A B.C. dog treat company commissioned the sa国际传媒楶aw-cassosa国际传媒� of painting dogs to help with an animal-focused charitable initiative.
The Foley Dog Treat Company, based in Nanaimo, announced in a press release Tuesday, Sept. 7, its partnership with Rogan the Painting Dog, from Medicine Hat, Alta.
Rogan painted a limited-edition dog treat bag for Foley Dog Treat Co., and all sales of the $9.99 bags will go to Alberta Herding Dog Rescue for a total of $5,000.
Rogan, a miniature Australian shepherd, only started painting in 2020 but has turned out to be a sa国际传媒榩aw-digy.sa国际传媒� Working with owner Megan Bolen, Rogan has painted more than 200 works and raised thousands for local rescues. The dogsa国际传媒檚 work was even featured in an art exhibit in Hong Kong earlier this year.
The special-edition Rogan Paints dog treat bags not only feature the poochsa国际传媒檚 artwork on the outside, but the treat recipe includes two of the doggosa国际传媒檚 favourite flavours: Alberta beef liver and B.C. blueberries.
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Daniel Stiefvater, owner of Foley Dog Treat Co., said in the press release that he heard about the painting dog on the radio while driving to work one day.
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Cindy Swiney from Alberta Herding Dog Rescue said the money raised through the initiative will help her organization rescue, rehabilitate, re-train, and re-home herding dogs, sa国际传媒渆nsuring they live their best lives.sa国际传媒�
Foley Dog Treat Company also presented a yearsa国际传媒檚 supply of treats to the rescue organization.
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