Art of le dog

Just received some fun new art at our shops yesterday: all about the dog. I ordered these so long ago I had almost forgotten what they were like, so it was a bit like christmas yesterday opening up all the boxes. They're really, really adorable, and I love the simple frames.

It doesn't matter what breed you have (because y'all do have a dog or two, right?); any of these would look great on the wall. The kind of sepia/black & white ones above have a modern feel to them; interesting angles (love the dachshund staring at you from around the corner!) and bold, simple frames.

The others are collage style pieces with some great little hits of color. If we didn't already have lots of art, I would totally put the chihuahua on a wall at home. Just to irritate Robert. No, he thinks it's cute, too.

By the way, these are all we have (not all of them shown, however). Not every breed is represented or even available. I just picked the ones I thought were most charming, and when they're gone, they're gone. We probably won't reorder, given the amount of time it took to get them, and given how much other stuff we need, too.


And then there's my girl, Mollie, who got to visit the downtown store for a little bit yesterday. She was the perfect shop dog, as always, but prefers to be at our River Mall Ave. store, where she can loll on the grass and wade in the canal. She looooves babies and is so gentle and sweet around them. And she loves kids. But as she advances into older age, she isn't so fond of other dogs. That makes it a little tough downtown, because she likes to bark at the passing dogs. Yesterday a couple of kids with a pitbull passed by our open door while she was there. It could have gotten loud, but she didn't see the dog, thankfully.

We're so lucky to have her; we couldn't wish for a better dog in the world. So give her a little kiss and a pet for me if you see her at our other store. And please don't laugh at her furry little mukluk paws.