Faithful Friend: Comic Relief
My dog was very bad. This is his public shaming.
Faithful Friend: Bribery
Hachi is only amenable to being photographed if there’s food involved. In this case, it was a buffalo meat treat perched atop the camera. [Related: Did you know that I spend more on the meat my dog eats than on the meat I eat myself? I've never even tried buffalo.]
Faithful Friend: Dog Scouts
At summer camp, he skipped his courses in agility, herding, and circus dog tricks [much to his counselors' chagrin]. His priorities were clear, though: the only merit badges he cared about winning were Sleeping and Intentionally Avoiding Internet Fame.
Faithful Friend: Toy Mustache
I got a present today from my friends Matt and Brittany. In addition to some delicious beans from Highland Coffee and some yummy lotions from L’Occitane, they sent a hilarious toy that’s supposed to make it look like my dog has a mustache. Hachiko doesn’t really understand it yet; he keeps trying to bite the...
Faithful Friend: Sleepy Social Media Star
Last week I posted this picture of Hachiko on my Google Plus, and my inbox was immediately inundated with several variations of “OMG SO CUTE!” The best was from Tori, who said, “I might have just used my cursor to ‘pet’ his muzzle.” Didn’t we all, though?
Faithful Friend: Midcentury Modern
I would give anything for my dog to be like Chuck and Coco – always doing something entertaining, always ready to be photographed. Hachiko, however, is disinterested in Internet fame, so 90% of my attempted photo shoots end with him under a piece of furniture – in particular, this one. [Maybe we just need to...
Faithful Friend: 5.13.2011
This blog doesn’t have nearly enough pictures of my dog. So here he is. Hachiko is named after that other dog with the same name. [Yeah, the one from the film.] He’s an incredibly intelligent border collie with a penchant for raising his eyebrows at me whenever he knows I’m lying, drunk, or withholding food...