My Vagabond Life

Most dogs hate skateboards.   Or skateboarders. The distinction is unclear, because I am way too busy controlling my dog to make detached observations.    My dog goes ballistic at the first sound of those tiny wheels rolling over the concrete. Even before the board and rider are in sight. This leads me to suspect that the dog hears in the rumble-and-clack some unspeakable threat or insult. I listen for it, and sure enough, I can imagine the board is flinging a stream of curses — fukyoufukyoufukyoufukyou — and what animal brain would not attack back under such insane and senseless assault.    For my animal brain, it is not skateboards that speak so, but honking car horns. If I am calmly waiting for a pedestrian to clear the crosswalk before turning and the car behind me starts honking, my only desire is to put my vehicle in park, get out of the car, and attack his tires. Or piss on them. Or both.    It’s no good telling me to ignore the idiot. How do you ignore someone honking his horn at you? Impossible. How do you not attack. Well, when there are skateboards around, I keep my dog on a very short leash. And since I have my own version of a leash that began with toilet training and continued at least through driver’s education, I would no more get out of my car on a busy street than I would piss on the fire hydrant on the sidewalk. Much as I might want to.

Old #chocolatelab with a full white muzzle still has that spark out in the fields. #dogs #dogart #artistsoninstagram #labradorretriever #miniaturepainting only 3 ⅓ x 2 ¼ inches

This dog #miniaturepainting has lots of personality, unfortunately it isn’t anything like the actual dog’s. Still, I’m keeping on with the #dogaday project for the #yearofthedog, so I count it as a success. #artistsoninstagram #dogs #100dayproject

Today is all about Alfie who lives in Florida and shows visitors where the treats are kept, hint hint... #dogs #artistsoninstagram #shihtzu #dogaday #animalart #doglover

Lazy play time on a summer afternoon- #dogaday #artistoninstagram #dogs #doglover

Baby Rose-One of my fosters before decamping from LA. #doglover #puppy #rottweilerpuppy #artistsofinstagram #dogaday

Swimming hole, day 80 of the #dogaday painting to celebrate the #yearofthedog #doglover #labradorretriever #dogs #artistsoninstagram

Today’s #dogaday #miniature is a #beardedcollie from a picture taken on a windy day. Each daily painting is the size of a credit card. #dogs #doglover #dogartist #pets #artistsoninstagram

Somebody’s soaking up the sun. #dogaday project for the #yearofthedog #miniatures the size of a credit card #whippet #artistsoninstagram

This little #partiyorkie has the biggest personality in the tiniest package. #dogs #dogart #dogaday #yearofthedog #100dayproject #artistsoninstagram ‭ https://society6.com/sudi

This Irish Setter In #Weymouth was wet from the beach and in need a good brushing to get the sand out. No regrets, though. Another #miniaturepainting the size of a credit card for the #dogaday #dogart #yearofthedog project. #100dayproject #dogs #doglover #artistsoninstagram

This Irish Setter In #Weymouth was wet from the beach and in need a good brushing to get the sand out. No regrets, though. Another #miniaturepainting the size of a credit card for the #dogaday #dogart #yearofthedog project. #100dayproject #dogs #doglover #artistsoninstagram

This fellow did not like being in the laundromat. #dogaday #miniatures #doglover #dogart #100dayproject #artistsoninstagram

Even when I think it’s going to be a chore to do the dog painting of the day, once I’m doing it, having to really see the dog energy to capture it makes me happy. #dogs #dogart #dogaday #100dayproject

This lovely #greyhound was another of the dogs I met on my day in #Weymouth. Painting #Miniatures for #dogaday #art project 2¼ x 3⅓ inch ink on polyvinyl panel #dogart #dogs #100dayproject #yearofcreativehabits #artistsoninstagram

Missing Miss Esme, I did another portrait of her while I was on the ship. These #dog #miniatures are the size of a credit card -ink on polyvinyl #dogart #dogaday #papillon #artistsoninstagram #dogs #doglover