August 6, Winnie the Choo!

 You may have never heard of this breed of dog, and she was a delight to paint!  Here's Jill's story about her~

Here is a little background on Winnie. She was a rare breed dog known as Chinese Foo Dog. I also owned her mother and Winnie was the runt of her second and last litter. She was always a little shy and insecure and this is why I chose her to live her life with her dog mom and human mom. She loved going boating and exploring the woods at our cabin in Northern Wisconsin. We even named our pontoon after her- "Winnie's Joy".  She was a mellow girl with a very sweet disposition. During the last year of her life, she could not walk very well so we pulled her around in a wagon for her 'walks'. She seemed to really enjoy that. She had many admirers who would stop their cars just to ask about her. When we or others would tell her how beautiful she was, she would just beam! It was hilarious. We miss her so much!

I think she was one of very few still alive in the US until she passed in August of 2021. The breeder I bought her from had long since retired. He sold these dogs all over the world. I even contacted breeders in Europe (all of whom bought their original dogs from the same breeder I did) and they were shutting down their programs due to fears of inbreeding. 

8x8 acrylic on wood

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