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This week we’re giving away a totally customized painting from a special group of artists. Wanna meet ’em? Allow us to introduce Blitz, Minnow, and Boomer: the artists in residence at Painting Pony. Yes, I said artists.
If the paintbrushes in their mouths weren’t proof enough that these Chincoteague Ponies know their way around a canvas (I know, I was a bit skeptical at first too), just check out the colorful artwork they create with the help of their trainer Kyley DiLuigi.
Not only do they create one-of-a-kind pieces (with a unique backstory, no less) they also let you add some input about the painting before it’s made, so it’s sure to complement your home. You get to pick the background color and up to four paint colors to be used AND you get to choose which four-legged artist creates it. Kyley also throws in a CD with photos and/or video of it being whipped up.
If you wanna see these artsy horses in action there’s a video of the painting process (as well as other tricks) on the Painting Pony website. Oh, and be sure to check out their rockstar Dachshund sidekick Ammo. Burger so wants to meet him someday.
Now on to the details for the prize (and stay tuned for another special offer on Thursday):
- PRIZE: A custom 16″ x 20″ canvas by Painting Pony as described in this Etsy listing.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PONY UP” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …since this week’s prize is all about ponies with amazing tricks up their sleeves, why not tell us about another animal trickster you’ve been wowed by (whether its a skateboarding dog you spotted on YouTube or maybe even some amazing feat your own pet pulled off).
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 15th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the world!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…
See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Painting Pony.
Pony Up – my cats Frizbie and Lily play fetch and soccer. Very entertaining.
Pony Up! My english bulldog is a bit of a trickster —- we’ve yet to plop her on a skateboard, but she is great at giving high five and picking tomatoes to munch on out of the garden!
Pony Up! The Lab in our family, Rufus, was a pro at saying his own name. All you had to do was ask, “What’s your name Rufus?” and he would quickly reply with “Ruf!”
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My friend’s dog will find the remote control for you if you say REMOTE!
PONY UP! I don’t have pets but fine dolphins to be so smart when they do their tricks!
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Pony UP! I am not really a pet person, but 7 years ago a horse kicked me in the leg and left me with a big scar…so really, they owe me. *wink*
Pony up. My dog is not big on tricks but he sure can sleep 20 hours a day!
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..and, my pups never cease to amaze me. just being cute is and playing together is enough!
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Our dog Turk is really good at playing dead. We’ll shoot at him and he’ll do this dramatic death scene that we did NOT teach him. It’s awesome!
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Our dog Gus can stand on his back legs for looong periods of time. He looks like a little dancing black bear. Very cute.
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I love this giveaway, so fun!
My mutt, Molly, can sit, roll over, high five, and shake a paw (all for a treat of course!)
PONY UP! I don’t have any pets but we are hoping to get a kitten very soon.
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One of my cats is able to unscrew the lid of the food container so she can eat whenever she wants. She learned by watching us do it!
Pony up! My daughters bulldog swims in a lifejacket and uses other dogs in the pool to propel himself where he wants to go.
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Oh my goodness this is absolutely amazing! I want one so incredibly bad. I have always had horses, but not artistic ones! It’s challenging enough to teach my dog tricks, but let alone teach a horse how to paint? Absolutely incredible.
PONY UP! Here in Oklahoma you are either a “Sooner” or a “Cowboy”. If you ask my cousins dog “would you rather be a Sooner or be a dead dog” he rolls on his back with all fours in the air!! Not to mention hes a 85lb yellow lab!!
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PONY UP! My dog used to pick blackberries off of bushes without getting stuck.
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I taught my cat to play fetch better than any dog I’ve ever seen.
Pony Up! I was painting a table when my cats were still kittens and one of them decided to jump up onto the wet paint and slide all the way across the table and continue to run around my apartment leaving pink paw prints all over the carpet! It would have made some great art if it were on a canvas…versus the carpet.
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This is great! My dog Agnes can do some pretty good tricks – sit, lay down, sit pretty, shake, high five, roll over, and the newest one play dead. Maybe we’ll try painting next…ha
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My dog bella can sit. thats it. her only trick. but that doesn’t make me love her ANY less. :)
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I had some friends in college that taught their dog how to open the refrigerator, grab a beer, then take it to them in the living room.
Pony up! My dog just learned how to catch. He was really challenged by the idea at first.
Pony Up! That is seriously amazing! There’s a video online of a dog that skateboards that is irresistibly adorable! gets me every time.
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My dog will not eat, drink or fetch his ball that you throw unless you say “get it”. He will create large drool puddles if you leave the room and then come back after putting food in his bowl because he won’t eat until you give him permission to do so! He also says “please” in his own little language :)
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One of my dogs, Zeke, is pretty good at stealing my clothing and hiding it from me!!!
My cat, Willow, can hear a tuna can being opened from anywhere in the house. And, I don’t use an electric can opener, either!
Pony up! My cat, Chicken, has this amazing trick where she can sleep 23.5 hours a day. It’s phenomenal, really.
PONY UP! This has to be the coolest animal “trick” I’ve seen in a while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8rxXamfh5c
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PONY UP! My cat growing up loved to do summersaults. She would tuck her head in and flip right around on her back, it was hilarious!!!
Pony Up = my daughter just got her first fish who she named Alexander yesterday… and I swear, he kisses her thru the glass of the tank already! (She’s 6 and earned the $29 to buy him and all his accoutrement sans the tank herself)! Guess that is love…
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I have two Wheaten Terriers, Ryleigh and Champ who absolutely love to chew on rawhides. What they DON’T like to do is hunt them down or share, so my little female always finds two rawhides when it is time to chew. She takes one to Champ, who will otherwise and almost always steal hers before she is finished with it, so she just makes sure he is equipped with his own before her own little chewing party commences. How do they get so smart!
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My dog has an uncanny ability to know when my husband is coming home…she starts whining about 5 minutes before he even pulls into the driveway! It’s so weird!
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My cat, Dexter, constantly amazes me with his climbing-up-my-blinds skills!
PONY UP:) My youngest doxie,Magda, does “Biggy Girl with a Cury-que” She sits up like a little prairie dog and we have to tickle her little swirl on her chest while saying Biggy Girl with a curlyque. We can be such dorks.
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the merenge dancing dog on youtube is pretty hard to ignore! such grace!
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We have an Aussie/Blue Heeler mix who is a little trick genius. He does everything from “Gimme 10” (double high-five) to “Army Crawl” (shimmying along on his belly). He doesn’t like horses though, so should we be winners, we’ll be sure to skip over who created it. :)
PONY UP! My dog put AWAY his toys last night. We have a toy bin in the living room where we store his bones and stuffed animals. Normally he pulls them out to play with, but last night I watched him put them away. Amazing. Now, if only he would do my laundry while I was at work…
PONY UP! I loved when my dog did his first trick (shake). It was a great feeling to know that I’d taught him that.
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We just got a puppy so seeing him finally gain the confidence to walk up and down the stairs was adorable
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PONY UP! My dog, Stellar, is a 6 year old lab mix. He is the best dog, no bones about it (hehe). He acts like a deer, walking on the backs of furniture and galloping in the yard. But his GREATEST feat is his ability to jump of docks with so much flair that Johnny Weir would be jealous. I love him.
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pony up! My pets never did tricks, but they were the best company!