My neighbors have an Akita puppy now. She sometimes comes to our yard and begs attention - the dog, that is - not the neighbor. Frankly I'm in love with her:

She kind of reminds me of somebody, you know?

Anyway, it's been a while since this blog communed with the Friday Ark, but I hope that doesn't mean you all have forgotten to visit the virtual zoo. TGIF (said with even more passion than usual).