My new favorite picture

The other day, our neighbors kitten found its way into our yard.  Shepherd immediately picked it up upside-down.  After correcting his holding technique, we got this picture of Shepherd holding a kitten for the first time:

Later, a second kitten sneaked its way in.  Guess what Shepherd did.

I have always loved animals.  As a child, my number one goal in life was to catch one of the stray kittens around our neighborhood and cuddle.  So even though I don't want a kitten of my own right now, I'm glad a few ended up in our yard for the afternoon.