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.