Best in show: Art exhibitions explore our love affair with dogs

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  <em>The Beloved Simone</em> from Laura Cerwinske's portrait series <em>My Life in Dogs</em> is part of the Miami-Dade Public Library's <em>Dog Tales</em> show. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Silvia Lizama's <em>Chimbo</em>, an archival ink jet print, is part of the Miami-Dade Public Library's <em>Dog Tales</em> show. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Silvia Lizama's <em>Sandy</em>, an archival ink jet print, is part of the Miami-Dade Public Library's <em>Dog Tales</em> show. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Jill Cannady's <em>Big Dog</em>, oil pastel on fabric, is at the <em>Dog Tales</em> show at the Miami-Dade Public Library System's Main Library in downtown Miami. COURTESY OF BERNICE STEINBAUM GALLERY

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  A scene from Lou Anne Colodny's video <em>Wiggle, Waggle and Wave<em>, which is part of <em>Dog Tales</em> at the Miami-Dade Library. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  A scene from Lou Anne Colodny's video <em>Wiggle, Waggle and Wave<em>, which is part of <em>Dog Tales</em> at the Miami-Dade Library. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Ralph Provisero's <em>Runaround</em>, cedar/steel, is part of the Miami-Dade Public Library's show <em>Dog Tales</em>. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Brian Reedy's <em>Dog Days of Summer</em>, woodcut, is part of the <em>Dog Tales</em> show at the Miami-Dade Public Library System. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Tom Virgin's <em>Boy and His Dog</em>, 2009, mixed media, is part of the <em>Dog Tales</em> show. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST / MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Michael Katz's <em>Device and Dog</em>, digital pigment monoprint, is part of the Miami-Dade Library System's <em>Dog Tales</em> show. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Karen Rifas' <em>Constitution, Supreme Court, Letter of the Law, Journey into Darkness</em>, 2008, mixed media, is on view at the <em>Dog Tales</em> exhibition. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  Kristin Thiele's <em>Pope Innocent X</em>, 2003, oil on windowpane, is on view at the <em>Dog Tales</em> exhibition. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  An image from <em>It's A Dog's Life</em> at Arts and Culture Center of Hollywood. COURTESY OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD

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  Dog artist Tillamook Cheddar's <em>The 18 Saints of Tillamook Cheddar (Detail)</em>, 2008, Oil on paper (18 panels), on view at the Arts and Culture Center of Hollywood. COURTESY OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD

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  Tillamook Cheddar is considered one of the world's preeminent canine artists. Her work will be displayed at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood.

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  Bert Rodriguez's <em>My Dead Dog's Ear Almost Touching</em> COURTESY THE ARTIST AND FREDRIC SNITZER GALLERY

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  Kristen Thiele's <em>Le Dejeuner sur l' herbe</em>, oil on windowpane. MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM