I believe this dog is a portal to the deceased loved ones undergrouund. There have been some deaths in the family so I memorialize them with these dogs who protect those in the afterlife. There are more types and I have more. They are on a "Loved One's" table top of a cabinet. It soothes me.
I enjoy this piece immensely. It holds my art pencils and graces my studio desk and is a wonderful conversation starter but mostly it is just amazing all on its own.