Someone call Colbert!

[tikistitch]

We feel no compunction about stealing images from our adorable spouse, since, as not only is Mr. Tiki arguably smarter and prettier than ourselves, he is also definitely the better photographer.

We hadn't gotten an image, so had put all this experience safely out of our mind until this morning.

This is outside the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia.

No, that's not a dog.

And, not only that, this wasn't the only Russian citizen out in self same park walking their pet bear cub that morning--there were rather two or even three bear cubs on flimsy leashes gamboling about.

This was after we'd witnesses a good baker's dozen Russians walking authentic canines who were confined to horrible medieval style muzzles which looked more suitable to the latest Hannibal Lecter installment than to Man's Best Friend.

We're so calling PETA. And we don't even like PETA.