It seems like we pass by that area quite a bit on our way to other places, but we rarely stop. I recall seeing signs for Auxerre many times. I'll have to try and get there at some point.
Yeah puppies sare usually a pretty big hit with kids. You probably heard a lot of "Petit chien, petit chien" being said around you lol
Please do, it's nice and thinly settled, so not too many crowds. Yeah, the most common word we heard was "bébé!", ear-piercingly so, that it got on our nerves at times :-) The little one is really so friendly and outgoing, he loves people. Only other animals make him growl and bark like a big one. (In the video, barking at the horse going by.) I guess he'll be protective, too.
Sounds like a good combination of traits in a dog :)