{"id":3300,"date":"2009-10-21T15:55:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T22:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2009-10-15T16:14:41","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T23:14:41","slug":"taking-your-pet-for-a-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/taking-your-pet-for-a-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking your pet for a walk in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

While out for a walk along the Kanda River (\u795e\u7530\u5ddd) we came upon some Tokyoites taking their pets<\/a> for a walk.<\/p>\n

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Someone had a dog on a leash. Another had his pet tortoise walking behind him, no leash required.<\/p>\n

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The tortoise was almost as fast as the dog and seemed to know exactly which way to go.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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