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

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  Posted by Susan Fri Sep 5, 2008 6:19pm PDT

  Of course! And I love the modern style of pet painting featured in the photo. In fact, I have painted my own pet portraits in similar style and have all four proudly displayed in my living room! I guess if I could learn how to paint people just as well as animals I could do a painting of my kid too. But people are harder to paint.

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  Posted by CharmaineZoe Sat Sep 6, 2008 2:41am PDT

  Already have! We had a lovly portrait of our two dogs, Pepsi & Max, a Westie & a Scottie (think old Black & White Whisky adverts), which hang on the wall in our lounge.

  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2832885732_48aa38680b_b.jpg

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  Posted by Sunshine Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:39am PDT

  I have two Poodles, they are sisters. I have pictures of them in the living room. I would hang a portrait of them. My husband has promised to paint one. Our two pups are very much a part of our family.

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  Posted by nancy b Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:54am PDT

  of course i would, they are part of my family and i would never think not to include them in pictures ,they are fur children.my house is full of pictures of all my animals thru the years,their pictures bring me great comfort to know they had a good life on this earth,and to the ones who are still with me.

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  Posted by Pauline Sat Sep 6, 2008 7:51am PDT

  Yep! as we Texan say, I sure would, for my pets. They're family too.

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  Posted by Solrac Sat Sep 6, 2008 9:08am PDT

  Even though I'm not a pet owner, I definitely would commission an artsy-modern abstract one!! Afterall, my mother has one of her CAT!

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  Posted by Buddhagrrl65 Sat Sep 6, 2008 2:22pm PDT

  yes I LOVE MY CAT.HE is my baby.I feel he gives me more unconditional love than any child would and he deserves a place of honor in my home and at my job

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  Posted by Lynne Sat Sep 6, 2008 4:32pm PDT

  ...funny you should ask. I just purchased 5 frames for the picture i copied for myself and Tea's friends. Tea 6/21/1997 ~ 05/27/2008.

  I will work on it when i can look at her wonderful picture and not cry so badly.

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  Posted by Ralph Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:13pm PDT

  I have been thinking about having a portrait done of my favorite dog but haven't done it. I was concerned that some would think I had totally flipped! Now I have the courage to have one commissioned. I love my little Max. She's my best buddy. Thanks. ♥ ∞

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  Posted by redwingsgirl514 Sat Sep 6, 2008 7:15pm PDT

  My mother doesn't have grand kids yet so her camera is full of pictures of her two yorkies. Sometimes she has a picture of me or my brother and his girlfriend, but we still add the dogs in the picture. My future sister in law and I took the pups down to Olan Mills and had a group picture made. Those dogs are family! If you have a dog that you went and picked out, how can you not love them?

  Besides, go on ebay and run a search on your favorite dog breed. There's millions of folks who feel the same way I do. :)

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