Thursday, November 26, 2009

Speak for yourself: Would you hang a portrait of your pet?

Photo Credit: Apartment Therapy

Photo Credit: Apartment Therapy

In the age of pet clothes and $330-mechanical litter box monitors, dog spas and canine face lifts, one has to wonder if the "man's best friend" of olden times would even recognize his modern counterpart. Would he feel slighted (or relieved) that he never received such pampering? Has the relationship between man and pup changed? Is this anthropomorphism run amok? This all brings me to another issue that has come up in our indulgent, post-Paris Hilton age: The proliferation of pet portraitists. Now, I am the kind of person who would probably be into a kitschy paint-by-numbers portrait of my pet, but I'll put all kinds of silly crap on my walls without batting an eye. I want to know if the rest of you (normal folks) would ever commission and hang a portrait of your own four-legged family member? Or do you stop at, say, the occasional snapshot tacked to the fridge? Comment away!
[paint-by-numbers via Apartment Therapy]

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  • Mary's Avatar
    Posted by Mary Fri Sep 5, 2008 12:11pm PDT

    Of course I would. He's part of the family. I'm so proud of my little Sparky.

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  • jolie's Avatar
    Posted by jolie Fri Sep 5, 2008 12:32pm PDT

    of course, i will always do that to show everybody how proud and love my dogs.

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  • Maggie Nemser, Shine staff's Avatar
    Posted by Maggie Nemser, Shine staff Fri Sep 5, 2008 12:37pm PDT

    I don't think I'm the portrait type but I would, without a doubt hang pictures of my future dog in on my walls.

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  • Jessica's Avatar
    Posted by Jessica Fri Sep 5, 2008 2:17pm PDT

    My best friend's mother (who happens to be a talented artist)made a portrait of two of my dogs in the Andy Warhol technicolor style for Christmas one year. I have it front and center in my living room because I love it, both for sentimental and aesthetic reasons. I have certainly gotten lots of comments on it but whether positive or negative, I still love it. Let's face it, art is very personal anyway. If you love your puppies that much, give 'em a cool place on the wall!

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  • charles's Avatar
    Posted by charles Fri Sep 5, 2008 2:37pm PDT

    yes i would hang thepicture of my sheltie on my wall in my living room so every one can see him.

    he passed about 10 years ago .

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  • Mom of Two's Avatar
    Posted by Mom of Two Fri Sep 5, 2008 3:12pm PDT

    Definitely on my fridge; probably not on my wall...

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  • Mom of Two's Avatar
    Posted by Mom of Two Fri Sep 5, 2008 3:12pm PDT

    Definitely on my fridge; probably not on my wall...

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  • CHERRYGIRL's Avatar
    Posted by CHERRYGIRL Fri Sep 5, 2008 3:34pm PDT

    I would absolutely do it my dogs are very speacil to me & they are part of my family... they are like the children I dont have.

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  • maravonda's Avatar
    Posted by maravonda Fri Sep 5, 2008 4:43pm PDT

    I have at least a wall full of photographs, portraits and shelves of dog related stuff. Just feels right to me...

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  • TUFFY's Avatar
    Posted by TUFFY Fri Sep 5, 2008 4:53pm PDT

    A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y !!!!!!!MY BELOVED PETS ARE THE SAME TO ME AS ANYONE ELSE'S KIDS ARE TO THEM. THEY DESEREVE THEIR RECOGNITION ALONG WITH THE REST OF US.

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