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.