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Kwakasi's first weekend with us

Finally on Friday April 25, 2003 our new pal came home with us. We named him Kwakasi (Swahili for "fast", directly translated it means "with speed." We call him Kasi - "speed" - for short).

Kasi spent his first weekend getting used to new surroundings, new people, and only having one other dog around. He was a little... no, a LOT apprehensive of transitions (coming out of his kennel, going through the back door, getting off the porch, going through the doggie door, etc. - we also found that neither rain nor umbrellas were at all appreciated), but he adjusted.

Of his first 48 hours with us, Kasi spent about 40 of them asleep. He's soon started to become a little more active, but he certainly never became as active as Oneone - he was, however, MUCH faster when he wanted to be.

Two things we noticed about his name:
  • "C'mon Kasi" sounds a bit like "kamikaze."
  • Looking at Kwakasi quickly, one sometimes reads it as "Kawasaki."

We still liked the name, and it suited him, so we stuck with it.

A bit uncertain
A bit uncertain
Starting to loosen up
Starting to loosen up
Oneone trying to start a game of chase
Oneone trying to start a game of chase
So, what now?
So, what now?
Mom & Kasi
Mom & Kasi
Mom with the kids
Mom with the kids
Profile
Profile
Dad with the kids
Dad with the kids
Couch potato
Couch potato
Close up
Close up
The classic pose
The classic pose
He really IS a couch potato
He really IS a couch potato