The puppy cure

[Lola, at the Arnold Arboretum; 3:30pm, 11/9/08]

The dog walkers were out in force when my friend L and I walked around at the Arboretum on Sunday afternoon. It's a popular place for that. But this little one in particular caught my eye because she's adorable and because looks much like my old dog Silke when she was a puppy. Both the owners and Lola were sweet enough to indulge me in a snapshot. Although, being a puppy, she didn't hold still for long.

L brought her dog, Mel, who, being more experienced with these things (and a bit vain, but don't tell her that), dutifully sat still for her portrait once she saw the camera pointed her way.

[Mel with purple beautyberry at the Arnold Arboretum]

In the midst of my crankiness about a number of things, thankfully there are many curatives such as these.

Comments

[marja-leena]

Nice cures, puppies and parks! Hope the reasons for crankiness are not too serious.

[Keith]

Dogs are Nature's cure for many things.

[Sara]

Oh, Lola! What a heartbreaker!

And Mel is awfully cute, too, of course. Definitely enhances the beautyberries. :)

[Kat]

Nothing eases my crankiness like coming home to my dog, Webster, who is always happy to see me (which I can't say the same for my husband). ;-) LOL!

[mm]

The kind of photos that make me realise that I could quite easily become a dog person (as opposed to a cat person). So cute. Thank you for these.

[leslee]

Marja-Leena: Nothing serious, just life! Puppies and parks indeed.

Keith: I know, and I'm missing my daily dose since moving out living with K and Ingrid.

Sara: Isn't Lola a little nubbin? ;-) And yes, Mel is very sweet, too.

Kat: Nobody is ever as thrilled to see you as your dog. That's just a given, and no reflection on any human loved one, however devoted.

mm: The small ones are definitely more analogous to cats, although with social structures closer to human families and generally bred with a singular focus on figuring out their humans.