A Day in the Life of a Dog in Tokyo

I don't know if any of you had seen the special program on Animal Planet, called "Tokyo Dogs". But it basically introduces to the world, how pet owners in Tokyo go to the extremes to pamper their pets.

Unfortunately, Azuki was not featured on the show, because although most may think that she is a tiny bit spoiled, in Tokyo, her life is like, totally normal. Seriously, shame on the dog owner who does not provide their dog down-jackets in the winter, heat pads, and all-natural cotton doggie beds--like don't they know that synthetic fiber ITCHES??

Azuki and I once sat outside of a coffee shop and watched an older couple feed their beloved minature dockson (who also came in a doggie cart, by the way!) fruit and yogurt, FROM THE SAME SPOON THAT THE WOMAN WAS EATING OUT OFF. She fed the dog one spoonful of strawberry and yogurt, then ate a spoonful herself, then gave her dog a spoonful. But this actually doesn't even rival what I saw in Hawaii, where a Japanese tourist and her husband (you can always tell when they are Japanese tourists and not residents) sat eating noodles at an outdoor food court, and the woman fed her dog vietnamese PHO with her chopsticks, from her bowl.

Although I love and love to pamper my dog, that is where I draw the line. And if you want to know why, just read my previous post of Azuki rolling in poop. If she willingly and eagerly rolls her body in other dogs' crap, you can only imagine what sort of garbage she chooses to put in her mouth. It's actually already quite a compromise that we let her lick us (which she does a lot. If you don't like dog kisses, Azuki is not the dog for you!), but I don't see the need for us to share utensils.

So Azuki does not share our food. She does, however, gets lots and lots of attention and all the cuddles that she wants and more cuddles in one week than many dogs get in a life time. Here are some photos of her getting her nightly cuddles from her pa!