Sarah Ford | November 7, 2013

Shelter Dog Reveals Special Talent

When Bryce and Jennifer Henderson met a perky black dog named Arbor in a Las Vegas pet shelter in 2011, they both felt a connection with her.

But if you had asked them if they believed that Arbor had a successful painting career ahead of her, they would have said you were crazy.

You read that correctly 鈥 .

鈥淲hen we tell people that our dog paints, they say 鈥榦h that鈥檚 nice,鈥 but many people don’t quite grasp it,鈥 said Bryce. 鈥淭hat is, until听 of Arbor with a paintbrush in her mouth swishing, swirling and dotting the canvas and soon their reaction changes.鈥

It all started with a marker

Arbor didn鈥檛 immediately reveal her talent to the Hendersons, but she was eager to learn.

鈥淪oon after we brought her home, we realized that she loved doing tricks and pleasing us. She breezed right through the basic commands and tricks, so Jennifer looked into more advanced training,鈥 Bryce said.

Jennifer started training Arbor with a marker.听

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