A friend of a friend recently acquired a baby pug dog, and the mutual acquaintance is on dog watching duty for a few days.  So last night, I got to spend some quality time with a precocious little pug:

Who even has his own blog and has done a photo shoot.  He was immensely fun to play with, perchance for onry-ness, and good to take on a long walk.  If you want to practice for kids – get a dog, or do some dog sitting to appreciate the life-changing events that surround having extra little feet in the house.