Dugan at eight months

Dugan is the typical teenager–he acts like a kid, but looks like an adult. He doesn’t like to have his nails trimmed! “We love him and enjoy our life with him.” –Aki Ohira

Dugan in the snow

A warm pillow!

Dugan is doing very well! He is a center of my family and everyone thinks of Dugan first now.

Dugan in September 2011, 3 months old.

He likes running around and playing ball in a park. At home he likes chewing bones, toys as well as socks and clothes…

We went to a beginners training class for 8 weeks in Sept and Oct. It was very good experience but we are still learning so many things beyond the class everyday.

Big news for him is that he was successfully neutered on 11/4 and put his ID micro chip in his body too. The immunizations are complete as well.

Dugan gets beesy for Halloween! Four months old.

Dugan went to Michigan to live with Aki and Saori Ohira and their three children, Taiki, Sana, and Asa. Aki had a Shiba Inu as a child in Japan, but this is their first dog as a family. They stayed overnight in Virginia, and asked lots of questions and spent the afternoon playing with and observing the dogs and puppies. They treated me to dinner at the Kyoto Japenese Steak House.  They were wonderful house guests, and we hope to see more of each other in the future.

The Ohira family and Dugan.

Aki manages the US sales operations of a Japenese based electronics company which is a supplier to automotive industries. Saori, an accountant, is happy to be a stay-at-home mom for the time being, and the three children are going to school in English during the week and Japenese on Saturdays.

The whole family!