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.