The Chibi-Chan Story

The late Chibi-Chan was a Japanese Akita. Although she was Japanese by ancestry, she was a 100% American puppy-girl. She was born in Los Angeles in October 1986 and was adopted by Lisa, caretaker of both Chibi and me. Chibi's name means "itsy-bitsy", which caused no end of consternation to the Japanese who met her, since she weighed a dainty 65 pounds.

Some interesting (?) facts about Chibi-Chan!

• Chibi's favorite food was Science Diet (for Seniors, for her latter years)
• Chibi could not stand to have her paws touched.
• Chibi loved snackies. She'd do just about anything, except let you touch her paws, for a snackie.
• Chibi got plenty of rest, to assure that she'd be alert to fend off prowlers. She slept about 25 hours/day.
• Chibi loved to go for "walkies". Chibi-chan would grin from ear-to-ear if you asked her to go for a walkie. As you can see, her ear-to-ear walkie-grin was completely irresistible.

Chibi-chan passed away Saturday, November 17, 2001. We loved her more than can be described, and miss her even more than we loved her. She was a sweetheart in the most literal sense and the most beautiful soul we have ever known. Rest in peace, our dear sweet girl...