Bedtime Story/Essay, actually by Lafcadio Hearn: "Ululation" (Patreon)

Hello, there! 

The second catchup Bedtime Story this month is by Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo. It's an essay about a dog that lived in a house he moved into and how it was different than other dogs. I'm quite fond of this piece. I'm also very curious what kind of dog it was. It's a Japanese breed. He mentions it was from up north and was white with ears that pointed up and ugly eyes. I'm going to make a wild guess and say a Hokkaido or Akita breed.

My mother-in-law's best friend who was also the woman I rented that first house from (appears in "Sand Walls, Paper Doors" ) had a couple of Tosa dogs/土佐犬 that came from southern Japan and were absolutely otherworldly. It felt like I was in the presence of something very ancient and wise and dangerous. Which is weird to say, but they were so cool. I couldn't stop thinking about them.

I was incredibly happy to read this essay because, as it turns out, Mr. Hearn's piece here kind of addresses those same feelings I had. He had them, too! But with a different breed, I believe. 

Okay, I just spent an hour and a half reading about and watching Youtube videos about Japanese dogs. Oh dear. Now I want some fenced in land and dogs. 

XO, 

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