This pup makes the world smile-with her art!

Lisa Kite loved teaching her new pup to do amazing tricks. But when she taught her how to paint, Ivy proved to be a real ‘pupcasso,’ whose talent now raises money for charity and spreads joy to millions!

- Diane Nichols

Lisa Kite’s heart weighed heavy as a series of yelps filled the air. “What is it, Ivy?” she asked, exasperated. “I wish I could understand what you need.”

After falling in love with her oldest son’s Australian shepherd, the 59-year-old retired nurse welcomed one of her own into her Charlotte, North Carolina, home. But all the 8-week-old pup did was cry and bite everything in sight.

Since Aussies were active working dogs who loved to learn, Lisa decided to start teaching Ivy some tricks. And not just how to sit and roll over. By the time Ivy was 2 years old, she could retrieve drinks from the fridge, sort socks out of the laundry and put them in the washer, take off Lisa’s jacket, turn lights on and off, put coins in a bank and wipe her feet when she comes in the house.