Can dogs paint? Paws ready, set and go: Doggy painting
July 27, 2011 • Trends • Rescue •
By: Joanne Brokaw
Some dogs in Rochester, NY found a fun way to beat the heat recently at a Doggy Painting Class!
The class was held at Tails of Success dog training in Rochester, NY. The pups (and their people) were given paper, a plastic plate for a palette, some non-toxic paints and lots of encouragement to use their paws as paintbrushes to create some fun artwork.
The end result? Even Van Gogh would have been proud! Even the sidewalk was pretty when they were done!
You and your pup can have a painting class at home. Make sure you use non-toxic paint and have a tub of water nearby to wash off paws (and snouts!). If your dog is hesitant, try luring them through the paint and onto the paper with some hot dog or their favorite treat.
And if the mess concerns you, you can try something I did with my own dogs last summer. I taped the paper to a board, put the paint directly onto the paper and laid a plastic page protector over it. I gently secured the cover with tape. (You can also put plastic wrap over the page.)
Then I let the dogs walk on the page, sit on the page, and eat snacks off of the page. The results were less “doggy defined” but I didn’t have to clean paint off collie fur.
Why not have your own doggy painting class? Maybe your Fido is a budding “Puplo” Picasso!
Learn more about Joanne at her website, Notes from the Funny Farm.
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