While some dog breeders actually love and respect canines, others do not and are in the business solely to make money. These breeders will completely abandon any dog that is not going to make them the amount of money that they want.

Sadly, this is what happened to Bertram the Pomeranian, who was abandoned by his breeders after they deemed him “too big to sell.”

Bertram was only 5-months-old when he was dumped at a shelter in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Workers at the shelter put photos of Bertram on Petfinder in the hopes of finding him a loving forever home, and thankfully, that’s exactly what they found!

New York City artist Kathy Grayson, who owns an art gallery called The Hole, fell in love with Bertram as soon as she saw his photo.

“I flew to Tulsa and drove to the town to pick him up, it was a wonderful adventure,” Kathy said. “The shelter was sad to see him go, he definitely had gotten some special extra love there.”

Betram loved New York City as soon as he landed there, and he is enjoying his new life working in an art gallery!

“From day one, Bert was ready to join the art world! He is so calm and like … introspective,” Kathy said. “He’s been to dozens of openings, scores of art fairs in NYC, Miami, L.A. and the Hamptons even. He’s been to Canada and Seattle and D.C., to clubs, restaurants, bars, even the opera once! His motto is ‘Happy to be included!’”

Photos of Bertram have gone viral, and he has amassed an Instagram following of 135,000 users! People travel from all over just to meet Bertram at his gallery.

“Bertie has become our unofficial mascot, of course, and many people come to the gallery to see Bert,” Kathy explained. “A lot of people bring their dogs too! They know that I am always there with Bert in my office with treats, ready to play.”

Betram has become quite a little performance artist in his own right!

“He will sit up like a person and dance for treats,” Kathy said. “I also trained him to kiss on command so if you are anywhere near him and I say kiss he will lick you. It’s adorable but now there are no free kisses; he wants a treat for them!”

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