Sammy the Painting Dog's Amazing BrushstrokesThis talented service dog paints masterpieces that command up to $1,700

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Updated: Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 | 10:00 AM EDT By: Helin Jung

THE HUMAN ELEMENT

Mary Stadelbacher, president of Shore Service Dogs in Maryland, says that people seem especially taken with dogs that can paint because they seem closer to being human. "The whole concept that a dog could hold a paintbrush and go to an easel is what humanizes it for them," Stadelbacher says. "We can relate to that more than paws going across paper."