Our daughter is absolutely in love with her 4 yr old English Golden Retriever "Gracie". Prior to Gracie she wasn't even a pet person. She is truly the sweetest dog I've ever met.
One of my wife's friends is a very talented artist who has recently be doing pet portraits in charcoal so we commissioned her to do a portrait of Gracie as a Christmas present. Just got it back from the framer and we delivered it on Sunday. She loved it and it brought her to tears. Just had to share.