Artist Reply: Thank you Jenfor your words so heartfelt. I'd love to see your work when you get this dog. Pets are part of your family, they give you unconditional love. Grief over a lost pet is tough to go through. I know memorial paintings, etc. can help you get through it by giving you a way to cherish the memory of that animal. I have some pets that have died the last few years from old age, and cancer. I am just finishing their portraits as I could not bare to work on them before. Pets are treasures to keep for sure.

Artist Reply: Thank you Gerry! I am just getting to work on some for a few of the pets I lost to cancer & old age. When you have them for so long, it makes so much harder. I had two dogs and two cats in the past two and a half years pass on. I will be doing some paintings of them soon. I Still have two dogs, two of my daughters gave them to me to help me through the grieving. They knew I would be focusing on the new dogs and moving forward better that way. The cats, well, those were tough. I had them over 13 years each. One was a sweetheart, the other picky and grumpy with attitude. He is really missed as if he loved you, you knew it. If you didn't, beware no matter how long you went without seeing him, he'd remember who was nice or not to him. When I get back in a few weeks from a road trip & vacationing, I will be up to getting some cats for my new home. I did get a border collie for Mother's Day, so I'm up to three dogs. I've lots of land, so it's a doggie heaven here.

Artist Reply: Thank you Hui, I used a little diffrerent texture in the brushes for the dog fur.

Artist Reply: Thanks Blue Doll! I know the owners loved Taboo, and miss him. They have several siblings to comfort them, so I'm glad for that.