I am away from my dog, and I miss her terribly.
She is a big Dane/ridgeback crossbreed who sits close to her ancestors on the wild - tame continuum.
Here in The Hague I see window dogs who remind me of her, even as they are to her as acorns are to oaks.
As I pass they forget their size and forget their fancy surroundings, bristling and hackling like little wolves.
For a second they, like her, are fearless, fierce guardians of the home.
I miss my dog.
