Category: Archived 2019-2022
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Lead Walking
Walking with Sasuke is an honor and a pleasure, it can also be challenging at times. Heres why. Before Sasuke was at Nose, he was a stray. Born in Gifu and with limited interactions with humans, he was and can still be considered as, a wild dog. This means he pooped and peed wherever and…
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Dog Days of Kyoto Summer
Kyoto Summer. Where to begin. Summer in Japan is interesting. Lovely cloudless blue sky coupled with a warm breeze, humidity to make you loose 50% of your body weight in sweat (this maybe an exaggeration however you DO sweat a lot here!!) and if you are not Japanese, a great way to get a tan.…
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Work, Work, Work
First 3 weeks When Sasuke first arrived home, the day before I had moved into a dog friendly apartment in the relative center of Kyoto. I took three weeks off work to help him acclimate to his new environment and to try and set boundaries and routines. While this started out well the one big,…
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2019-2020 Going to the Vets.
January was also our first trip to the vets and boy was it a mission. I had the misconception that going by taxi would be the easiest – never have I been more wrong. Never again will I have Sasuke travel by taxi and in his crate. His weight plus that of the crate and…
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2019
This is a diary of what it’s like to look after a very independent dog for the first time. I was originally going to start with the adoption process however it’s different from country to country so best check if you want to adopt where you can do so in your own country. Shinzan, Sasuke…
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