I have a special place in my heart for terriers. Terrier tend to be spunky, intelligent dogs that can get into trouble without some human leadership. The first time I took my terrier to a dog obedience training session, I was among several labs puppies. There were no other terriers in the class. The trainer took a lab puppy, placed her in a down position. The lab puppy was precious as she stayed in the down position even though it was obvious the little puppy was thoroughly confused. The other little labs obeyed with various charming responses. I was the only one who had a little puppy so excited that he was bouncing off the ceiling. Needless to say, a "down position" was not going to happen in that environment. I quickly learned that terriers needed some different ways to train them. Luckily I was able to study with an expert in animal behavior and learned how to provide appropriate leadership for my little guy. Terriers are so cute as puppies, but they are often in need of rescue because their families haven't figured out how to apply appropriate leadership. So here are two Wire Fox Terriers in a contemporary painting which is being sold on ebay to provided rescue to those canines who may need a little love and training.

"Wire Fox Pair", Original 11 X 14 Acrylic on Canvas

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Airedales and Praire Potholes

It's amazing how one person making an effort can make a difference.


I was reading the newspaper this morning and stumbled across this article that gave me hope. A North Dakota farmer who had plowed under acres and acres of wetland 25 years ago is restoring the wetlands and prairie potholes. Prairie potholes are places that have the water vital to bird and animal life in the prairie climate. This spring on one stop to a prairie pothole I was able to see Red winged black birds, muskrats, meadowlarks, mud hens, ducks, frogs, and turtles. These little mini environments are vital to the birds and wildlife. A special thank you to a farmer from North Dakota who is restoring wetlands for animals. One person making a difference.

In the spirit of making a difference, here's an 8 X 10 painting of an Airedale escaping through a fence. "Airedale and Fence" is listed on ebay as a charity auction for the National Airedale Rescue.

Corgi's are very agile for their horizontally challenged bodies. Horizontally challenged is what the Corgi Club called their little furry family members at the agility trials. But with those short legs the Corgis could do almost anything they set their minds to.

This painting will be available on ebay during the middle of September.




These wire fox terriers sold on ebay yesterday. They are starting their trip to the east coast via the post office. It's always exciting for an artist to have a collector who appreciates a painting. For years I searched for a painting of my Welsh Terrier and found that there were not very many available. Today I am delighted to see all kinds of artists creating different breeds of dogs so that we can can purchase orginal art of our furry family members. I like painting all kinds of animals, but I also like purchasing other artist's rendering of animals.