Introduction
Meet the Bitch
Sixteen breeds.
One uncomfortable mirror.
She starts here.
The white poodle arrived ten minutes late. Not very late. Just late enough.
She paused outside the café and surveyed the block.
A dachshund relocated from a sunny spot. A terrier abandoned a fire hydrant. A bulldog discovered something fascinating across the street.
The poodle seemed unsurprised.
She selected a table in the sun. Not because it was empty. Because it was hers.
At least that was the impression. Good bitches create impressions.
She sat for a while. Watching. Not doing much. Which is different from doing nothing.
A few blocks away — or a few thousand miles — a Border Collie was herding sheep. A Chihuahua was running a boardroom.