I got into a conversation with someone at the dog park about the expensive foods our dogs are on. My collie gets a rash if he eats too much chicken based food, and hers has digestive problems. Anyway, her great Dane couldn't digest the salmon based food she just bought, which happened to be exactly what I fed my dog (same brand and everything), so she gave me what she had left. The food lasted almost two months, and ended up saving me about $60, so I painted her dog as a thank you.
What a beautiful story and amazing painting! Love it.