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"Winston," 4" x 8", a Shih Tzu dog portrait in acrylic on canvasboard. Proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to Peke A Tzu Rescue. Send inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com .

First, I must apologize for consistently misspelling my rescues' name, along with typo-ing their website in yesterday's posting. The group has kindly forgiven my error, and I hope you will as well. The correct spelling of the rescue is Peke A Tzu, and their website is http://www.pekeatzurescue.com/ .

As I mentioned yesterday, Peke A Tzu Rescue focuses on toy and small breeds. They are based in Michigan, with foster homes also in Indiana, Ohio and Florida specializing in special needs dogs, like Winston, the star of today's painting.

Winston was rescued in 2004, completely flea infested, with unclipped toenails growing into the pads of his feet, and horrible eye and ear infections. Today he is a happy, contented boy who loves being loved on. He does have special dietary needs to counteract an immune deficiency problem, and he continues with eye medication. But he also remains hopeful that the right home will come along. It will - it's bound to!

A thank you and welcome aboard to new dog-a-day collector Sandy Olsen, who purchased Ruger's portrait from Monday. A donation will be made to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on her behalf.

And a special thanks to returning client and fellow artist Judy Wood for adopting "Fisher Price Dog III," and adding him to her collection.

Later tonite I'll also be posting yet another new piece........ the paint is flying around these parts!

Thanks, as always, for looking.
And for sharing these paintings with your friends and family.
Kim

Kimberly Kelly Santini
http://www.turtledovedesigns.com/
distinctive pet portraits
& 4-legged paintings

http://www.paintingadogaday.com/
come. sit. stay.
enjoy the art.

Comments

  1. How adorable!! I always loved the animals in those farm sets, and these guys are the cutest. Thanks for the chuckle ;)

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  2. These are great, Kim! Not that the others aren't, just a fun tangent. ;-)

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  3. Linda, Thanks for telling me you appreciate my new works!! :)

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