Pomeranian Dog Becomes Internet Celebrity After Being Abandoned By Breeder For Being Too Big To Sell
Bertram did not get a fair start in life. As a tiny Pomeranian puppy, he was abandoned by a breeder for being too big to sell, then left to wait for someone who would actually want him.
That someone turned out to be New York artist Kathy Grayson, who found him on Petfinder and brought him home. What started as a rescue quickly turned into a full-on internet obsession, with Bertie winning fans, gallery visitors, and a huge Instagram following.
Now the little dog who was once discarded is living a very different life, and his story keeps getting cuter.
When Bertram was just five months old, a dog breeder deserted him.
Because even as a puppy, he was ‘too big to sell.’
Kathy Grayson saw the dog on a pet adoption site and took him to NY, where she owns and runs an art gallery.
“Bert is very calm and chill, inquisitive, and silly,” his owner says.
Bert loves to help Kathy in her art gallery as an art connoisseur.
This reminds us of the shelter that raised money for surgery after an abandoned dog lost part of his face.
“I gave him his own Instagram because he was taking over my art gallery page! I need to post paintings, and people just wanted to see Bert.”
“I love when people come to the art gallery to see Bertie or when they bring their dogs to meet him!”
Bert enjoys living in NY and has forgotten all about the difficult period of his life.
“Bert is a wonderful guy and makes people happy; the internet and social media are built for cute animals. People need an antidote to all the nastiness.”
He recently turned five and had a wonderful birthday celebration.
Want another “too much” story, like Jerry the cat abandoned for being “too affectionate”?
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