YSaC, Vol. 1153: Don’t step on my blue suede shih-tzu.

2011 December 27

Painting Dog


I need my dog painted, preferably blue

Hmmm. Somehow I don’t think this person is looking for a George Rodrigue-type painting.

Look, Sparky. It’s not that important for your dog to match your shoes, your handbag, OR your favorite football team’s colors. Leave your dog the color it is … it’s much happier that way, and will be much less likely to pee on your bed.

Thanks for the ad, coopsalm!

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  1. 2011 December 27

    Blue, blue, my dog is blue.
    Blue is my dog now I’m without you.
    Gray, gray, my cat is gray.
    Cold is my heart since you went away.

    Purple, purple, my fish is purple,
    Now that you’re acting like a horse’s curple.
    Green, green, my Virgin Mary art;
    I doubted you, and now we’re apart.

    Adores: 9
    • 2011 December 27

      I’ve heard it said that there is no rhyme for “purple.” Clearly, you were not taken into account. Well done, sir.

      Adores: 1
  2. 2011 December 27
    Cindy B. permalink

    Painted, you say? I wonder what sort of brush one uses to paint a dog. Or do you use a roller?

    Oh, and paint’s not toxic if you lick it off your fur. No, not at all.

    Adores: 3
  3. 2011 December 27

    Must be a “Blue’s Clues” enthusiast.

    Adores: 6
  4. 2011 December 27
    Windrose permalink

    This is the next step in Designer Dogs. You want a Chug? We have one. You want it to be Pink? Well, that’ll cost extra. You want a Doodle? Wait, is that a dachshund/poodle cross, or do you want it to look like Jackson Pollard painted it?

    Adores: 4
    • 2011 December 27

      Labradoodle is one of my favorite names for a crossbreed. Though the cross between a shitzu and poodle is equally amusing

      Adores: 1
    • 2011 December 27
      CapnMac permalink

      Rather invariably, my mind is drawn to this “Monty Python” sketch–sometimes to the better; sometimes to the worse (depends on if I can watch <G>)

      Adores: 2
  5. 2011 December 27
    camille permalink

    I’m sorry, but we painters are temperamental, you know, and I don’t happen to see your dog in blue. Your choices are:

    1. Magenta with bedazzling
    2. MacGregor plaid
    3. Puce

    Adores: 10
    • 2011 December 27
      CapnMac permalink

      But, but, the Burns & Rob Roy tartans are so much more blue than MacGregor…

      Adores: 1
  6. 2011 December 27
    Innana permalink

    I think someone misunderstood the words to this song:

    http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=had+an+old+dog+and+his+name+was+blue&view=detail&mid=D2E2F9D59EC6DFACDAF2D2E2F9D59EC6DFACDAF2&first=0&FORM=LKVR

    Adores: 1
  7. 2011 December 27

    I don’t know what this person is thinking, dogs make terrible painters.

    Adores: 1
    • 2011 December 27

      Elephants, on the other hand, are not too bad at it.

      Adores: 5
      • 2011 December 27

        They can compose music, too. I, for one, welcome our new elephant overlords.

        Adores: 4
        • 2011 December 27
          CapnMac permalink

          Ganesh, or the four on the back of the turtle?

          Adores: 4
    • 2011 December 27
      Artsy Computer Geek permalink

      I have a cat with painting experience. I wonder if that would work?

      Adores: 2
  8. 2011 December 27

    Sparkadoodle, I could paint a portrait of your dog using only the color blue for the right price 😉

    Adores: 3
    • 2011 December 27
      Artsy Computer Geek permalink

      What do you think would happen if you crossed a Labradoodle and a Sparkadoodle? Spontaneous combustion with sparkles and confetti all over the place?

      Adores: 3
      • 2011 December 27

        Nothing, the dog is too smart to cross with a Sparky.

        Adores: 6
        • 2011 December 27
          CapnMac permalink

          But we could probably get Mr Diamond to sing such a song sung blue…

          Adores: 2
  9. 2011 December 27

    Then again, maybe he is looking for this: http://www.painteddog.org/
    I don’t think they come in blue, though

    Adores: 3
    • 2011 December 27
      Artsy Computer Geek permalink

      Silva — it that a space alien dog? It has little antennas coming out of it.

