
Rafael Mantesso’s wife left him on his 30th birthday. She took everything with her: the cookware, the furniture and furnishings, all their photos — everything. The only thing she left Rafael was the dog, a bull terrier named Jimmy Choo.
’With only Jimmy for company, I found inspiration in my blank walls and my best friend and started snapping photos of Jimmy Choo as he trotted and cavorted around the house in glee.
When Jimmy collapsed in happy exhaustion next to the white wall, I grabbed a marker and drew a new world around my ginger-eared pup. Suddenly, I felt this long-dormant inspiration for drawing — for art, for life — returning,’ recounts Rafael.
Soon, he’d made a whole series of photographs depicting various funny scenes with Jimmy. Now Rafael and his best friend have over 200,000 followers on Instagram, and in October a book is set to come out featuring the best photos of Jimmy.
You can’t help but be inspired by Rafael’s inexhaustible optimism — and his dog’s!
Karen Boulter
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I think the dog is lucky she didn’t take him. Have à great life you two.
Phyllis Cohen Saltzman
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You got the better out of the deal.
Sherrie Stroud Peachey Teed
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Awesome pictures. Love the dog.
Michelle Venables
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So fabulous mate
Steve Collins
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Lucia Collins
Rebecca Boswell Ruddy
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Too cute!!
Rachel Scott
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Way to go! Cheers for loads of success!!
Nadia Lin
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Thought you would
Michael Harrison
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A bull terrier, magnificent animal. He has a friend for life
Janice Sanchez
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Poetic
Maria Quinn Shaw
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Love this, Brad…! ❤️❤️❤️Wishing you lots more happiness to come.
Allyce Overfelt
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Love that dog, great
Jerry Gonzalez
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Too cool
Cassandra Rowell
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Thats awesome! Fk the material$#%&!@* I would of been happy with the poochie at least the dog is loyal and will love him forver☺
Gemma Sleater
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I know I’ve seen him before amazing pics x
Matthew Doty
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Now he has unconditional love from a loyal “soul mate”.
She has “stuff”.
Perfect.
Regan Mason
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She did the guy a favor. The dog is more loyal than she was. Good job and the best for both of you.
Dawn Waterman
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Obviously she is the one who lost out in the end, what is furniture compared to the love between an owner and his dog. Good on you hope you go from strength to strength.
Vicki Adermann
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Tracy Glynn 😉 <3
Jacki Latimore
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Laughs on her. They’ll both be living the good life. Great pictures.
Cheryl A. Albanese Eldridge
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Karen Albanese O’Gara
Miguel Antonio Collado
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Lucky him? Why?
Rosie Berreles
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Jessica Hutchinson
Rosemarie Webster-Beauchamp
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You are a very talented man and with your best friend by your side you will be just fine. ♡♡
Jill Richardson-Jones
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Brilliant! What a wonderful artist … and of course the ‘sitter’! Gorgeous dog – clever man
Dick Roudebush
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Great Drawings.
Beth Wedge
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You got the best deal!!!!
Martine Lefort
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Creative!
Cathi Shearer
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She left you with a great dog so you got the best of everything
Ron Deagle
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That’s all I would want! Take it all, but you’d better leave my pupper!
Robert L Smith
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Better to have a dog that loves you than a woman who doesn’t. Luckily, I have both.
Karen Thomas-Shenot
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She left the best behind. All the other stuff is replaceable from any store, but not Jimmy.
Kiona Rogers
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Ray Davis
Carla L. Pickron Schreiber
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Your new best friend, can’t beat that with a stick!
Benny En Mariska Broeders
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Nice dog
Hannah Louise McDermott
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Jimmy Baddley
MHM Mental health matters
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Perfect
Cherie Davis
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That is so cool
Barb Rhoads Stewart
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Very entertaining!
Hilda Heijst-Nagtegaal
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Erwin Heijst Patrick Heijst
I love my dogs
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Amazing very informative I <3
I love my dogs
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<3
I love my dogs
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More posts on ok? like if you agree
Chris Law Kinney
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Love the drawings, awesome.
Lily Bloom
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Awwww what a beautiful dog.
Geri Reidhaar Miller
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Love what he did!!!!
Virve Kann Lockie
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Looked at all your clever drawings and conclude you are over the loss of your couch by now.
Diane Christensen
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great!
Donna Hawkins
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cute photos and a good idea
Sharon Case
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Loved the pictures.