Copper started it all.
At the time Herb Kalenberg sat down to paint his sister-in-law’s pup, he had done a handful of pieces at the Fur Kids Foundation’s Pet-a-Palooza event in Gillette.
kAm%96 @C82?:K2E:@? 925 :?G:E65 9:> E@ 5@ D@>6 5C2H:?8D @7 A6ED 7@C @H?6CD H9@ H6C6 E96C6]k^Am
kAmqFE :E H2D?’E F?E:= r@AA6C E92E z2=6?36C8 C62=:K65 96 42>6 24C@DD D@>6E9:?8 DA64:2=]k^Am
kAm“p7E6C x A2:?E65 :E[ x <:?5 @7 7C62<65 @FE[” z2=6?36C8 D2:5] “x E9@F89E[ ‘w@=J 4C2A[ 5F56] x 42? A2:?E] x 42? E@E2==J 5@ E9:D]’”k^Am
kAm|66E w6C3k^Am
kAmz2=6?36C8 :D 2== 3FE 2 v:==6EE6 ?2E:G6[ 92G:?8 =:G65 96C6 7@C >@DE @7 9:D =:76]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> r2>A36== r@F?EJ w:89 $49@@=[ 96 2EE6?565 4@>>F?:EJ 4@==686 :? !@H6== 7@C 2CE] pE E96 E:>6[ 96 D2:5[ :E H2D @?6 @7 E96 36DE 2CE D49@@=D :? E96 DE2E6]k^Am
kAm{J?? %9@CA6 2?5 y@9? v:2CC:KK@ H6C6 E6249:?8[ 3@E9 9:89=J 244=2:>65 2CE:DED]k^Am
kAmp 76H J62CD 27E6C D49@@=[ z2=6?36C8 H2D :?G:E65 E@ 9:D 7:CDE ;FC:65 2CE D9@H[ >62?:?8 @E96C 2CE:DED 24E65 2D A66CD 2?5 :?G:E65 2CE:DED E@ D9@H42D6 E96:C H@C<]k^Am
kAm%9@CA6 H2D @?6 @7 E96 76==@H 2CE:DED H9@ H2D 762EFC65 2=@?8D:56 z2=6?36C8 :? 9:D D64@?5 6G6C ;FC:65 D9@H 2C@F?5 a_`a]k^Am
kAm“xE H2D 2 G6CJ 7F== 4:C4=6 EJA6 @7 E9:?8[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm{:<6 2?J 2CE:DE[ z2=6?36C8 925 2 92C5 E:>6 86EE:?8 9:D 766E @77 E96 8C@F?5 2?5 E2<:?8 9:D A2DD:@? E@ E96 ?6IE =6G6=] w6 H2D 2 E2=6?E65 2CE:DE[ 3FE 7:?5:?8 2 7F==\E:>6 ;@3 :? 2CE :D 92C5 E@ 4@>6 3J]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 4@==686[ 96 D6E FA 2 DEF5:@ :? 9:D 9@>6 2?5 H@C<65 2E 9:D 4C27E]k^Am
kAm!:KK2 2?5 2CEk^Am
kAmpE 23@FE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ 9:D D:DE6C[ #2496=[ 2?5 96C H:76 pC:2?6 y:>:D@?[ DE2CE65 2 D>2== 3FD:?6DD H96C6 E96J >256 H@@5\7:C65 A:KK2D @FE @7 2 42CE]k^Am
kAmz2=6?36C8 D2:5 E9@D6 EH@[ 2=@?8 H:E9 9:>[ H6C6 E96 4@C6 @7 E96 =:EE=6 H@@5 DE@G6 42CE 324< :? E96 52J] %96 E9C66 @7 E96> H6C6 E96C6 7C@> E96 368:??:?8]k^Am
kAmu:G6 J62CD =2E6C[ !:KK2 r2CC6==@ 92D 364@>6 @?6 @7 E96 >@DE DF446DD7F= =@42= 3FD:?6DD6D v:==6EE6 92D D66? :? J62CD]k^Am
