My Name is Konjiro

2011-04-27T01:46:00.005+09:00

new raincoat. i do not like.

M&Ms of me. i like.

waiting for my minions. i do not like.

clear skies. i like.

Hello Everyone!

2011-01-28T11:14:00.010+09:00

Check out this short movie I made. Make sure to click 720p.

some R&R

2010-10-27T00:16:00.003+09:00

I recently visited Omame. She and I go way back, and we totally dig each other, as can be seen from the pictures below.

I also got to meet Azuki. She is about 1/2 my size. She's staying temporarily with Omame. Here's our group shot.

check out these new pictures!

2010-06-23T23:41:00.004+09:00

hello everyone,

my minion's friend took some nice pictures of me with a his fancy camera. don't i look good?

i think i look great! but you know what's weird? people always ask me if i'm a shiba. do i not look like a shiba? also, everyone calls me Hachikō, i'm not an akita, i'm way too small!

here is another picture of me relaxing. the floor is a nice color, but the color of my fur is even nicer. woof.

well, that's all for tonight. time to sleep. good night everyone!

what a busy weekend!

2010-06-15T21:42:00.007+09:00

it's been a very busy weekend. on saturday, i went to visit some old friends at an adoption party and then went to odaiba! the sun was relentless; i thought i was going to pass out from the heat. there should be swimming pools for dogs in tokyo. anyway, the adoption party was fun and i was very happy to see my friends. a lot of people came to see the dogs that need new homes. i hope all of the dogs find nice minions. i thought we would stay longer, but my minions took me to odaiba.

i've been to odaiba before, but i've never gone across rainbow bridge on foot. actually, i still havent been across rainbow bridge on foot because apparently dogs are not allowed to cross the bridge on foot. how did i manage to get across? my minions carried me the whole way! actually, they had my mobile home, so i got to rest the entire way. a bit more on my mobile home later. here's a nice shot of my butt - fluffy huh?

after we arrived in odaiba, i met this cute terrier. he was very small, very old, and very friendly. i decided not to eat him. by the way, did i mention that it was really hot? my hair is supposed to have gotten shorter by now, but it is still very long and thick! it's like wearing a winter jacket in the summer. maybe i'll shave my hair.

after spending an hour or two walking around odaiba, we headed back to tokyo. thankfully, we took the monorail. i say thankfully because the monorail was air conditioned! yay!

sunday was equally busy. i woke up and then had breakfast and my morning walk. afterwards i slept all day. then, i ate some dinner, walked again, and then fell sleep.

what a weekend!

the ladies love me!

2010-05-12T23:10:00.007+09:00

I was sitting in the park and enjoying the beautiful weather we've been having. Suddenly, this tiny human came up to me and kissed me! I'm such a ladies man.

thank you everyone!

2010-05-05T00:09:00.004+09:00

it has been about one year since i moved in with my new minions. it has been a very stressful year. i think my minions think that i am their pet or something crazy like that. anyway, i've done a good job of training my humans.

thank you everyone!

2010-04-28T00:02:00.006+09:00

It looked really good, but I will never know because my minion ate all of it!

I came back from a rainy walk. my minion is wiping me down right now - that's why i'm smiling.

woof

hey good looking!

Update!

2010-03-31T11:51:00.004+09:00

Everyone is bugging me to update.
みんなが更新しろってうるさい。

But I am busy showing my stud self to lovely ladies.
僕は、かわいい女の子たちにかっこよさをアピールするので忙しいんだ。

Oops, I mean a lovely lady - I am a perpetual monogamist.
女の子たちじゃなくて、女の子ね。僕は一途です。

Anyway, here is my update. Are you happy? :-P
とりあえず更新したよ。みんな、嬉しいかい？:-P

Msg from Akiko: Omame-chan, thank you for letting us use your picture :-)
あきこノート：おまめちゃん、友情出演ありがとうございました :-)

Akiko's Mom's House

2009-12-21T14:06:00.011+09:00

This weekend, I traveled to Akiko's mom's house. Last time I saw her was three days after I got adopted. I growled at her and made sure she was scared of me! I was still alpha then.
今週末は、あきこの実家に行った。この前、あきこのお母さんと会った時は、里子に出て3日後。いちおう唸って、お母さんを怖がらせておいた！あの時はまだ俺様だったから。。

But now.. I am not. So I wagged my tail when I saw her and I think she likes me now. I kind of like Akiko's mom too. She gave me a little cusion:
でも今は、違います。ので、お母さんには尻尾をふってみたら、お母さんも僕のこと好きになってくれたみたい。僕もお母さんのことがちょっと好きかも。クッションをくれたし。

I watched a soccer game with Akiko's mom:
サッカー観戦もしたし。

I then relaxed a bit:
そしてリラックス。

Then I took a picture with Akiko's mom.
それからお母さんとも記念撮影。

Unfortunately, I am not allowed to upload that photo - but we both look really happy :-) She even cooked me dinner with potatoes. I finally ate something other than dog food.
残念ながらブログに載せるのはNGだけど、ふたりともハッピーに写ってます。しかも、おかあさんはじゃがいもで夕食を作ってくれた！ドッグフード以外の食事初めて。

It was fun but was sure tiring! As soon as I got home, I went zzz.....
でもさすがに週末旅行は疲れたので、家についたらすぐZZZ.....

