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Dog Figurines

What makes dog figurines one of the mostthis when you understand why dog figurines
popular collectibles in the world? Well it'sare  so  much  in  demand.
not that difficult to figure out. Dogs have
always been known as man's best friend. TheyDogs have been an inspiration to many
are enjoyed and appreciated by all who areartists. My mother is also an artist. She
able to keep them as pets, and use them asused to sit down with her drawing book and
help. Children especially love dogs, and whenmake sketches of the dogs on the farm. It was
they are given a fluffy Golden Retriever orwhat brought her pleasure and watching her
plastic dog character to play with, they areenjoy creation was a big part of our life. I
kept happy and content for hours. There areremember when she became interested in
such a large variety of dog breeds to choosepottery and started sculpting animals out of
from. The figurine world has captured themclay, especially Golden Retriever or Border
all in their various types, sizes, colors andCollie figurines . They were beautiful but
natures.very fragile, so I was not allowed to play
with them, just look at them and admire them.
Dog figurines are the perfect gift for theThis is when I learnt to appreciate the value
dog lover, and are great for any occasion. Iof art. Being a dog lover myself I'd started
am certain you won't have a problem findingcollecting many different kinds of dog
the dog that goes with the receiver, forsculptures made mostly from clay, plastic and
example a Golden Retriever figurine. Somecrystal. Later I started collecting figurines
artists enjoy making amusing ceramic dogmade of glass, crystal, brass and pewter. I
figurines that capture human characteristicswas proud of my collection. Eventually my
and portray them in their dogs. Other artistsfriends and family would buy me dog figurines
who make detailed crystal or pewterfor my birthday and any other occasion until
figurines, like to capture the characters ofmy collection grew so large I didn't know
that particular dog breed, such as the Goldenwhat  to  do  with  them  all.
Retriever or the Schnauzer, or even the
Border Collie. One of my favorites is theIf you are looking for any kind of dog
English sheep dog figurine with its longfigurine, no matter how old, diverse, unique
shaggy coat, and my German shepherd dog - aand unusual, you should be able to find it on
replica  of  my  own  faithful  Shadow.the Internet. You might need to exercise a
little patience, but fortunately with the
Here are some other types of figurines youhelp of search engines you have a large
could get:cherub figurinescowselection of website to browse through. There
figurineschihuahua figurinesgerman shepherdare some interesting sites with beautiful
figurinespenguin figurinesdogpictures of the different dog figurines, with
figurinesdolphin  figurineschina  figurinesinformation about the dog breed, its habits
and characteristics, as well as pertinent
When we lived on the farm we never had lessinformation of when and how the figurines are
than six dogs at a time. That was the norm.made and the material that is used. You can
We all loved dogs, and they became part ofalso find different styles such as exquisite
the family. I can remember a time when we hadjewelry and bronze trophies. The selection is
ended up with seventeen Golden Retrievervast.
puppies, had by two of our female dogs. The
father of the puppies was of course veryIf I may give you a friendly word of advise
proud, but I'm sure he experienced just ason cleaning your figurines - dust or wipe
much frustration as we did in the beginning.your figurines gently once a week if you can.
As a child I found it absolutely delightful,This will keep them looking clean and shiny
I named them all according to theirand your display will be highly appreciated
characters. Eventually the time came when weby  all  your  friends  and  visitors.
had to find homes for all of them. We were
all very sad seeing them go, but we knew theyDog figurines will always remain a prized
were going to good homes and bring muchcollectable for many who appreciate their
happiness to their owners. Its at times likevalue.



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