at each other and hold our breath to see what he'd come up with!...Socks, underwear, homework....whatever it was...he found it...he'd bring it to us. Boo was bought from a pet store. I didn't know anything about puppy mills and the things they did before I had Boo. When I brought him home he had never seen grass. He jumped through it like a bunny! He had never drank water from a bowl...only from a bottle attached to his cage. He sat at the puppy store for 3 weeks before we bought him. He had severe joint problems and needed surgery shortly after getting him. If we hadn't gotten him, his life would have been probably shorter than it was. He shed at least a carpet of his own everyday. Bits of Boo Boo are everywhere. His hair was in my suitcase in Spain, Mexico, New York, Jamaica, the Wild Wild West. It seems to be only fair and fitting that he is Worldwide. Because of the inbreeding that occurs in puppy mills, Boo did not live a long life. He was a great dog. His portrait has been used to benefit other dogs. Please see his picture on www.petloverart.com to see how his portrait helps other dogs that are homeless. Have a portrait of your dog done to give as a gift. Have mugs, tote bags or t-shirts made as well. Every gift ordered from this site has a built in donation to dogs and cats that need shelter. Read about Hope Safe House and their fanastic work with animals.
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