For those of you who commented on my blog, thank you! Tevy's mom, it seems like Tevy has a new crush... Stay tuned for the next post :-)
コメントをくれた皆さんありがとうございます。Tevyちゃんのママ、Tevyちゃん新しく好きな人がいるようで。。。次の記事をお楽しみに！

Jeff's Japanese Class Assignment

2009-12-05T19:54:00.009+09:00

Sorry everyone, I have been MIA! I am back though (mostly because my typist is back), and I will update more frequently.

みんな、ごめんなさい！ちょっとしばらく行方不明でしたね。でも、カムバックしました！（要するに僕のタイピストが帰ってきたんだ）もっと、更新しますね。

Jeff wrote an essay for his Japanese class. So here you go:

ジェフが日本語クラスのために作文を書いたので、紹介します。

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こんじろう

こんじろうはしばいぬだと思います。　しばいぬのようなかおがあるし、耳もあるし、はなもあります。　けれでも、こんじろうはしばいぬよりおきです。　そして、こんじろうの毛皮のいろはしばいぬの毛皮のいろとちがいます。　こんじろうくんは　はんぶんしばいぬと、はんぶんしばいぬのようないぬだとおもいます。

こんじろはいま、まいにちいいことをしています。　ひるじゅうねています。　まいあさとまいばんさんぽをします。　でも、　こんじろうがとてもたいへんなこともありました。　２ねんまえに　こんじろうは　うちがないいぬでした。　うちがないから、みちにすんでいました。　こんじろうはやせてきました。　でも　いいひとが　こんじろうを　もってシェルターにいきました。

こんじろうはこまざわドグシェルターからわたしたちにきました。

はじめは　こんじろうはびょうきでした。　でも、いま　げんきです。さん、よんさいだとおもいます。　こんじろうのたんじょうびがしりません。こんじろうのうまれたところがわかりませんが、とうきょうかもしれません。

こんじろうがいちばんすきなのはキャベツです。　こんじろうがアレルギーがあるのでたべられないのはたくさんあります。　ごはんとりんごとチーズとにくをたべてはいけません。　このたべものをたべるばあいにこんじろがびょうきになります。　でむ、　こんじろうがなんでもたべてみたいです。

こんじろうのしゅみはおもちゃと遊ぶことです。

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How I Live

2009-10-22T23:43:00.009+09:00

I found a new toy on the couch. As I do with every toy, I decided to show the new toy who's boss. ie. I went ape sh*t on it.

ソファの上に新しいおもちゃ発見。いつもしているように、新しいおもちゃに誰がボスか思い知らせてやることにした。

When I was just getting started, Jeff took it away from me.
ちょうどいいところだったのに、ジェフに取り上げられた！

WHY???

なぜ。。。

Anyway, I found a new bed on the balcony.

まあいいや。それからこの間、バルコニーで新しいベッドを発見した。

It is quite darn comfortable. Life is good.

結構、居心地いい。いいライフだ。

My First Blog Entry Ever!

2009-10-21T12:41:00.002+09:00

Five months ago, I was told that I was getting adopted by Akiko and Jeff. I tried to show them I was alpha, but they fought back. They brought in my master dog-trainer! I must say that totally was not fair.

After all, I got used to being at the bottom. Life is still pretty good - I get to eat kyabetsu everyday and I also get to sleep on a fluffy bed that Akiko bought for 5,000 yen. She says Tomcat.com is the place to buy dog stuff (or in other words, my stuff). Check it out! Jeff is obsessed with turning me into a lap dog - aren't I just too big and shiba for that?

I decided to start a blog because I wanted to keep in touch with all those that cared for me during my two years at the Komazawa dog shelter. I could have been gassed otherwise, so yes, I should show more appreciation - but, hey, I am a dog after all! The best I can do is to show my belly.

More to come - stay tuned - woof! (Oh shoot, I am not supposed to bark...)

I guess I should say all this in Japanese too...

じゃあ日本語でも。

５ヶ月前、あきことジェフの里子になるんだと言われたこんじろうです。あきことジェフにはオレ様を見せつけてやろうと思ったのに、抵抗されて、なんと、絶対かなわない僕のドッグトレーナー師匠に言いつけられちゃったんだ！あれはずるかったなあ。

とりあえず、末っ子でいるのにも慣れたよ。いい生活をしているよ。毎日キャベツは食べられるし、あきこが５０００円で買ってきたふかふかベッドにも寝れる。あきこはトムキャットが犬のもの（というか僕のもの）を買うのには最高って言ってたよ。チェックしてみてね！ジェフは、最近、僕を膝にのせようとがんばってるけど、僕って大きいし、なにより柴なんですけど。。。

僕がブログを始めた理由は駒沢ドッグシェルターで２年間、お世話になった人たちとつながっていたかったから。あのままだったらガス室行きだったんだからもっと感謝しなきゃ、でもやっぱり犬なので。とりあえずおなかは見せておきます。

それじゃ、また書くからね。わん！（おっと、無駄吠えはいけなかったんだ。それから、いつも日本語ついてるとは限らないから、ごめんなさい。でも、見てね。）