2008.04.12 Sat

I’m Matey. And I’m still at ARK! Bummer...

The guys who’re gonna attend the adoption fair at GREEN DOG on April 20th have been decided, so I’m going tell you who they are. You think someone will finally show an interest in me?



The brown puppy on the left there is Kiku.
Kiku’s the pup of a stray dog. She’s really nervous and afraid of stuff. But thanks to the socialization training we get from Tsuda-sensei, she’s learned to trust people a lot more.

In the middle is Kenta.
He always chills out in the office to greet the visitors that come by. He’s an old dude, but hey, spring is coming, and the ARK staff thinks he needs some fresh air, so he’s going to Kobe for the adoption fair too.

Last, the salt and pepper guy on the right, his name is Ryoma.
I feel a little bad for him, because he grew up kept inside a teensy enclosure with four of his siblings. So when ARK took him in, he was so afraid he couldn’t go for walks at all, and when he did start learning to walk, he would kind of go in circles and couldn’t walk straight. But now it looks like he loves going on walks and is really learning how to walk straight alongside the person walking him.



We’ve got one cat going too, Plum.
One of our own staff members found Plum in front of a train station and rescued her. She’s already an adult, but loves people and comes right up to them. I can’t believe people just dump animals like this cat, so friendly and cuddly. Well, I heard that Bloom, the male cat rescued with Plum, had been neutered at least.



Plum: My tail is so big! But don’t worry, that doesn’t mean I’m angry or anything.



And of course, I, Matey the Mighty will be going too!
Anyone wanting to see my specialty, the vertical jump, come meet me at GREEN DOG, okay?
Until then, I’ll be at ARK...