Tosca was featured here in November 2024. He¡¯d been grossly neglected by his previous owner, kept on a balcony with three other dogs ¡ª even in the dead of winter ¡ª and rarely receiving food. He was described by an ARK veteran as ¡°one of the trickiest dogs we¡¯ve had.¡±
The difficulties Tosca endured led to him chewing on furniture, biting people and relieving himself wherever he pleased. All signs indicated that he was going to be a challenging dog to rehome.
But Tosca is now thriving with Ruka and Tsuyoshi Ueno, who live in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. ¡°My family had adopted from ARK when I was a child and I have great memories of that time,¡± Ruka says. Once she got married, bought a home and was ¡°finally in a position to get my own dog,¡± she came straight to ARK.
Ruka was told that Tosca was ¡°just like a baby¡± and demanded a lot of attention. When she met him for the first time, however, she was drawn to how independent he seemed. ¡°I thought he was actually like my husband and me,¡± she says.
Months after the adoption, Tosca attended an ARK event with his new family and everyone who had known him before was amazed at how far he¡¯d come. ¡°He¡¯s our only dog and I hope he knows that he¡¯s safe and can relax,¡± says Ruka. ¡°He seems to have developed a more expressive face.¡± With the Ueno family, Tosca has found a happy place for himself at last.
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