Anyway, my new life begins with Beat. I have concentrated my energy on working and studying. But from now on, “Beat’s time” will join them.

I sometimes forget his name. There is a very famous comedian in Japan, named “Beat Takeshi.” His name always helps me remember “Beat.”

The new dog’s name is “Beat,” which is not given by us. Beat’s brothers and sisters are named with the same initial, “B.”

One day, taking a walk with him, the lead slipped through my fingers and the dog violently ran around me. It took more than ten minutes to catch him. Luckily, as it was early morning and around the riverside, I didn’t have any trouble with…

The new dog is a one-and-a-half-year-old boy, which has 28kg. A boy dog has steadier frame than a girl dog. Moreover, the new dog is young.

We thought we would meet a new dog at least one year later. But we got an offer from the foundation much sooner than our expectation. If I had known his coming, I would not have scheduled so many oversea trips. It is the eighth day for him…

After losing our beloved dog last year, my wife asked a foundation of dogs helping for handicapped persons for an adoption of a dog. Though dogs are trained in a school, some of the dogs become dropouts because of aptitude.