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Puppy Portrait

Written by

Shannon Larratt

Mykey‘s great portrait of his dog was done by sends in this great portrait of Justin Cota’s dog at Tattoo Ink Spot in Mission Beach, San Diego, CA.

PS. I may take a few days off from posting as I collect a bit of content and put a buffer of material together…

Comments

34 responses to “Puppy Portrait”

  1. anonymoose Avatar
    anonymoose

    that is cooool/cute!

  2. anonymoose Avatar
    anonymoose

    that is cooool/cute!

  3. soph Avatar
    soph

    thats mega cute

  4. soph Avatar
    soph

    thats mega cute

  5. Albert Avatar
    Albert

    aww I think the dog is the most adorable thing
    its a Pit Bull Isin’t it!?

  6. Albert Avatar
    Albert

    aww I think the dog is the most adorable thing
    its a Pit Bull Isin’t it!?

  7. cunty Avatar
    cunty

    dead ringer for my boy! clip his claws tho dude!

  8. cunty Avatar
    cunty

    dead ringer for my boy! clip his claws tho dude!

  9. bedlam Avatar
    bedlam

    Cute widdle pit-pit. 😀

  10. bedlam Avatar
    bedlam

    Cute widdle pit-pit. 😀

  11. Katie S. Avatar
    Katie S.

    Aww jeez…my favorite tat on here in a while.

  12. Katie S. Avatar
    Katie S.

    Aww jeez…my favorite tat on here in a while.

  13. crystallinectar Avatar
    crystallinectar

    i thought about getting a tattoo of my dog a few years ago. but then i got 9 other pets and i know i’ll end up with more and i figure if i tattoo one i’ll have to tattoo them all…

  14. crystallinectar Avatar
    crystallinectar

    i thought about getting a tattoo of my dog a few years ago. but then i got 9 other pets and i know i’ll end up with more and i figure if i tattoo one i’ll have to tattoo them all…

  15. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    I’ve been to the Pacific Beach and the Mission Beach inkspots. Great artists. I hope to one day get a tattoo and not just piercings from them though

  16. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    I’ve been to the Pacific Beach and the Mission Beach inkspots. Great artists. I hope to one day get a tattoo and not just piercings from them though

  17. TheWomanMonster Avatar
    TheWomanMonster

    Awww pooch.
    Pitty or Staffy??
    Great tattoo.

  18. TheWomanMonster Avatar
    TheWomanMonster

    Awww pooch.
    Pitty or Staffy??
    Great tattoo.

  19. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    very cute puppy. and I like that blanket too, lol.

  20. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    very cute puppy. and I like that blanket too, lol.

  21. Mykey Avatar
    Mykey

    It’s actually justin’s dog, not mine.

  22. Mykey Avatar
    Mykey

    It’s actually justin’s dog, not mine.

  23. Duck Avatar
    Duck

    ahh I’d kill to have a pitbull. What a gorgeous dog 🙂

  24. Duck Avatar
    Duck

    ahh I’d kill to have a pitbull. What a gorgeous dog 🙂

  25. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar
    Viking’s Valkyrie

    *SQUEEEEEEE* Pibble! What a pretty baby! I want to smoosh it’s face and kiss it’s nose! Yay red nose!

  26. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar
    Viking’s Valkyrie

    *SQUEEEEEEE* Pibble! What a pretty baby! I want to smoosh it’s face and kiss it’s nose! Yay red nose!

  27. Kelsey Avatar
    Kelsey

    That dog needs his claws clipped pretty badly.

    but, nice tattoo.

  28. Kelsey Avatar
    Kelsey

    That dog needs his claws clipped pretty badly.

    but, nice tattoo.

  29. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    Beautiful dog, great breed too. Shame they’re illegal here. Cool tattoo by the way.

  30. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    Beautiful dog, great breed too. Shame they’re illegal here. Cool tattoo by the way.

  31. IAM : BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM : BxtremeDmodSxM

    that dog is adorable and the tattoo is dope.
    =]
    i dig it

  32. IAM : BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM : BxtremeDmodSxM

    that dog is adorable and the tattoo is dope.
    =]
    i dig it

  33. Neurot1k Avatar
    Neurot1k

    AWW BULLY!

  34. Neurot1k Avatar
    Neurot1k

    AWW BULLY!

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