Bertram, a.k.a. Bert, always had dreams of pursuing his passion for art and living that big city life. However, the 5-month-old Pomeranian found himself stuck in a shelter in rural Oklahoma, after his breeder deemed him to be too large to be sold.
Bert refused to let another’s negative outlook on body image and size determine his future and used the Law of Attraction to bring his dreams of being an NYC art connoisseur to fruition.
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After putting his intentions out into the Universe, thinking lots of positive thoughts, and keeping his vibration as high as he was able to— Bert’s dreams finally came true.
Kathy Grayson, the owner of an NYC art gallery called The Hole, was perusing Petfinder one day when she came across Bert’s picture. She was instantly attracted to him.
And that was the beginning of Bert’s amazing adventure.
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Grayson flew all the way to Sallisaw to meet her new buddy.
“There was just something about the look in his eyes,” Grayson told The Dodo. “I think that next day in NYC we had an opening at my art gallery with hundreds of people and a dinner and after-party. From day one, Bert was ready to join the art world!”
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Four years later, Bert is completely immersed in the New York City art scene. He works at the gallery with his mom every single day and has the right demeanor to appreciate the subtleties of the creations that come through the gallery’s door.
“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!'”
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While Bert, or Bertie, loves to attend shows and exhibitions, what he loves most is spending time in the gallery with the art, artists, and gallery visitors.
“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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Over time, Bert has become quite the art critic and an artist in his own right. He mostly works in performance art and works in the medium of dance and kissing.
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“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!”
Bert couldn’t be happier with his new life. He even has his own Instagram page with more than 17,000 followers.
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Like Bert, all of our dreams are possible. If we can dream it up and never lose faith in them, we can make them come true. Just like Bert! You can follow him on Instagram for some inspiration here.
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