A few recent Pet Portraits by Troy Broussard:  The dog has been man’s best friend for thousands of years and, in many cases, the dog has perfected the relationship better than man has.  I grew up with dogs—all types of animals really.  The Broussards always had dogs and cats, but at certain points in my childhood we also had Guinea pigs, mice, hamsters, rabbits, hermit crabs, chickens, ducks, geese, guineafowl, parakeets, tropical fish, goldfish, turtles, a crawfish, a lamb, a horse, pigs, a raccoon, and even an alligator.  We had just about everything but a monkey.  So between my history …continue reading