kAmz2=6?36C8 :D ?@H E96 <:E496? >2?286C 2?5 :D DE:== 2? :?E68C2= A:646 @7 E96 AFKK=6 E92E >2<6D E96 C6DE2FC2?E D@ DF446DD7F=]k^Am
kAm(:E9 E96 C6DE2FC2?E[ :E’D ?@E 2=H2JD 62DJ E@ 7@4FD @? ;FDE 9:D 2CE]k^Am
kAm“{:76 36:?8 E96 H2J :E :D[ J@F’== E6249 2 =:EE=6 H9:=6 2?5 E96? E96 ;@3 42==D 324<[” 96 D2:5] “w6C6 C646?E=J H:E9 @A6?:?8 WE96 ?6HX !:KK2 r2CC6==@[ E9:?8D 2C6 8@:?8 H6== 2?5 x’> 23=6 E@ DE6A 324< 2 =:EE=6 3:E D@ x’> AFD9:?8 E96 2CE E9:?8]”k^Am
kAm(9:=6 ;F88=:?8 E96 <:E496? ;@3 2?5 9:D 2CE[ :E H2D 92C5 86EE:?8 9:D H@C< @FE] w6 925 DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 p'p pCED r6?E6C 2?5 r2>\A=6I[ H9:49 D9@H42D65 D@>6 @7 9:D H@C<]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 2=H2JD 366? 2 5C62> E@ 92G6 :E 36 >@C6 E92? 2 9@33J[” 96 D2:5] “xE E2<6D 2 =@E E@ 92G6 2 46CE2:? =:76DEJ=6 H:E9 2CE] qFE E92E’D H92E x’> AFD9:?8 7@C]”k^Am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 E9:?8D z2=6?36C8 92D 5@?6 :D 7@==@H DF446DD7F= 2CE:DED @? D@4:2= >65:2 =:<6 y2<6 !2C<6C 7@C 3FD:?6DD 25G:46 @? 9@H E@ >2C<6E 2?5 42A:E2=:K6 @? 9:D D<:== D6E]k^Am
kAmq642FD6 @7 E92E[ z2=6?36C8 2=D@ 56D:8?D DE:4<6CD 2?5 A:?D 2?5 D6==D E96> @? E96 D:56]k^Am
kAm(:E9 E92E 8F:52?46 2?5 E96 H@C< 6E9:4 96 62C?65 7C@> 96=A:?8 8C@H !:KK2 r2CC6==@[ z2=6?36C8 D2:5 96’D 7:?2==J 4C66A:?8 FA @? 2 >@>6?E :? 9:D 2CE:DE:4 42C66C E92E 766=D =:<6 “2 ?6IE DE6A]”k^Am
kAm“x 5@?’E E9:?< x’5 36 E96 A6CD@? x 2> :7 H6 5:5?’E 92G6 !:KK2 r2CC6==@[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 3@@<k^Am
kAmp7E6C 7:CDE !6E\2\!2=@@K2[ A6@A=6 42>6 FA E@ 9:> 2?5 E@=5 9:> 96 D9@F=5 5@ >@C6 A@CEC2:ED @7 A6ED] w6 H2D?’E E@E2==J D@=5 @? E96 :562]k^Am
kAm“~3G:@FD=J[ E9:D :D D@>6E9:?8 A6@A=6 =:<6 D@ x DE2CE65 5@:?8 W:EX[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmx? E96 =2DE J62C 2?5 2 92=7[ z2=6?36C8 C62=:K65 E92E 96’5 5@?6 D@ >2?J A@CEC2:ED E92E E96C6 H2D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 5@ D@>6E9:?8 E92E H@F=5 3@E9 DFAA@CE 9:> 7:?2?4:2==J 2?5 86E E96 H@C5 @FE 23@FE 9:D H@C< 2?5 9:D A6E A@CEC2:ED]k^Am
