Old Dog

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This is Boomer, without a doubt the most unique dog there ever was. He was a St. Bernard mix. He was known to rip the coat sleeves of people whom he thought walked too close to his pickup when he was in the back. He tolerated cats, more or less, but this one he claimed as HIS kitten. They adored each other. He used to pull Barrie around town in a little red wagon. And he loved to help pack in fire wood. He expected treats when we were eating, and would pick up his treat dish and put it up on the table and wait for you to put something in it. Then he would put it on the floor, eat his treat, and put the dish back up on the table.

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A pen and ink I did about a year ago.

Another watercolor

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My favorite cartoon is Calvin and Hobbs. Tracy got me hooked on it several years ago. At that time, I didn't "get it". I had never figured out that Hobbes was a stuffed toy who only became a real tiger when he and Calvin were alone. Calvin's idea about life in this cartoon fits me perfectly!