Elsa's Puppies

When I found out Ruthu's neighbor's dog just had puppies, I couldn't refuse her idea to walk across the street and meet them. Yellow lab Elsa is the mom, named after the dog in the book Born Free, which I got a kick out of because when I was little we had a yellow lab named Elsa. The proud dog had 7 adorable all-female puppies on Dec. 23. So at three weeks old, the puppies were about the size of a Nerf football. Dad is a black lab, and had to be separated from the others behind a gate. Judging by the way he barked at us I think that was a good call.

Ruthu, Lakshmi and I stayed there well after dark, enthralled. It took all my will power to not hide one under my shirt and take her home.