      Adores: 2
  10. 2011 December 27
    Ralph permalink

    Using paint on a dog is obsolete; the latest colors are to dye for.

    Adores: 4
    • 2011 December 27

      Oh dear LlamaNun (BBUH), there’s so much wrong there. A little bit of awesome, but a lot of wrong.

      Adores: 1
  11. 2011 December 27

    Food colouring:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-11418607

    (Ok, so it’s a cat and she coloured it pink. The principle is the same.)

    Adores: 1
    • 2011 December 27
      Angel permalink

      One of my friends and I have dyed our pets before (my dog’s body with green spots, her dog’s tail and ears) for St Patrick’s day but we used un-sweetened green jello mixed in warm water and just sponged it on. The pets didn’t mind and they certainly were cute. It wore off within a week.

      Adores: 2
      • 2011 December 28

        It’s fairly common practice with fancy rats to dot the tails of the youngsters with food colouring, just so you can tell apart any that have the same markings/coat colours.

        Adores: 0
  12. 2011 December 27
    Bianchi Sound permalink

    I read the ad. Now I am blue.

    Adores: 6
    • 2011 December 27
      LimeLolly permalink

      I know your pain. Why would anyone want to make their pet sad? Unless they’re thinking it’s mood paint?

      Poor Rexie, he was… :whisper: neutered .. today. We just have to show everyone exactly how he feels. Don’t forget to bling up his nails. That always makes him feel regal.

      Adores: 4
      • 2011 December 27
        Angel permalink

        You got your dog fixed? How did you know he was broken?

        *Ba-dum dumph*

        Adores: 3
  13. 2011 December 27


    Money talks
    But it can’t paint my mutt
    Or give it a walk
    And long as I have it
    Here with me, I’d much rather it be
    Painted in blue tones

    Honey’s sweet
    But it ain’t nothin’ next to puppy treats
    And if you pardon me
    I’d like to say
    He’ll do okay
    Painted in blue tones

    Maybe tonight
    Maybe tonight, by the bonfire
    All alone he and I
    Nothing around
    But the sound of my Krylon
    And it’s spray

    Money talks
    But it can’t paint my mutt
    Or give it a walk
    And long as I have it
    Here with me, I’d much rather it be
    Painted in blue tones

    Adores: 4
  14. 2011 December 27
    Tankerbell permalink

    Notice Sparkadoodle says he and/or she “needs” his/her dog painted. What would precipitate such a need? Has poochie been bad and must enter the puppy witness protection program? Does he have mold stains? Graffiti? Has he had a hole spackled? (Depending what hole Sparkadoodle spackled, he may turn blue all on his own.)

    Adores: 6
  15. 2011 December 27
    Ralph permalink

    Since when are dogs bluish? They don’t look bluish.

    Adores: 3
    • 2011 December 27
      Angel permalink

      You only know when they beg for kosher dog biscuits for howlnukkah.

      Adores: 1
  16. 2011 December 27

    There’s nothing harder than telling your 5 year old that the family’s pet blue dog has died–far easier just to replace the dead pet with a live doppelganger. Unfortunately all the blue dogs were snapped up in the pre-Beesmas adoption frenzy. Solution: any old mutt and a tube of Cerulean.

    Adores: 5
    • 2011 December 27

      Speaking of Cerulean, I have a story:

      I was getting some car repairs, and waiting for the printout of the work done, etc. The guy behind the counter asked me to wait a moment because he needed a new “cayenne” (hard C) cartridge, or so I heard. Took me rather a while to realize he meant “cyan,” which I’ve always pronounced with a soft C. I was wondering why he needed to put spicy pepper in his printer…

      Adores: 4
      • 2011 December 27
        Angel permalink

        Can you imagine, AR, what he would think was happening if he watched a cooking show that was featuring spicy foodies?

        “Then we add the cayenne. BAM!”

        … and the mechanic reaches for a printer cartridge.

        Adores: 5
  17. 2011 December 28
    Windrose permalink

    Congratulations, Sis and Ralph, for being Best In Show! Punchity Punch Punch!

    Good Morning, Westminster!

    Adores: 1
  18. 2011 December 28
    DigitalAxis permalink

    Clearly, we’re all missing a calling for monochrome dog portraiture.

    Adores: 0

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