“From day one, Bert was ready to join the art world! He is so calm and like … introspective,” Grayson said. “He’s been to dozens of openings, scores of art fairs in NYC, Miami, L.A. and the Hamptons even. He’s been to Canada and Seattle and D.C., to clubs, restaurants, bars, even the opera once! His motto is ‘Happy to be included!'”
Dog breeding can be a nasty business. While there are breeders who love and care for their animals and make sure they are given to happy homes, other breeders don’t.
These guys are just in it for the money and make their animals live in unhealthy conditions and completely abandon them when they can’t make money.
Meanwhile, there are millions of dogs sitting in shelters waiting to be adopted. That’s what happened to Bertram the Pomeranian. Bertram, or Bert for short, was left behind by his breeders after he was deemed to be “too big to sell.”
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Back then the chocolate pomeranian went by the name “Jasper.” He was only 5-months-old when he was dumped at a shelter in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
The shelter had placed him on the website Petfinder in hopes that someone would spot him and fall in love.
And someone did! New York City artist Kathy Grayson who owns an art gallery called The Hole. Grayson says there was something about this dog’s eyes that she just fell in love with.
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“I flew to Tulsa and drove to the town to pick him up, it was a wonderful adventure. The shelter was sad to see him go, he definitely had gotten some special extra love there,” Grayson told Bored Panda.
And that’s not hard to imagine when you see how cute he is. But before he headed to the Big Apple he would need a little makeover to fit in.
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That’s when he was given his fancy name and some handsome bow ties.
It’s hard to think that there once was a time when Bert was an unwanted pup in a lonely shelter.
That’s because he now has an illustrious career working in an art gallery and is beloved by thousands of people on social media.
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Bert has a massive Instagram following with more than 135,000 followers.
His teddy bear-like look just make you want to stare at him all day long!
When he’s not posing for Instagram pics, he’s working in the gallery with his mamma every day. People come from all over to check out the gallery and to see Bert.
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“Bertie has become our unofficial mascot, of course, and many people come to the gallery to see Bert,” Grayson said. “A lot of people bring their dogs too! They know that I am always there with Bert in my office with treats, ready to play.”
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Bert has also become quite the performance artist in his own right.
“He will sit up like a person and dance for treats,” Grayson said. “I also trained him to kiss on command so if you are anywhere near him and I say kiss he will lick you. It’s adorable but now there are no free kisses; he wants a treat for them!”
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By D.G. Sciortino
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D.G. is a contributing writer in Shareably. She's based in Connecticut and can be reached at [email protected].