Juneau and Me attended the ninth annual "Sato Rescue Reunion" at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem on Saturday. Perhaps Juneau had shared a flight from Puerto Rico with some of the rescued dogs in attendance. Many of the rescuers were there (perhaps even Juneau's rescuer). Rev. Annika of the Heartlight Peace Ministries gave the Sato Blessing. Naturally, Juneau was terrified of any stranger, regardless of her kind intentions, placing water on her forehead. So I picked up Juneau and held her so she could be blessed. Believe me, we need all the help we can get.
Several in attendance commented on how well-trained Juneau seemed. In fact, I merely dropped her leash to eat a watermelon slush (as you can tell by Juneau's panting in the picture, it was a hot day) but Juneau remained bolted to my side, like she always is in a crowd.
I bought a "Sato Rescue" T-shirt, which I wore later that day while walking around Boston. Thinking I rescued these dogs, a woman walked up to me in Faneuil Hall and commended me for my fine work. She works for an airline on which these dogs fly up from Puerto Rico.
Finally, we are seriously considering adopting another dog; one that will not growl at my son Matt and also keep Juneau company. So far, I'm the only holdout in the family on this idea.