#FollowFriday: @mozartdane

Name: Mozart

Breed: Great Dane

Approx. Age: 4 1/2

Location: Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue, Bethel, Ohio (outside of Cincinnati)

Hobbies: Having attention lavished on me by adoring fans. I am a famous artist. I paint with my paws.

Favorite Foods: Cheese cubes and cheeseburgers.

Goals: To raise funds for the Rescue and raise awareness of the puppymill/petstore connection. Sales of my artwork help support the homeless dogs at the Rescue.

Likes: Painting, leaning on humans, and cheese cubes (I know it’s here 2x, but that’s how much I like them)

Dislikes: Cameras and camcorders. Everyone wants to see me paint but I can detect any camera and I go on strike! I also scrinch up my face and look away.

Biggest Fear: Floors. I’m a puppymill survivor and didn’t know what life was like outside a cage. I never learned to walk on a real floor until I was almost grown up.

Follow Mozart on twitter at @mozartdane and check out his website at hhdane.org/mozart. Paintings like the one above are available on the site and all proceeds benefit the Rescue dogs.

Mozart recommends the following dogs who twitter for #followfriday:

• @BrunoTheDog because he was one of my very first pals online and he
  has such a sweet personality.
• @misterpeabody because he is BIG like me–wait he’s bigger than
  me–and he’s a great and sensible pal.
• @Johannthedog because he’s very very busy with agility and his Green
  blog, and many other things (he makes me feel tired!).
• @SylvieDog because she is a coon hound, but doesn’t let that rule all
  she does and she’s a caring and supportive friend.

AND all of the above pooches support Rescue!

Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue

Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue is a no kill all-volunteer-run shelter dedicated to saving and placing abused, abandoned, and neglected Great Danes in suitable, loving, and forever homes in Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Eastern Indiana. HHGDR has Great Danes, Saint Bernards, as well as other purebreds and mixed breeds, available for adoption to approved homes.

Visit www.hhdane.org for more information about this rescue organization and to view information and photos of adoptable Great Danes.

Follow Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue at @mozartdane on Twitter.