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Did you know that in one of the many example Art Galleries on our website  you can Zoom In, way in, and see how much detail the full-sized completed portrait really has? Coincidentally we call this gallery, “Zoom In“.

Just by looking at the examples of our artwork on the website you can tell our Pop Art style designs are very vivid and bold; our Traditional style works are soft yet dramatic; and our Comic Art is really, well.. comical. But just based on the online images, which are only a few inches wide it’s difficult to see how detailed the canvases really are.

But in the Zoom In gallery you can go from this..

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to this..

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in about three clicks!

And it happens almost instantly, no slow downloading required. The zoom function allows you to click on any area of the image to enlarge, and the arrows at the bottom help you navigate around. It’s very cool functionality and just another way for you to see what we can do with photos of your pet!

Click here to check it out!

We fount these statistics for 2008 on the website for the Humane Society of the US and found them very interesting.
Did you know?…

Dogs
* There are approximately 74.8 million owned dogs in the United States  adopt_a_dog
* Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog
* Most owners (63 percent) own one dog
* Twenty-five percent of owners own two dogs
* Twelve percent of owners own three or more dogs
* On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7)
* The proportion of male to female dogs is even
* Ten percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter
* On average, dog owners spent $219 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually
* Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered

Cats
* There are approximately 88.3 million owned cats in the United States   adopt_a_cat
* Nearly 34 percent of U.S. households (or 38.4 million) own at least one cat
* Fifty-six percent of owners own more than one cat
* On average, owners have two cats (2.3)
* More female cats are owned than male cats (73 percent vs. 63 percent respectively)
* Eighteen percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter
* Cat owners spent an average of $175 on routine veterinary visits
* Eighty-seven percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered

These statistics were compiled from the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey.

We would really like to see that percentage of dogs and cats adopted from an animal shelter go way up.. So please when it comes to pets, ADOPT, don’t shop!

Did you know that most every Major League Baseball team offers events for you to take your dog to the ballpark? Now you can share baseball_dogAmerica’s Favorite Pasttime with your favorite four-legged friend! What better way to spend a summer day with your dog?

They give them a variety of different names like, Atlanta Braves Bark in the Park on Sept. 6th; St. Louis Cardinals Pooches in the Ballpark; and San Francisco Giants Dog Days of Summer. Several other cities have home teams that simply host “Dog Day” or “Pup Night.”

Then there’s Petco Park, home of the Padres in San Diego where they host Adoption Sundays! At Sunday home games all summer they showcase local shelters and the pets they have available for adoption. What a great idea! Go Padres!

So if you’re a baseball fan, or just a fan of doing stuff with your dog, you should check your favorite team’s website for dog-friendly games near you.

We have been ashamedly absent from the blogosphere for quite some time now. Sorry about that, but you know sometimes you just need a break!

Anyway we’re back with a ‘Did You Know?’ feature on a little-known section of our own website..

Did you know that the best way to see what Pop Art Pet can do with your pet’s photos is to visit our Before And After Gallery?

This section of the site shows off a varied selection of our custom pet portraits from photo to finish. When you initially visit the page you’ll see the finished artwork, but by mousing over the image you can see the original pet photo we had to work with to create it.

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The complete gallery includes examples of our Pet Pop Art, our Comic Style and our Traditional Style pet portraits to give a unique perspective on all your options for your custom pet portrait.

But now that we think about it, perhaps it should be called the “After & Before Gallery.”