What's a Gonbei? It's the name for people who don't have their own name or want to keep them secret. I think it's just like John Doe or Jane Doe in English. Anyway, Gonbei is the name of our new dog. You can see his original pictures here: http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2007/10/post-bc1a.html
We have a 3-year-old Dalmatian, Mocha, now and hope that someone keeps Gonbei. Some people called me after seeing our signboard to inform the former owner where he is now, but the dog that they were searching for wasn't Gonbei. We had no choice and decided to keep it for some time until someone shows up who wants to have it.
There is an NPO in this city that helps people find foster parents for cats and dogs. A checked their website and found that they required a medical checkup for cats and dogs before joining their website. Besides, Gonbei looks very dirty. We took him to the pet's shampoo shop at first. The trimmer said Gonbei was a Schnauzer, not a Miniature Schnauzer and his hair was extremely dirty and got caked with mud, so she couldn't shampoo it. At last Gonbei was shaved over his whole body. You can see his present status in the pictures below.
We are going to visit the vet who usually checks Mocha this weekend and have Gonbei checked. I'm so sorry that my pocket money has disappeared.
(Vocabulary)
John Doe ジョン・ドウ、名前のない人、何某、身元不明の男性、名なしの権兵衛◆本名を明かしたくないときに使う男性名。女性の場合はJane Doe
caked with mud 泥が厚くこびりついて
shampoo (髪・カーペットなど) をシャンプー［洗剤］で洗う
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