Continued report on Gonbei:
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There is an NPO in my city that helps us find a new owner of a dog that is in difficult circumstances such as unwanted baby dogs, abandoned dogs, retired guide dogs for visually challenged people and so on. Guide dogs are tightly bonded with their owner and I'm sure all the owners would want to take care of their dogs until the last minute but they can't do it because of their physical problem. These dogs will come to be under the care of volunteers. They'll spend the terminal period of their life with these volunteers.
During three weeks since A found Gonbei, A and I have taken care of him. We took him to the vet and a shampoo shop and he seemed to be getting in shape and looked better. We found him very clever and almost decided to keep him in my house.....
I didn't know that, but a meddlesome old woman had asked the NPO to find Gonbei's new owner without our permission.
The other day an NPO member called us and told us that they found a suitable person for Gonbei who already has a Standard Schnauzer and wants to have a Miniature Schnauzer.
Gonbei seems to have become attached to A and obeys A's simple orders such as "Stay", "Sit" and "House". However, all of my family members are out in the daytime and Gonbei might feel lonely. We thought like this and decided to leave him to the care of the new owner.
(Vocabulary)
abandoned dog / dog left behind by its owner 捨て犬
guide dog / seeing-eye dog 盲導犬
get in shape 体を鍛える、体調を整える、じょうぶになる
meddlesome old woman おせっかいなおばあさん
attached 《[名]の前不可》 愛着［愛情］を感じた, 情がわいた
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