That puppy smell

This is me, once again, not letting the pup sleep peacefully. That's why she looks mildly irritated in all these pictures.

I'm trying to capture Pepper's eyelashes. They're super long.

I'm finding that I like that distinctive puppy smell. But am also noting that certain articles of clothing, like my jean jacket, are smelling very puppy. And although I love the smell of puppy on a puppy, I am pretty sure I've never met someone smelling like a puppy and thought to myself, "Oh, I love that smell." So, I need to be diligent about not smelling like my pet.

We love the wavy ear bottom hair.

 On another note, I'm experiencing an unexpected bout of reverse culture irritation. In France, dogs go everywhere--grocery stores, cafés, restaurants, etc. One day, as I walked down the street to get Anna, I saw a couple and their two small dogs all seated at a café table. One chair for each. Four chairs. People usually don't go that far, but still.

And there have been many animated discussions at our French church about whether people should be allowed to bring their dogs. Pretty sure this doesn't come up regularly in committee meetings at our Fort Wayne church.

That's just dirt on the end of her nose. But notice the cuteness of the around-the-mouth fur tufts.

So, I now have a dog, and as I walked her Friday, I found myself mildly resenting that I could not take her into the grocery store or library. Although, if we trained her to be a therapy dog, we could theoretically get in on the read to a dog program at the library on Monday nights. Hmmm.

I never in France thought, "Oh, I just love how dogs can go everywhere." It didn't bother me. But I was neutral on the issue. Mildly amused and ambivalent.  So, it's somewhat ironic that I'm irritated here about something that I didn't value there. Though perhaps I would have if I had had a dog in France. Perhaps I would have been vehemently defending our French dog's right to come to church. Or go out to eat. Or help with grocery shopping.

I'll end with this...

mouth tuft close-up