Meet Kitsune

Hi! I'm Kitsune. I look like
a dog, but I'm really a cat.

One month ago, our family of 3 became 4. The newest addition is a Shiba Inu named Kitsune. Her name means fox in Japanese, which is quite appropriate because she's a Japanese dog that looks like a fox!

You may recognize this little one from photos of play dates or vacations, but now she's for keeps. Some friends from Portland (turned friends from Houston) were unable to keep her. Fortunately, we met her along the way!

Really what happened is Kitsune and Bear met and, at first sight, fell madly in love. They played, they snuggled, they could never be separated again. They had to part for a while, but they worked through the distance and will now live happily ever after. For ever and ever amen.


I'm sure we're still just getting acquainted, but here's what we know so far:

Things Kitsune likes:

• Running
• Snuggling
• Crawling under things
• Tug of war
• Bearsicle
• Smelling everything thoroughly
• Blankets
• Sleeping
• Car rides
• The dog park
• Dead things
• Being like a cat

Things Kitsune does not like:

• Baths
• Sleeping alone
• Being in trouble
• Anything unfamiliar
• Dog park maintenance guy
• Being forced to do something
• Practicing anything
• Excessive speed
• Revealing that she's a big softie

Rest assured this is just the beginning of our adventure, and there will be many stories to come. I've heard people say that with kids, 1 is like 1 and 2 is like 20. I've found dogs are like that, but with cuteness. 1 is really cute, but two is like having the world's cutest baby animal calendar and YouTube videos at your disposal in your living room.

... unless they're eating something they're not supposed to.

Until next time, I leave you with some more photos!