Titan portrait in progress 6 - More stories about this smile

Titan’s portrait is coming along. I added a favorite collar from a different photo Alicia sent. 

More stories from Alicia about this funny, joyful boy are below. They explain what you see in Titan's big happy smile.

Alicia wrote:

“Titan rarely took anything seriously, he was goofy, cheerful, and just a bit mischievous. I used to joke that he was too light‑hearted to stay down for long. He loved being the center of attention and, if he were human, he would have been the class clown. When I look back at photos you can see a twinkle in his eye or a smile on his face in many of his photos. We grew closer after Wishes passed and were starting to develop our own bond, getting into a rhythm and becoming a great team when our time together was cut short.

A funny story I like to tell and is remembered by many is Titan’s first container search at a scentwork trial at Durham Kennel Club. When he walked into the building for the first time and stepped into the ring, he completely ignored the two neat rows of white boxes and made a beeline for the wall of mirrors. After tilting his head this way and that, he began admiring the incredibly handsome dog staring back at him and pacing back and forth to make sure every angle looked good. The admiration ended only when the spectators started to snicker and laughter. He rushed over to his new fan club to strut his stuff. The search itself never stood a chance between him checking himself out and his adoring fans.

That was the theme for the majority of his scentwork career. He’d strut out of a search area looking so proud of himself, and I’d be grinning or laughing so hard that people assumed we’d absolutely crushed it. They’d congratulate us on our “amazing search,”. I would just laugh with a thumbs down leaving them wondering how an NQ could be funny.”

❤️  Portrait of Titan, in progress

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Commissioned by Alicia McCarthy. 

🎨 Prismacolor pencil on “Sky Grey” Canson Mi-Teintes paper, 16 x 20 inches.