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Bath Time!
All dogs smell. My dog smells. Thats just the way of things. Do they have to stink? Well apparently mine does. Regardless of what I do – Sasuke smells. The difference is, however, on how much he smells. Once a month he has a dry shampoo bath where I spend a couple of hours brushing…
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September 2020
With September finally underway we can confidently say, WTF summer! Its meant to be cooling down to Autumn.. not still baking! It is with great confidence that I can say both Sasuke and I are fed up with this infernal heat (Dante had no clue what he was talking about – clearly he had never…
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Lead Walking Part II
This wasn’t meant to be a mini series on walking however throughout the previous week, I figured it was best to explain the different types of walking that Sas and I do each day. What! I hear you say – different types of walking? Walking is walking! Well – yes and no. It all started…
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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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