art dog's life

this is chance marie...she is the original dog in the "artdoglife". everytime i am in my studio, she is there, usually laying in the position in the picture..she has a turquoise and lime green flower rug she likes to lay on or the huge double papason cushion...she is my sweet girl..we have had her for the majority of her 5years..someone(a "pwt" neighbor) dumped her in a backyard on a stormy valentine's day night about 4 1/2yrs ago and she was just crying and was a little ball of wet fur...of course, we knew we were going to keep her right away..she rules our roost and is quite the barker...kaj is constantly challenging her for her rank but she just charges full steam ahead and he always retreats. she is a chow/border collie mix and has the black flowered tongue, she loves to give up the kisses and loves to have her ears rubbed or anything else...she is a begger and will stare down anyone for a nibble or crumb...she doesnt get denied too much, the girl has to keep that figure goin. she likes to sleep in a big pile of laundry and loves to mess up the bathroom rugs to sleep on the cool tile at night..she will also beg for a washrag, she just loves those wet or dry..nelly and ruby like to wrestle with chance, kaj doesnt...he is afraid, i think..