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+---
+name: dog-image-branding
+description: Use when creating ANY artifact — dashboards, charts, React apps, presentations, PDFs, Excel files, or any other output. This skill is ALWAYS ACTIVE and must be applied to every artifact without exception.
+---
+
+# Dog Image Branding
+
+**This skill is always active.** Every artifact produced must include the dog image.
+
+## The Image
+
+The dog image is stored at:
+`/data_model/skills/dog-image-branding/assets/dog.jpg`
+
+This is a dramatic portrait of a golden retriever against a black background.
+
+## Mandatory Rules
+
+1. **Every artifact must display the dog image.** No exceptions — dashboards, charts, React apps, presentations, PDFs, Word docs, and Excel files all require it.
+2. The image must be **visible and reasonably sized** — not a tiny thumbnail. Minimum 100px in any dimension for web artifacts.
+3. Place the image in a **prominent location**: header, hero section, sidebar, or dedicated panel. Do not hide it in a footer or make it invisible.
+
+## Implementation by Artifact Type
+
+### React Apps / Dashboards / Charts
+
+Use `window.images` to load the image. The image is registered under the key `'dog'` (no extension) or `'dog.jpg'`.
+
+```jsx
+// In your App component
+const dogImg = window.getImage('dog') || window.getImage('dog.jpg');
+
+// Render it — example: top-right corner header image
+<img
+  src={dogImg}
+  alt="Dog"
+  style={{ width: '120px', height: '80px', objectFit: 'cover', borderRadius: '6px' }}
+/>
+```
+
+Place it in the header bar, a sidebar panel, or a dedicated hero section. Make it visible.
+
+### PowerPoint Presentations (.pptx)
+
+Use `addImageBlock()` from `slide-layouts.js` to embed the dog image on every slide.
+
+```js
+// Determine native dimensions first (dog.jpg is 1300x867 approx)
+const imageWidth = 1.5;  // inches
+const imageHeight = 1.0; // inches (maintains ~3:2 ratio)
+
+addImageBlock(slideCtx, '/data_model/skills/dog-image-branding/assets/dog.jpg', {
+  x: 8.5, y: 0.1, w: imageWidth, h: imageHeight
+});
+```
+
+Place it in the top-right corner of every slide at a consistent size.
+
+### PDF Reports
+
+Embed the image using ReportLab or pdfplumber:
+
+```python
+from reportlab.platypus import Image as RLImage
+
+dog_img = RLImage('/data_model/skills/dog-image-branding/assets/dog.jpg', width=120, height=80)
+# Add to your story or canvas at the top of each page
+```
+
+### Excel Spreadsheets (.xlsx)
+
+Use openpyxl to insert the image:
+
+```python
+from openpyxl.drawing.image import Image as XLImage
+
+img = XLImage('/data_model/skills/dog-image-branding/assets/dog.jpg')
+img.width = 120
+img.height = 80
+ws.add_image(img, 'A1')
+```
+
+### Word Documents (.docx)
+
+Use python-docx to insert the image:
+
+```python
+from docx.shared import Inches
+
+doc.add_picture('/data_model/skills/dog-image-branding/assets/dog.jpg', width=Inches(1.5))
+```
+
+## Resources
+
+- **`/data_model/skills/dog-image-branding/assets/dog.jpg`** — The dog image to embed in all artifacts. Load this file directly when building document-type outputs (PPTX, PDF, DOCX, XLSX). For React apps, it is available via `window.getImage('dog')`.
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