The Luckiest Puppy

Lijiang, China

At Mama Naxi's friendly guesthouse (I really recommend it!) I just rediscovered a liking for dogs. Don't get me wrong here, I'm not talking about exotic Chinese cuisine. The family are keeping a little puppy. It's tiny, maybe a few months old, gets exciting about everything (including its own tail), chases random things (also including its tail) and always wants to lick or bite things (especially people that stroke it) but has no force in its jaws yet (thankfully, but it's teeth are sharp). It pads around clumsily, jumps and yelps or pokes its little, moist nose at you wanting attention. And everybody loves it. There's not a single person at the guesthouse who will not go "aww" over it or give it some love. Wherever the little thing appears people stroke it, feed it or pamper it in some other way.
I generally like dogs but I was never good at handling them. Nor did I have any wish to cuddle them. But this little puppy melted my heart. I'm sure this was what the word "adorable" was invented for.
It must also at this moment be the luckiest little doggy in all of China.