Old Friend forever foster mom Amanda Robinson-Damaschun is from Lebanon, TN and has always loved dogs. She drew pictures of her childhood dog, Buffy, and painted horses in art classes. She gave up art to become a Librarian, and works at the Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University. Her Old Friend Nestle is her best buddy, but it was her Cattle Dog Chewy who inspired her to paint a dog statue with Dog Art for Old Friends.