If you have an animal you would like a drawing of, contact me by leaving a comment. A 5×7 pencil and charcoal is only $35. “bulk” pricing available. A portion of the price will go to animal rescue groups.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pet-Portraits-by-Tamy/142080585863217 has a few more pictures scanned in for right now.
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Manatee Sheriff Department serving and protecting.
Hemingway house cats with thumbs survive Hurricane Irma.
Loose dogs in hurricane: “We are scared out of our minds, running for our lives and can not listen to any human right now!”
Good guy: “I have a pickup truck!”
We–those of us who love, live with, and/or work with dogs–will all face the euthanasia of a dog we adore at some point in our lives. Most of us will face it many, many times. Usually the dog on the other end of the needle is old, or sick, or both. But there is a type of euthanasia in which the dog dying might be physically healthy; perhaps even young and vibrant. This type is the behavioral kind; the choice to put a dog to death because his behavior makes him unfit for this human world of ours. Causing a dog’s death with intention is gut-wrenching and surreal, even when it is fair. I’ve held my old dogs in my arms as they died, knowing they’d lived fully and well, and still felt as though I was flayed and left dying myself. When Kelso’s vet ended his life I wished…
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Add your thoughts here… (http://nodogaboutit.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/the-burden-of-euthanizing-an-aggressive-dog/#reblogoptional)
Yesterday I read a painfully poignant post by Phyllis DeGioia about her dog, Dodger and her decision to put him down due to his aggression (“Euthanizing Aggressive Dogs: Sometimes It’s the Best Choice“). Her words were not only powerful because they came from her own experience, but also because they so clearly articulated the conflicting emotions and guilt one feels when faced with euthanizing a dog due to aggression.
Societally, it is so much more acceptable to euthanize a dog for old age or illness than it is for a dog with behavioral issues. And yet, many a pet owner has had to face making this type of decision. I admire Phyllis for her courage in writing about her decision to euthanize Dodger.
In 2011, I wrote about a dog park friend who had to make this difficult decision after her cream-colored Golden Retriever showed serious signs of aggression…
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Stupidity has no country boundaries.
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