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First night. He's not too happy. He's probably convinced he's going to be eaten. Not an unnatural reaction, really. Think of it - your entire life, you've been with your brothers and sisters, sleeping in a heap, smelling the familiar doggy funk, supping from the mom-spouts when you're hungry. And then two giants show up, put you in box and take you away in a great growling beast-machine. You'd figure: I'm dinner. And in certain parts of Korea, you'd be correct. But this is not Korea.
The picture below causes cavities if you look at it too long. The guilty secret of dog ownership is that we'd like them to stay this cute; if we could buy some sort of puppy-preservative spray, we'd be tempted to freeze them in eternal cuteness. But we wouldn't - every day they change, and every change is interesting. And an adult dog who knows the rhythms of the pack is much more interesting than a bouncy shoe-chewer.
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