One of the things that regular readers will know about us is that we're suckers for dogs...we can't actually have any with our current living and working arrangements, but someday, that will change. Until then, we mooch off of dog owners. The other night at the Bon Odori Festival, we ran into a pretty little Shiba Inu, one of the most popular breeds here in Japan. She was just precious...

Unlike this dog...Sam, the World's Ugliest Dog.

Here's another picture of him with his mom, who loves him...I think he looks like a mummy dog. I swear that I once saw him at the Egyptian Museum!