He painted the scene, sold the painting, and the rest is history. In Europe, dogs have a long history as beasts of burden. Until the sixteenth century, they routinely pulled carts laden with extremely heavy loads. The average human can exert about 60 pounds of pressure while biting. The average midsize dog can exert more than 350 pounds.
Few puppies can match the chocolate box appeal of an eight-week old beagle.
He seemed neither old nor young. His strength lay in his eyes. They looked as old as the hills, and as young and as wild. I never tired of looking into them. Muir When a doting person gets down on all fours and plays with his dog's rubber mouse, it only confuses the puppy and gives him a sense of insecurity.