Vaaska is a purebred Shiba-Inu, one of the six ancient breeds of Japan.
His mother’s name was Naomi-hime (Beautiful Princess) and his father’s
name was Tetsu (Iron). On September 30th, he will be turning one year
old!
Today we went to pick up our
puppy! Erin came along to pitch in for start-up costs (as part of
Nicky’s birthday present), and we went back to the pet store in
Arashiyama. The pet store owner was nice enough to drive us all the way
back to our house, so we didn’t have to worry about leash training him
while it was threatening to rain. Yokatta!
The pet store owner was pretty funny
too. He actually really liked bluegrass music (we were listening to one
of my dad’s favorite artists, though I can’t remember the guy’s name
now...), and had been practicing the banjo for almost thirty years! It
was just really funny to run into that sort of person in the middle of
Kyoto. I very much enjoy this place... the people are just so much more
friendly and varied, and even the smallest things here can make your
day.
After we got Vaaska inside, we tried
to get him acclimated, though since he’s most likely been in a cage for
almost a year, we know that its going to take some time to train and
house break him. It’s okay though. Nicky and I are both very patient
people, and he’s going to be a wonderful fox-dog. Pictures of Vaaska are
being uploaded to my gallery!
