Artists have been combining odd pairings into their works forever, but the talented folks at Splendid Beast might be putting the best twist on things.
After they were commissioned by Minnesota Wild fans to paint their dog Copper as a hockey player last year, the custom hockey pet business has apparently taken off. Although all of their works are beyond unique, their line of pets as hockey players are particularly interesting.

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