I received an invitation from Jai Johnson last week to have a portrait done of our dog. Jai is an artist, jewelry designer, photographer, writer, and animal lover from Jackson, TN and she is currently working on a painting series called Dogs with Toys.

The minute I saw Jai’s work, I sent her one of my favorite photographs of Shamus. She took the time to get to know him by reading This One Wild Life and watching Shamus’ videos. One week later, Jai had captured his essence entirely and named her piece “Gentle Soul.” It couldn’t be a more perfect way to commemorate?our first anniversary since Shamus’ adoption.