Master, Where Art Thou?

This doggie sports what my Mom calls the "firecracker sprout" because the spikes resemble the sparks when a firecracker is lit.

I wouldn't know. I have never lit a firecracker in my life.

I sure have sported the firecracker sprout when i was at my mother's mercy, though.

The canine wistfulness really touched me.

Leave it to someone who has abandonment issues, of course.