ALT a dark brown pup with curly fur is held up like a royal cub in The Lion King. her legs hang straight down, an almost indecipherable pile of fluffy limbs, save two shaved spots on her arms. there’s a tiny triangle of light fur on her chin.

ALT our tiny curly-haired pup is being held by a person in an oversized black hoodie. hattie has her front paws on the person’s arm and a pleading look in her eyes that says she would like to stay here forever, thank you very much.

ALT hattie nervously lays down on a white scale that says she weighs in at a whopping five pounds. someone’s gently resting their hand on the back of her head to soothe her, so that may be some of it.