Photo courtesy of Treats Unleashed
October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month!
To celebrate, Daphne and I had a special painting date at Treats Unleashed – at their Puppy Picasso Event!
Using a sponge brush, dog-safe paint was applied gently to her feet, and then she got to work! We began with her favorite color: metallic pink!
I was a proud pet-parent, watching Daphne create her very own painting to take home! Each painting cost only $5.00, the proceeds benefitting the Humane Society of Missouri!
To celebrate, Daphne and I had a special painting date at Treats Unleashed – at their Puppy Picasso Event!
Using a sponge brush, dog-safe paint was applied gently to her feet, and then she got to work! We began with her favorite color: metallic pink!
I was a proud pet-parent, watching Daphne create her very own painting to take home! Each painting cost only $5.00, the proceeds benefitting the Humane Society of Missouri!
Daphe painting passionately!
In the afternoon, we met up with Dan and Sam for a double-date at Dog Days of Summer: Laumeier Sculpture Park’s special exhibition that explores the relationship between humans and canines as depicted in visual art!
“As one of only two accredited museums in the United States that allows dogs, Laumeier is an ideal museum to produce a show that is both playful and serious,” said Marilu Knode, Laumeier’s Executive Director.
Research for the show began in 2009. The results of visitor studies showed that more than 20 percent of Laumeier’s visitors come with their dog!
“All the breeds I see at Laumeier, from Teacup Poodles to Great Danes, are descended from a common ancestor – the wolf,” said Kim Humphries, exhibition co-curator. “Millennia of evolution have domesticated the dog which has become so deeply intertwined in our lives it is only natural that they have found their way into our artwork.”
The centerpiece of the exhibition is a commissioned dog trail by Finnish artist Tea Mäkipää, who has worked with a range of experts from St. Louis and elsewhere to create a multi-sensory experience for both canine and human visitors along Laumeier’s Nature Trail.
Mäkipää’s six interactive installations highlight the ways in which our four-legged friends “read,” and experience, the outdoors. The exhibition includes contemporary artists Robert Chambers (USA), Jeff Koons (USA), Maria Lindberg (Sweden) and William Wegman (USA), as well as historic works by Richard Cosway, Edwin Megargee and others on loan from the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.
“As one of only two accredited museums in the United States that allows dogs, Laumeier is an ideal museum to produce a show that is both playful and serious,” said Marilu Knode, Laumeier’s Executive Director.
Research for the show began in 2009. The results of visitor studies showed that more than 20 percent of Laumeier’s visitors come with their dog!
“All the breeds I see at Laumeier, from Teacup Poodles to Great Danes, are descended from a common ancestor – the wolf,” said Kim Humphries, exhibition co-curator. “Millennia of evolution have domesticated the dog which has become so deeply intertwined in our lives it is only natural that they have found their way into our artwork.”
The centerpiece of the exhibition is a commissioned dog trail by Finnish artist Tea Mäkipää, who has worked with a range of experts from St. Louis and elsewhere to create a multi-sensory experience for both canine and human visitors along Laumeier’s Nature Trail.
Mäkipää’s six interactive installations highlight the ways in which our four-legged friends “read,” and experience, the outdoors. The exhibition includes contemporary artists Robert Chambers (USA), Jeff Koons (USA), Maria Lindberg (Sweden) and William Wegman (USA), as well as historic works by Richard Cosway, Edwin Megargee and others on loan from the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.
Sam's favorite sculpture was the Treasury of Smells!
Afterwards, we grabbed some much deserved dinner!
It was hard staying awake during the car ride home!
With the ongoing economic crisis, there are more dogs in need than ever.
But what if you can't adopt?
Here are 5 easy (and free!) ways YOU can still help (from Petfinder's blog):
1. Donate your Facebook status!
Just paste this message into the What's on your mind? box at the top of your page:
October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Save a life: Adopt a dog! http://www.petfinder.com
2. Tweet, retweet and repeat the following (or your own brilliant message):
October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Save a life: Adopt a dog! http://www.petfinder.com
3. Add a Petfinder widget or banner to your web site or blog.
(I have one posted in my blog sidebar to the right, and a different banner posted on my LINKS page.)
4. Contact your local shelter or rescue group and offer to photograph their adoptable pets and upload the pics to Petfinder.
5. Pass on an understanding of the importance of pet adoption to the next generation.
Talk to your kids, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and other up-and-comers about animal shelters and why Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, and pet adoption in general, is important.
Have a great beginning to your week…and month!
Mary
But what if you can't adopt?
Here are 5 easy (and free!) ways YOU can still help (from Petfinder's blog):
1. Donate your Facebook status!
Just paste this message into the What's on your mind? box at the top of your page:
October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Save a life: Adopt a dog! http://www.petfinder.com
2. Tweet, retweet and repeat the following (or your own brilliant message):
October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Save a life: Adopt a dog! http://www.petfinder.com
3. Add a Petfinder widget or banner to your web site or blog.
(I have one posted in my blog sidebar to the right, and a different banner posted on my LINKS page.)
4. Contact your local shelter or rescue group and offer to photograph their adoptable pets and upload the pics to Petfinder.
5. Pass on an understanding of the importance of pet adoption to the next generation.
Talk to your kids, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and other up-and-comers about animal shelters and why Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, and pet adoption in general, is important.
Have a great beginning to your week…and month!
Mary
