Puppy Love

by Cheryl McClure

Title

Puppy Love

Artist

Cheryl McClure

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Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

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Our hearts were broken when we lost our beloved Chester, to canine leukemia. We vowed, no more dogs. We are done with dogs. He had actually rescued us one day when he appeared at our ranch and wouldn’t go away in the first 30 minutes after he showed up. We loved each other for a good 10 years or so.

Fast forward, two years later. My other half, was on his way home one day and saw these three puppies. Someone, selfishly and hatefully dumped them on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere and left a bag of dog food with them. I got a phone call and he was in the driveway asking me to come outside for a bit. So I went and they piled out of the truck!! Ummmmm ok, I thought???? What are we doing now?

This picture is painted from a photo I took when we got them all into one large pet carrier to get them to the vet for shots, etc. They were about 6 months old, all same age, all males and came from the same litter. Barney had golden eyes, golden spots and a docked tail at birth. Louie and Skippy both were black with a little brindle and white fur and ice blue eyes. Skippy had a fractured hip, so we set up kennels to keep them separate and limit his mobility which aided healing.

We wanted to find homes for at least two them but we couldn’t decide which one to keep. Then we thought we could keep two and adopt one out. We kept looking for someone to take at least one dog. It was really hard to choose which one to let go of and we tried, sort of. Barney turned out to be less of a walker and more of a sprinter. Louie needed lots of attention and still does to this day. Skippy living up to his name, loves to play play play.

We love them all, so they are here with us and we are one big three dog family! I wish more people would adopt dogs as there are so many that have been abandoned for one reason or another. All they need is love and out of love comes the return of friendship and affection from these furry family members.

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November 4th, 2021

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