01/03/2026
This portrait is of my beloved family dog, Milo. We got Milo when I was one, after my aunt called my parents with the news that they were getting a golden retriever puppy and asked if we wanted to get one too. That’s how we ended up with Milo, my first best friend. One of my favorite memories of Milo was how he always had a stuffed animal that he would carry around with him everywhere. It started with him stealing my sister and I’s stuffed animals, so eventually we gave him his own dedicated stuffed animal. We would have to switch out his stuffed animal with a new one once the old one would get gross or had the stuffing coming out. We called his stuffed animal his “puppy”. Milo’s “puppy” went with him everywhere he went. He was such a sweet dog and I’m so grateful to have had him as a part of my childhood.
