💖 About the 'Life-Saving Commands' That Ku and I Have Chosen

Having lived with Ku for about 18 years, when I look back,
I've started to wonder how much meaning the commands we learned together really had.

And what I realized is that
the things that were truly necessary were only a very few.

── Come ──

When I want to call him over,
when I want to avoid danger,
→ “Guiding to a safe place” = A command for me to protect his life

── Wait ──

When I want him to stop right where he is,
when I want to calm his excitement,
→ “Regaining composure” = A command for me to protect his life

── Drop it ──

When he has something in his mouth that he might swallow by mistake,
when I want him to let go of what he's holding,
→ “Avoiding danger” = A command for me to protect his life

── House ──

To go to his crate inside the house,
to learn to return home when outside,
→ “Learning where to return” = A command for Ku to protect his own life

── Look right, look left, look right ──

The habit of checking for safety before crossing the road,
→ “Checking for safety” = A command for Ku to protect his own life

The way I have chosen the commands I value,
I have always prioritized things that involve his life.

As we repeated them over and over again,
Ku's body learned them naturally.
And once he learned them,
he started to think for himself about what to do little by little.
When he succeeded, I was so happy, and we would often laugh together.

When you live together for a long time,
he understands words little by little,
and I come to understand his feelings just by looking at his expression.

I don't remember when it started, but
before I knew it,
to the point where the difference between a dog and a human didn't matter,
we had come to understand each other's feelings.

Pets are family. They are definitely family.
But because I want to properly respect the existence of a dog,
I think of him as a creature different from a human.

That is precisely why
I have always felt that protecting him is the human's role.

I didn't know anything when we first met, but
if you live together,
you will surely be able to communicate someday.

The things he likes, the food he likes,
the things he dislikes, the things that hurt.
Ku tries his best to tell me.

I will continue to do my absolute best to protect this little life.
So that we can always be peaceful and smiling.
Always.

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