Meet Gesso -This & All Posts Inspired by Jennifer Jellie Joolz (for inspiring me to BLOG) and of course Paul Boddum and his Amazing Dog Portraits

This is a portrait of our dog Gesso (soft "G") as rendered by my pal Paul Boddum. Paul is the "Michaelangelo" of Dog Painters. He's even painted a portrait for (Oprah's personal Chef) Art Smith of his pooch T Ron. Check out his incredible Gallery of Mid Century Modern/Pop Art Pet Paintings at the following link Paul Boddum's Pet Portraits
Back to Gesso. We call her the Paris Hilton of the dog world due to her cute yet somewhat vile nature (Gesso also runs around without underpants). She is a Shelter Dog and no doubt 95% Pitbull. We were completely hoodwinked by her unabashed beauty and pretence of good behavior at said Shelter. When we got her home it was a completely different story . . .

Gesso's Crimes Against Humanity:
- Sexual Deviance re: Toe Licking
- Continual Violations of Town Noise Ordinance
- Indiscriminate Consumption of Cat Feces
- Excessive Leash Pulling
- Unlicensed Usage of Family Mattress in Accordance to Size and Family Status
- Intent to Harm or Maim Random Canines
- Assault with Deadly Weapons - via Claws/Talons used to Jump On and "Greet" Visitors

I think the list is really much longer than this but I'll stop there. Here's the kicker - we have 2 dogs and Gesso is the better behaved. Coming up: Part 2 Dakota -"Trembling, Fear and the Excrement" or "Doggy Prozac Nation"