‘Paw-casso’ therapy dog Pickles helping Harlow children with art

Pickles’ owner, Rowen Saunders, 49, who volunteers at Plant Pots and Wellies, said: “I was trying to work out a way for him to do painting with the children but every time I gave him a paintbrush he’d crunch it into three bits and say ‘thank you very much’.

“Our local MP Chris Vince has bought one of the paintings and he’s going to put it up in the Houses of Parliament which we’re really, really proud of.”

Ms Saunders said the paintings, which the children also helped to create, sell for £7.50 each.

Pickles and his helpers have so far painted “elephants, sea scenes and unicorns”.