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Originally Posted by pandayanyan
I know not everything you read is true but here it is.....
as posted by: Boing Boing: Japan's rent-a-puppy business
Japan's rent-a-puppy business
Sid sez: "Babies can't be far behind ... in Tokyo you now can rent the cute little dogs that are all the rage. About $15 will get you an hour of canine bonding, and for a heftier fee you can take one home for the night. All puppy necessities included. These same dogs usually sell for about $3,000-$5,000."
In Tokyo alone, the number of shops registered to rent out pets grew to 115 as of March, up from 17 just three years earlier.
Each person who rents a dog by the hour is given a leash, some tissues and a plastic bag - in case the pooch has to answer the call of nature. They also get strict instructions not to let the dogs run free, to keep them in the shade on hot summer days and refrain from giving them snacks.
and here is more general info about dogs in japan: ABC News: Japan Says Goodbye Kitty, Hello Pampered Pup |
Thanks for the link to the ABC Story...When we lived in Tokyo we had a Dog and a small side-yard where he spent his days…we brought Dusty back to the states with us in 1997…sorry to say he passed about five years ago at age 14.