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.