Cali’s Story

Cali was drawn with Prismacolor Premier colored pencils on Bristol Smooth 9x12 paper. 

Photo reference by permission of Crystal Hernandez. Cali’s Story as told by Crystal. She was born on New Year's 2007 in Anaheim, CA and was my Valentine's Day present. Soon after she was born, we went to visit her mom's owner, and her mom carried her in her mouth and placed her in my lap to show me what she had done. We knew from that day on she was ours. As tiny as she was when we brought her home, she had the loudest snore. It used to drive my ex CRAZYY!!! LOL! Not too long later, she needed to have a minor surgery on her eye and we decided to have her spade at the same time to save on expenses. She was this pudgy little thing, her round puppy-belly had staples running down and a big cone almost too heavy for her to carry on her head. Her energy still never wavered. As a puppy she loved to cuddle. She would snuggle in the nape of my neck, or behind me as I lay on the couch. As she grew older, she wasn't big on snuggling anymore, but she did still like the warmth of blankets. She would lift blankets up with her nose and climb under them. She would then spin under the blanket until it wrapped around her feet and lie down, so she was all tucked in on all sides. In her younger years, she was a fast little thing! We used to take her to the school yard next door and fling tennis balls and she would race to catch the ball before it even had a chance to bounce on the ground. She always welcomed playing with other dogs and animals. When we brought home a newborn abandoned kitten, she was so careful and cautious with him. She let him gnaw on her ankles and bite on her face as he tried desperately to attack her. He was too little to cause any harm to her, so she just let him. LOL! She could tear the stuffing out of any toy in less than an hour, and if a dog toy was labeled as indestructible, she destroyed it. She was well trained and even better behaved. She was gorgeous, her coat always so shiny! And she stood tall, taller than many Boston Terriers. She had these really big brown eyes and a very weird crooked tail. We miss her dearly!!