Kato 06-047 [1]

2/10/06: Kato was a stray that wandered onto a good Samaritan's property - she tried very hard to find his owner before contacting us. RAGOM named him Kato and he is starting to respond. Originally we were told he was 1 or 1.5 years old but I believe he is older. He has the whitest teeth I have ever seen. He is a light blonde who is very tall. Since he was a stray he was very skinny when he came in, currently weighs in around 59 lbs and he should probably be at least 70. He has so much fur that you wouldn't think he was underweight.

Kato is a sensitive soul - he is brave, sweet, gentle. He gets along with dogs, cats, and follows my son around. He is always wagging his tail...even after he was neutered. He has marked inside the house but we will work on that.

I used my crystal ball to guess what his previous life was like and I would say he was an outside dog, as sometimes I have to lure him back into the house...with hot dogs. No one can resist hot dogs! He has some house manners so I'm guessing he was allowed in at times. He's very mellow and likes to roll in the snow. He was a pet at one time because he is very gentle.

His eyes and his expressions just kill me - I swear I love the soul of a stray and their kindness - he is my new love. He is settling in nicely, a little nervous at first but he's becoming more and more trusting of the lady who smells like hot dogs. So far he just watches the other Goldens play, which is good because he is still healing from his surgery. Every once in a while he will run along with them, but that is it. This guy needs a forever home, he doesn't appear to be much of a wanderer but because he was a stray I would love for him to have a physical fence. If you don't have one, you would need to walk him and play with him on a tie out. I don't ever want to see this guy wandering the streets again. He's too special to live his life alone.

He also adores checking himself out in the mirror...to make sure he looks good for the lady with hot dogs. Come and meet Kato at PetCo on Feb 11th. He will be the one giving you the eyes from across the room :)