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El 20 de Julio – July 20th
July is a month when we fervently celebrate and affirm our feeling of independence. We have a double celebration in July, one is our traditional BBQ and Firework display for the Fourth of July, and the other occasion is on July 20th when we commemorate Colombia’s independence day. You have been reading us for a while, and know that we do not let any celebration escape us! So after wishing America a Happy Birthday, preparation are under way to raise a glass to July 20th, 1810 when the Spanish colony declares its independence. Oh and yes, our Furry baby is helping out. Our Artistic Pooch Colors Our Celebrations. We need to ensure our watercolor master remains focused so we give him Beneful which is made with real meat!
A Family Affair
Our celebration is definitively a collaborative effort. Women take charge of the kitchen, men take over the drinks and set up for a soccer match viewing, and the kids usually put on a show that closes with everyone dancing to the rhythm of our beloved cumbia.
Everyone has a role, except our pooch Nano. For this show, the children work their costumes and decorations which we proudly display for days after the festivities. My son pointed out that Nano never had anything to display, and it was time for a change since everyone in our family has to partake, furry or not.
So we set out to have Nanito help out with the decorations. What I love about this is that my son is right! We constantly display our kid’s artwork in it’s place of honor, and we had never thought of including Nano. Nano could turn out to be our very own Picasso or Fernando Botero! My plan was not only to get Nano painting, but also to proudly feature his work at home. The kids were joyous about the idea. I am choosing my favorite of his creations to exhibit in our home.
The Doggy Artist – How to Help Pooch Become a Painter.
As we enjoy empanadas and arepas on Colombia’s independence day, Nano will have his very own bowl of Beneful Incredibites. In this case it will be chicken which is his favorite, and our choice to keeping him healthy and strong, which by the way, I got at Target where I also got a fabulous bow-tie for him. I do find stylish accessories and adorable toys at Target for our pets every time I go get Nano’s Beneful Incredibites, our choice for him because it is a powerful combination of all the nutrition of real wholesome ingredients he needs and taste that he loves. We can never go wrong with a brand that is 100% complete and balanced like Beneful. Personally, I love that this dog food is specifically intended for small dogs, so in every meal Nano gets protein rich crunchy mini bites that are perfect for his size. Nothing but the best for our cuadrupedo (four-legged) family member!
Talking about celebrations, if you are in the Los Angeles area don’t miss the following events!
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- Fiestas Patrias Santa Ana September 12, 2015
- Fiesta Hermosa – September 5-7, 2015
- Doggie Street Festival September 19, 2015
- Jerome Park Carnival August 14-16, 2015
These will be perfect photo ops with poochie because Instagram vending machines will be on hand!
Also, don’t miss out on Target in-store demos at various Target locations in the Los Angeles area on 8/22/15, 11 am to 4 pm. There will be free samples given out of Incredibites Chicken and flyers with $2 coupon. You can also check for a Target Coupon in the newspaper on 8/2/15 for Beneful (Target locations in LA area only).
I love it when artists collaborate, so I have chosen the rendering of the Colombian flag by our youngest and Nano to frame and hang at home. What do you think of it? Have you discovered your pet’s artistic side yet?
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Messes like that give me anxiety, so paints are actually banned in my house 🙂 I love what your dog created, though 🙂
I also hate messes…LOL! When our daughter was a toddler she went through the paint stage and I was cleaning up all day. Creative dog though.
I hear you! I had a crazy idea of paint and baby on diapers alone….. But this time is was not as messy as I anticipated. Our doggy was quite clean for a watercolor master 🙂
This is definitely messy, but I’m sure it was fun. I love the art works.
Yes it was a lot of fun. It was not as messy as we thought it was going to be 🙂
AWESOME artist you have at home. I love the idea of using water colors to let the kids and their furry buddies enjoy an afternoon of painting, specially if it is outside. 🙂 I cannot wait to meet Nano, thanks for sharing your post with us.
Come over and paint with us! Nano would be happy to spend and afternoon with you and art
Happy independence day to Colombia and congratulations to Nano he is a wonderful artist! #client
Nano barks thank you! We agree with you, he is a wonderful artist and furry friend to have 🙂
I love this idea! Too bad Nano can’t eat empanadas! Thank you for sharing.
hahaha I don’t think he complains much, he loves his dog food 🙂
We don’t paint at our house, but we love to give paint as a gift to my nieces and nephews!
This would be a great gift for a dog lover. Just need to dognap her for a bit 🙂
LOL! That is one artistic doggie! What a cute art project to do with kids and dogs!
What a cool way to get creative with your pets! Beneful sounds like a great dog food.
I love Purina. I wonder how much paint our dog would get on me versus the canvas. Cute idea.
Que bella idea! Se ve preciosa como decoracion!
What a fun, cute way to get your fur baby involved. Now, everytime you get paint out, your pooch will come running.
That could be true Terry. I have to put it to the test 🙂
This is so cool! love the artistic side of your dog!
Not sure the dog was into the paint but he sure is cute.
I don’t own a dog but I bet my 8 year old would have had a blast painting with the dog. She loves dogs and painting. We just don’t have a dog we have fish.
Lol, how cute is that? We should try this with our cats!
Nano is a Colombian artist!! Very artistic!
I can’t believe your dog cooperated for this. That’s amazing. We havn’t had many dogs – but I don’t think my dogs would have done this.
Qué original!! no se me había ocurrido poner a mi perro a pintar! Le va a encantar!! Ty perro es hermoso!!
es un viejito simpaticon 🙂
I am so going to have to try this with my dogs. They are so crazy, it would be great to have them paint something as they play. Of course I am sure they too will be rainbows when they are done!
What a cute idea! Paws up to that beautiful artwork!
Looks that this will be a fun activity for a young child and a pet dog. It may be a lot of mess to clean up after, but it would be a great learning activity for both.
How cute! I should try this with my pups. (outside of course!) I think this is just adorable.
Oh my! What a super cute idea! I have to get my Sally into painting, I’m sure it’s something my kids would love to do with her. 🙂 #client
I am sure Paula, the kids had a blast with Nano. I am loving my masterpiece 🙂
What a cute project! I bet that most dogs are better artists than myself, LOL. My dogs love Beneful products. It is one of their favorite foods.
Soon to be in a gallery in NYC – doggie art! 😀 I love the idea and I will have my little Chispas create his own masterpiece. Although I doubt he’ll be as neat as your pup.. I foresee a little colored paw trail on the garage floor.
the trail will be a cool reminder :-). You are right NYC, here we come Chispas and Nano!
I am excited to try this with my two dogs. I have a few ideas of some flowers i can do with the paw prints. Thanks for the great idea.
Oh yes! I think your idea of flowers would be wonderful!
How fun! I need to have Rufus do this too
Your dog has created an awesome painting for your home. I really like this idea. Looks like a great way to do art works with kids and dogs. Love the giveaway as well.
This looks like tons of fun… If we had a dog we would be all over this!