At the Oahu SPCA we love to hear updates on our adopted shelter animals. This month we were fortunate to touch bases with Francheska Tirado and Javier Martinez, who are originally from Puerto Rico. Francheska and Javier arrived in Hawaii in January 2010 due to Javier’s service in the Navy. However, due to the state’s quarantine requirements their gray Shih Tzu Gohan stayed in Puerto Rico at first then eventually reunited with his parents.
Francheska tells us she was very active with animal rights in Puerto Rico and knows how hard it is for no-kill animal shelters to find good homes for their animals. Once in Hawaii she and Javier started to look for a new addition to their family and decided to visit the Oahu SPCA during one of its PETCO adoption days. While there in April 2010 they fell in love with and adopted an adorable 5-month old pup named Athos.
Athos has since been renamed Ryuk, after a Japanese anime character. (Ryuk matches with Gohan, who is also a Japanese anime character.) When he first came home, Ryuk did well with potty training and crate training and didn’t cry as Francheska expected… even from the first night. He later went on to puppy training classes, as well as basic and advanced obedience. In fact, Ryuk is now in basic agility training!
Francheska says Ryuk loves to hike, go to the beach, and visit the dog park. He also loves to cuddle and kiss you when asked. He also know how to hug and jump, and goes crazy for peanut butter. Ryuk has become Francheska’s constant companion and even lovingly tugs on his brother Gohan’s hair.
We are so excited to hear this happy ending for Ryuk and his family. Thank you for sharing!!
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