Monday, November 30, 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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  • joanm's Avatar
    Posted by joanm Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:20pm PDT

    yeah and more than one she is so cute !

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  • Pixie's Avatar
    Posted by Pixie Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:08am PDT

    Of course!! She is every bit a member of the family tree!!! No ifs, ands or buts about it...

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  • Andrea's Avatar
    Posted by Andrea Wed Apr 1, 2009 3:08pm PDT

    I don't consider myself kitschy or silly. I have nice, enlarged photos (matted and framed) of my dogs all over the house. I would love to have beautiful, professional paintings of my dogs but, unfortunately, can't afford them.

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  • TerryM's Avatar
    Posted by TerryM Wed Apr 1, 2009 5:31pm PDT

    Absolutely!!! She is part of the family!!!

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  • Sherri's Avatar
    Posted by Sherri Thu Apr 2, 2009 3:52pm PDT

    In the past three years, the pet industry has out sold the gift and greeting card industry by far!

    People love their fur kids.. and will do just about anything to show/share it!

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  • Janette's Avatar
    Posted by Janette Thu Apr 2, 2009 4:15pm PDT

    i defently would hang a picture cute little chawwa

    , that acts like shes a big dog.and shes very smart, she likes playing ball all day.shes a minasure chawwa,& shes so sweet.

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  • KandK's Avatar
    Posted by KandK Mon Apr 6, 2009 4:49am PDT

    I have a 14 x 20 photo portrait of my beloved Tilly. My mom sent it to me as a gift. This means 2 more family's vote YES =)!

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  • Maureen's Avatar
    Posted by Maureen Tue Apr 7, 2009 10:28am PDT

    I have a portrait of my germanshepard and my Husky that was done many years ago. It's beautiful as were these two and even tho they are gone over 20 years now, I still love looking at them.

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