How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

Today was Sunday and I had an errand down at Gare Perrache train station, and every Sunday they have a small market there with vegetable stalls and, get this, booths selling live animals. Not for cooking (heavens, no!), but for house pets. There were several kinds of small dogs and puppies (some as much as 1000 EUR for purebreds) and only a couple breeds of cats, but they were all quite popular with the children who wanted to pet the oh-so-cute puppies (while completely ignoring the signs on the cages saying, "Don't stick your fingers in the cages, please!").

There was also a booth selling all kinds of doggie beds and bones and leashes and collars. There must be some truth to the rumor that the French love their dogs!