Taking your pet for a walk in Tokyo
While out for a walk along the Kanda River (神田川) we came upon some Tokyoites taking their pets for a walk.
Someone had a dog on a leash. Another had his pet tortoise walking behind him, no leash required.
The tortoise was almost as fast as the dog and seemed to know exactly which way to go.
The tortoise sported some fancy booties. I’m not sure if the booties were just for looks or if they protected the tortoise’s hind feet.
Another time I was out in the rain, without a camera, and watched pet owners walking their dogs. The dogs had on raincoats. They looked rather miserable–not because it was raining but because they had to wear raincoats. I think they wanted to enjoy the rain hitting them, but that wouldn’t have been fashionable in this town.
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October 21st, 2009 at 10:57 pm
the shoes on that tortoise are awesome – what a quirky little pet to have.
October 24th, 2009 at 5:35 am
That is so adorable
We once had tortoise as a pet when we were kid but we release it to the lake shortly.