Portrait of “Junior” to Cesar Millan “The Dog Whisperer”

April 9, 2011 I attended the International Association of Canine Professionals annual dog conference in San Diego.  I met a lot of great people from all over the world.   There were informative talks from experts in their fields and lots of products to see.  Besides being there as a dog trainer I was also there to share my artwork.   My major goal was to present Cesar Millan “The Dog Whisperer” with a portrait of his dog “Junior”.   Although I was a little nervous,  it couldn’t have gone better. I  presented the portrait at the end of his talk in front of an audience of about 300 people.   This portrait was a “thank you” from me to Cesar for all of the years of useful and practical information he shared in his show.    2004 was the year that I began my other big passion which was creating original illustrations of dogs.  As I was training dogs, I began to notice the incredible beauty in their faces.  I think Ceasar’s “calm leadership” philosophy  contributed to my ability to connect with and see dogs in a way I hadn’t before.   And now, creating portraits is an important part of my life.   So thank you Cesar … both Junior and Cesar  seemed pleasantly surprised with “Junior’s” portrait as you can see from the pictures.  I also want to thank Martin Deeley  www.floridadogtrainer.com and Denise Collins www.italkdog.com of the IACP organization for helping to make my presentation possible.   I’ll have upcoming posts so you can take a closer look at “Junior’s” portrait.