Gus a portrait

I finally got around to doing a portrait of my beloved Gus. It's an oil pastel on archival canvas board.

New Gus Photo

I've been off line for a while. A friend, Sharon Malkin, drew a portrait of my Golden Retriever, Gus, and I'll post it below and a couple new photos of Gus. Gus loves snow and we could be getting close to a foot of new snow tomorrow. Gus will be in snow dog heaven tomorrow. I had to take the photo of the drawing on an angle to avoid glare from the flash.

Gus a Two Years

My golden retriever "Gus" is a little over two years old and has assumed that the living room couch is his napping place. He will share the space but he does take up an awful lot of room. The puppy photo was his first day home from the breeder. Gus had a great Breeder, "Ray of Sunshine, Golden Retrievers" since Gus has shown none of the ailments that often show up when a dog is inbred. He is a perfectly healthy young adult. He is the sweetest, friendliest dog I've ever know. He seems to feel it's his duty to greet everyone he sees.

Meet Gus

Meet my best buddy Gus. Gus is a two year old Golden Retriever. He is the friendlest, sweetest dog I've ever had. Of course he is the first Golden I've ever had. I wish I had found this breed years ago.

The first photo is Gus at the top of the stairs. When we get up in the morning Gus will wait at the top of the stairs until I quit messing about and make a move for the front door.

The second photo is Gus in the tub. Sometimes, when he detects us getting getting ready for his bath, he'll jump in the tub and look at us as if he's saying "What's taking you so long?"

The third photo is of Gus and me on his first day home from the breeder.

I don't remember who said it. It was either Will Rodgers, or Mark Twain, who said "If dogs don't go to Heaven, when I die, I want to go where the dogs go." Gus would be a wonderful companion in the after life.