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It was very obvious that our new dog was not an Alsatian nor
was she a dog to be called Buffy. The
name, Buffy, conjured up images of helpless vulnerability coupled with just
plain poufy silliness. This was not our
dog.
Home, named and with training started, we made a veterinarian
appointment.
“No,” said the vet. “You’re right. She’s definitely not Alsatian – probably Akita with maybe a touch
of Lab. But mostly Akita, for sure.”
Akita? I had no idea and so I went looking. What I found left me with no doubts whatsoever. It seemed that we had made a very, very lucky
adoption.
But I really wished that I had seen her in her infancy. And then: Richard Gere’s 2009 movie, Hachi.
I saw my dog. No self-respecting Akita will ever play fetch
– such silliness :-)
Loyal to the last breath, incredibly intelligent and
extremely quiet. Who could ask for
more? But still…
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