So I've been super-busy for many reasons, but the most interesting one is...we adopted a shelter dog a few weeks back.

Meet Harper, a two+ yo husky mix (we strongly suspect Northern Inuit, which isn't really an official breed, but he ticks many of the boxes). He's good with people, not very socialized with dogs yet (esp small ones). A sweetheart, but a bit willful. Highly expressive eyebrows. Definitely smart enough to be a troublemaker. And VERY fluffy.
Posting this now because yesterday we finally got to the point where we were watching Disenchantment with him curled up between us, gently kneading my lap with his paws as he gnawed on his new chew toy. It finally felt like he was accepting being part of the family, rather than just having us as caretakers. We've got a ways to go with training, but I was thrilled at how comfy and domestic it felt--it's my first pet, y'all, goldfish excepted. Teh hubby meanwhile has a lot of experience with dogs and is, unfortunately for him, busy being the bad guy teacher role

This was, for obvious reasons, drawn without reference, since I have no idea how we'd manage to get him to pose for this. I think I drew him too large, but I have no photos of him + us. He does have huge paws, though. Kept some space between our mouths so we're nuzzling, since appearing to make out in front of the dog would just be weird.

You know someone's a furry artist when they put effort into making their portraits resemble real life, and then the dog still looks like he was pulled from a Balto film.

So. Yeah. This isn't the only reason you're not hearing much from me right now, but it's definitely the fluffiest.

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