the dog adoption process

i take a look

at dog prices. a thousand

bucks,

two thousand,

twenty thousand

clams

for a Dacshund in New Jersey

we used

to pick up pups at the pound

for ten dollars,

or find one

roaming the street without

a collar

for free.

now it's like adopting a kid

from China.

you need papers

and shots,

the dog's next of kin,

an inspection of your house,

a psychological

report. they question

you about

the hours that you keep.

where would the dog eat,

sleep,

pee?

do you know how to trim

his nails,

brush his teeth,

give him heartworm pills

and bathe him?

show us his leash and where

you plan to chain

him to a tree.