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UPDATE – Dog Each Day is complete as of Feb 17, 2007. I am no longer accepting submissions to this site. I am available for commission work. Please see my final update for more info – Duffy And Bandit. My recent work and archives of older work are available at the Merrill Studio website.
January 29 ‘06 through February 17, ‘07 is the Year of the Dog on the Chinese Zodiac. To join in the celebration, I am providing a piece of original art for each day of the year – a Dog Each Day. As with my previous project, Year of the Monkey, my styles and mediums will change with my mood, and I look forward to experimenting and sharing my results.
Marilynn Jefferson
/ November 20, 2006Mr. Merrill
I wanted to write you about my two girls…Ellie & Helga. My daughter & I went to purchase a black & tan puppy because we had just lost our 16 year old doxie almost two months prior. I wanted a black & tan because the red would have reminded me of the one we lost. Only one in the litter was black & tan…the runt, Ellie & we loved her immediately. But we noticed a red & black little girl sitting alone. My daughter picked her up, and the pup snuggled into my daughters neck & sighed…and we were goners. We left with two pups. They are the best friends. They stick to each other like glue. I have very few pictures of them alone…because they usually arent! They healed my broken heart and give us such joy every day. I dont know if you pick two together…but two together is how these girls always are.
Your work is beautiful….thank you for looking at my little ones.
sincerely
Marilynn Jefferson
Elizabeth Short
/ November 21, 2006I know that I’m probably too late with my submission, but if you could please take a look at my little Cookie, it would make me so happy. We’ve been through a lot together and he’s the reason that I’m still around. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
J~
/ January 3, 2007You work is amazing and your project is so touching.
roxie doxie, gemini, liberty
/ January 29, 2007I wanted to write to you about my 3 dachshunds. The link will go to Roxie Doxie’s page, which will take you to the other 2 *under family*! Your work is beautiful, please consider one of my dachshunds for your project. Each one of them has helped me through a rough patch in my life. Roxie, my last dachshund we adopted has saved my life and I saved hers. We are inseparable…we’ve not spent a night together since Gemini was adopted. They sleep in my bed and they are treated like princesses! More on their adoption stories are found on their pages. They are the typical dachshunds and they rule the castle! They adopted us and changed our lives furever!
Susan Joseph
/ April 12, 2007I want to tell you about my Sheltie, Isabella,we call her Belle
She is the most wonderful Sheltie with a really great presonality. She has changed me and my husband’s life in oh so many ways! Life is most beautiful with Belle 
Thanks for listening
Taylor
/ July 17, 2007Dear Mr.Merrill,
Hello, my name is Taylor, and I am 12 years old. The picture I have sent to you is a picture of my dog Garcia, who I’ve had ever since I was only one year old. Recently Garcia passed away, and it has taken a hard toll on my family, and especially me. I never knew that still, three months after her passing, I could still feel the emptiness in my heart I felt the day of her death.
Even though I know Garcia had a great life (we rescued her from a shelter where before she had been abused) I still feel that she is going to miss out on so much. Garcia has had such an amazing impact on my life today and I know I will never forget her. It just goes to show how such a small animal can have such a huge impact on someone’s life. Thanks so much for looking at her,
Taylor
P.S. Your art is very amazing, you should be very proud of your gift.