HO HO HO. As of the End of October I still had not come up with an idea for my 2012 Christmas card. When I was asked to groom a dog at the Del Valle Dog Show this fall I found a booth Wagging Tails Portraits www.waggingtailportraits.com selling terrific hand painted items. I knew at that moment I would have one created of one of my dogs and use it in my Christmas card somehow. I placed the order in the beginning of November and would receive it beginning of December so, I had a month a figure out what to create. What about a green background? Thankfully, I have a talented web master Chadwick Swenson www.webswenson.com who I gave this idea to and he came back with the fabulous pin needles design! I loved it. By the way, this was all created virtually. Chad was in school in Oregon and I was in San Francisco.  I am still amazed by the internet!

The portrait is of one of my dogs, Niblet, a 12 year old black and tan Pomeranian. He is the mascot for Kent’s Kanines and is featured in two videos, Kent’s Kanines Makeover Madness and the Kent’s Kanines Welcome Video. As many of my friends and family know, he has been very ill since June of 2010. He has battled liver disease, a bladder stone, a collapsed trachea and bronchial decline. He has seen many vets, had multiple medication protocols but, he is still the energizer bunny! His will to live is amazing and still loves to eat his meals ( home cooked of course) go for short walks and give lots of kisses. He is still such a jubilant and happy dog. I thought I would honor him on my Christmas 2012 card!