ALT a tiny blond dachshund sits on some speckled concrete and stares at the camera. he’s wearing a puffy blue life vest with a little cyan shark fin on the back. his ears are wavy, his ankles have adorable tufts of fur, and his dark eyes appear to be fantasizing of yacht consumption.

ALT the scene is a grassy campsite with a large green tent pitched near the left side of the frame. two blond dogs are lying in the grass near the tent, facing in opposite directions. their fur and their silhouettes line up so perfectly that they appear to be a two-headed pup. one wants to go sniff the rocks on the right, and the other probably wants to go back to bed, so here we are.

ALT a brown and white patched english shorthair pointer with a few brown freckles on her front legs sits in a large square plastic dog bowl atop a placemat. the dog’s rear is perched on the edge of the bowl, with her paws all jumbled together in the basin, and a few cute wrinkles around her tummy as she curves inward. she’s looking at you with a plaintive pair of puppy dog eyes, framed perfectly by her big brown ears.

ALT a golden retriever sits on the floor in a medical facility. he’s wearing a floppy scrub hat, a stethoscope around his neck, and a serious expression. a blue stuffed toy is on its side just out of frame. we hope that wasn’t his previous patient