{"id":4295,"date":"2022-03-17T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T09:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/?p=4295"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T09:08:09","slug":"meet-rex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/?p=4295","title":{"rendered":"Meet Rex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TO-POST.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4299\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TO-POST-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TO-POST-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TO-POST-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TO-POST-768x939.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">A very special Staffordshire Bull Terrier<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I recently had&nbsp;the pleasure of painting Rex this gorgeous, smiley Staffordshire Bull Terrier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sadly, Rex had a terrible start in life. He was subjected to the horrendous world of dog fighting. Not all these kinds of stories end well but for Rex he was one of the lucky ones. Being adopted by a dog trainer who has literally turned Rex&#8217;s life around. Rex is now the main influence and helps train other dogs who are nervous, experience poor socialisation and many other causes of anxiety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Being a owner to two Staffordshire Bull Terriers, hearing his story, makes me proud to own such a loyal, trusting and kind natured breed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Would you like to see the video of Rex&#8217;s painting? Packed with tips and techniques for painting realistic fur in acrylics. If so, click the thumbnail below to be taken to the video on my YouTube channel \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WrvrXOryZJw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4297 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REX-STAFFORDSHIRE-BULL-TERRIER-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REX-STAFFORDSHIRE-BULL-TERRIER-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REX-STAFFORDSHIRE-BULL-TERRIER-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REX-STAFFORDSHIRE-BULL-TERRIER-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/REX-STAFFORDSHIRE-BULL-TERRIER.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very special Staffordshire Bull Terrier I recently had&nbsp;the pleasure of painting Rex this gorgeous, smiley Staffordshire Bull Terrier. 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