recruiting takes place in peoples    
 yards, or outside stores, or with a  bit 
        of violence and trickery.         
                                          
 throw  the   fourleggers  into  a   van. 
 decode them.  sort them by  species  and 
                  taste.                  
                                          
 decorate  the  dog,  decorate  the  dogs 
 mind, upsize  the  paws,  or  the  whole 
  creature, frame a burroughs portrait,   
 sing a tune about being brought  to your 
 roads end  and reborn as something else. 
                                          
 you    can't    go    the   same    way, 
  unfortunately, though another path is   
 open. a  grimier, grainier, more painful 
 approach. hopefully bliss is at the  end 
 of  it, but  i  don't  know. might  just 
 ruin   you.  will  probably  ruin   you.