*This came about as I was reading up on the World Baseball Classic finals between Japan and Korea, where Ichiro's tiebreaking, two-run single in the 10th gave Japan a 5-3 win over Korea, leading me to look up his player profile page on ESPN, and in my Google search, found his wikipedia page and learned of his Shiba Inu, which in turn, led to the article below about how Ichiro can talk to dogs... whew
"Ichiro married Yumiko Fukushima, a former TV announcer, on December 3, 1999 at a small church in Santa Monica, California. The couple have no children. They have a pet dog (Shiba Inu) named "Ikkyu", a combination of "Ichiro" and "Yumiko". A kanji letter, "yumi" is pronounced "kyu" as well." - Wikipedia
"He's got at least one dog, a Shiba Inu named Ikkyu that Ichiro supposedly consulted before signing his big contract. Ikkyu said "woof, woof, woof," which meant "stay, stay, stay" in Seattle to Ichiro. In an interview two years ago, Ichiro said he also has a golden retriever in Japan." - http://www.seattlepi.com/moore/325386_moore27.html
Funny, Maiya said "woof, woof, woof" to me the other day too, but I didn't quite understand what she was getting at.
Kelly Osbourne too has been spotted with a Shiba Inu puppy! It's true that Shiba Inus need tons of exercise. Maiya loves going for walks and playing with other dogs. However, in every picture of Kelly Osbourne and her Shiba Inu, the puppy is being held in her arms... Makes for good celeb photos I guess.
http://www.petsugar.com/2692257
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