LaMexicana, who introduced me to Kahlo's work, named her dog Frida after the artist. She says she has liked Kahlo's work for as long as she can remember, from her earliest days growing up in Mexico.
Frida (Not Kahlo) came into the emergency clinic with a fractured radius/ulna that her owners could not afford to repair. She was going to be euthanized or sent to the shelter, but LaMexicana, who has a big heart and a thing for small dogs, rescued her. She has been in a cast all summer. First Dr. Triathlon reduced the fracture and pinned it. But when the cast came off, Frida (Not Kahlo) re-fractured it, much to everyone's chagrin. The second time Frida (Not Kahlo) didn't have surgery, she's just been in a cast ever since. It's due to come off soon, hopefully she will not re-fracture it a third time! (Perhaps Kahlo is not the best namesake for an animal given all of the artist's bone problems...)
The bottom photo is of Pete hanging out with Frida (Not Kahlo) one day when LaMexicana came over to visit me. Pete is notoriously dog aggressive but gets along well with Frida (Not Kahlo), it is really very sweet.
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