Here’s Barna (foreground) doing what he can to clean up Fukuoka’s streets from littered cans, one by one. He’s a six-year old golden retriever, and the star student at DoLS (Dogs Life Support) a newly opened dog training school operated by Ati. There he not only instructs owners on how to train their animals, but what to train them for. “I hope by educating dog owners how to properly train their dogs that these animals will earn more respect and a better position in society.” Ati offers comprehensive training for most breeds in pera-pera Japanese. Inquiries welcomed at 080-3955-5445
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary
In Japan: 13 years
Identity: Dog School Owner
Originally published in Fukuoka Now magazine (fn78, Jun. 2005)