Dogs That Like To Paint

About a year ago, CoCo the Blogging Dog reported on Tillamook Cheddar - Greatest Dog Artist Ever? Tillamook Cheddar is a Jack Russell Terrier, famous for her artwork. About Tillie, The Art Newspaper described her as, "The most successful living animal painter." It seems Tillie may have some new competition in the dog eat dog world of dog painting. Shore Service Dogs (ShoreServiceDogs.com) has three dogs that like to paint, and they can easily fetch $750. for a 16 x 20 stretched canvas painting.

The dog artists at Shore Service Dogs are known as Major, Kayne, and Sammy. A Chocolate Lab, Doberman Pinscher, and a Bloodhound/Sheep Dog mix. Shore Service Dogs trains therapy dogs, service dogs, obedience training, behavior modification, and temperament testing. Not only do they train dogs to perform complex tasks to assist handicapped individuals, but they rescue dogs from animal shelters that have the temperament to be a service dog.

The paintings by Sammy, the Bloodhound/Sheep Dog mix, seem to be sold for the highest amount. Recently one of his paintings sold for $1700, and his art is being exhibited in New York City at Denise Bibro Fine Arts Gallery's "Gone To The Dogs" show.