kAm%96? 42>6 “r@>A2DD:@?2E6 r@>A2?:@?D[” z2=6?36C8’D D6=7\AF3=:D965 3@@< E92E :?4=F56D da A6E A@CEC2:ED H:E9 DE@C:6D @7 E96 A6@A=6’D A6ED]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 3@@<[ z2=6?36C8 82E96C65 E@86E96C D@>6 @7 9:D 72G@C:E6 A:646D 2?5 C624965 @FE E@ D@>6 @7 E96 A6E @H?6CD 2?5 2D<65 E96> E@ HC:E6 2 =:EE=6 3:E 23@FE E96:C A6E]k^Am
kAm%96 3@@< :D 3@E9 2 4@==64E:@? @7 z2=6?36C8’D 2CE 2?5 2 4@==23@C2E:@? A:646 36EH66? 2CE:DE 2?5 DF3;64E]k^Am
kAm“(:E9 D6G6C2= @7 E96>[ :E’D 2=>@DE =:<6 x <?6H E92E 5@8[” 96 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E >F=E:A=6 A6@A=6 92G6 E62C65 FA 27E6C D66:?8 9:D H@C<]k^Am
kAm“!6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 2 C624E:@? 2C6 E96 @?6D J@F H@F=5 6IA64E H@F=5?’E[ =:<6 DE@:4 >6?[ 8FJD H9@ J@F’5 E9:?< ?6G6C 4CJ[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmtG6? E9@F89 E96 3@@< :D AF3=:D965[ z2=6?36C8 :D?’E 5@?6 A2:?E:?8 A6ED] w6 92D 23@FE D:I A:646D E@ 5@ 367@C6 r9C:DE>2D 2?5 :D 2=H2JD @A6? E@ >@C6 AC@;64ED]k^Am
kAmz2=6?36C8 E6==D 4=:6?ED E92E 2 A@CEC2:E E2<6D 23@FE EH@ H66<D[ 56A6?5:?8 @? 9@H 3FDJ 96 :D] !6E @H?6CD FDF2==J D6?5 2 76H A:4EFC6D @7 E96:C A6E 2?5 96 49@@D6D E96 A:4EFC6 E92E 92D E96 36DE =:89E:?8[ A@DEFC6 2?5 2?8=6 E@ H@C< @77 @7]k^Am
kAmz2=6?36C8 D2:5 96 E9:?<D E96 6>@E:@?2= 4@??64E:@? E92E A6@A=6 92G6 H:E9 E96:C A6ED :D H9J 9:D 2CE 92D E2<6? @77 :? E96 =2DE 76H J62CD]k^Am
kAm“x7 :E :D 2 A2DD65 A6E[ :7 J@F 86E :E C:89E[ J@F 42? 2=>@DE 766= =:<6 E96J’C6 DE:== E96C6[” 96 D2:5] “xE’D 2 >6>@CJ E92E ?6G6C 7256D]”k^Am
kAm%96C6’D 2=D@ @?6 >2:? 2DA64E @7 E96 A@CEC2:E E92E ?665D E@ 36 A6C764E65]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 2== 23@FE E96 6J6D[” 96 D2:5] “x7 J@F 42? 86E E96 6J6D C:89E[ J@F 42? AC6EEJ >F49 ?2:= :E]”k^Am
kAm%2<:?8 E92E DE6Ak^Am
kAmz2=6?36C8 A=2?D @? 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ E2<6 @C56CD 7@C A6E A@CEC2:ED 2?5 9@A6D E@ 6IA2?5 9:D 2CE :? 2?J H2J A@DD:3=6]k^Am
kAmw6 <?@HD 96 :D :? 2 D>2== >2C<6E 7@C 2CE[ 3FE :D E2<:?8 6G6CJ 25G2?E286 E92E E96 D>2== E@H? @7 v:==6EE6 92D E@ @776C 2?5 :D >2<:?8 E96 >@DE @7 :E]k^Am
kAm(96E96C 9:D ?6IE 25G6?EFC6 H:== 36 2?@E96C 4@==64E:@? @7 A6E A@CEC2:ED @C 9:D @H? 4@>:4 3@@<[ 96’== 4@?E:?F6 E@ H@C<[ 9@?:?8 9:D 4C27E @?6 A:646 2E 2 E:>6]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.