I am very excited (and a tad nervous) for my upcoming 30-in-30 painting challenge --- I can hardly believe it starts in just 2 days!!!  The challenge is hosted by the wonderful Leslie Saeta. You may want to consider following her blog throughout the month of January to see tons of amazing daily paintings.

For this challenge, I have chosen the theme "who rescued who" which will feature a daily painting of a rescued cat or dog.  You might wonder "why choose rescue pets?".  This is a cause I feel very strongly about and have two main goals:
1.   To raise some money for two amazing pet rescue organizations (A Dog's Dream Rescue & Second Chance Auction Animal Rescue)
2.  To raise awareness about the benefits of choosing a rescue pet. 

In the spirit of my second goal,  I will take a brief moment to help debunk some myths about rescue pets.  The following is taken directly from Victoria Stillwell, a well known and respected dog trainer. I give her full credit for the information (you can check out her website here;  or click anywhere on the following myths to be directed to the original article).