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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Richard Luscombe

Van Gogh the one-eared rescue dog paints his way to a new home

Van Gogh the dog, assisted by a viral TikTok video sold all his artworks in an online auction.
Van Gogh the dog, assisted by a viral TikTok video sold all his artworks in an online auction. Photograph: Courtesy Happily Furever After Rescue

When a Connecticut animal shelter struggled to find a home for Van Gogh the one-eared rescue dog, they knew just what to do: break out the canvas and paint.

The seven-year-old, 70lb boxer mix saved from a dog-fighting ring has now been adopted following a highly successful online auction of his “masterpieces”, created by Van Gogh licking peanut butter and liverwurst from a plastic bag and smearing the paint on the canvas below.

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