A downside of a breed\u2019s popularity is that some unscrupulous breeders have been known to interbreed animals causing deformities. I know of people who have purchased kittens at pet stores, only for them to die within weeks. The pet store should be able to provide breeder details and you can check out where your animal comes from.<\/p>\n
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Below are a few more pet stores in the central Nagoya area.<\/p>\n
Puppy Land Pet Shop<\/h3>\n
In Kamimaezu, Puppy Land is, rather confusingly, a cat and kitten specialist. They provide aftercare services, including consultation on any discipline issues you may have.<\/p>\n
Where<\/strong>: 1 Chome-1-6 Kamimaezu, Naka Ward (map<\/a>) Dealing primarily in dogs and puppies, this breeder offers you the opportunity to meet the ‘parents’ of your choice. If you wish to do so, please call in advance to make an appointment.<\/p>\n Where<\/strong>: 2 Chome-1-15 Nagono, Nishi Ward (map<\/a>) ‘Nyan’ is the Japanese word for ‘meow’, and Nyan Love Pet Shop claims to have around 5,000 kittens. Dog breeds, available from their sister store One Love, are generally of the small variety, including chihuahua, toy poodle and pomeranian, as well as popular mix-breeds such as chiwax and poochie<\/p>\n Where<\/strong>: Nyan Love, Don Quijote 2F, 4 Chome-5-5 Sanno, Nakagawa Ward (map<\/a>) Where<\/strong>: One Love, Higashi Ward, Tokugawacho, 1402 Tokugawa Building 1st floor (map<\/a>) You are required to walk your dog on a leash at all times. \u00a0If you live in an apartment building you should\u00a0carry your pet in the communal areas and elevators at all times. You must also clean up after your dog when out walking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image: by\u00a0cattan2011<\/a> via flickr.com<\/a> [CC by 2.0<\/a>] – Modified<\/p>\n Image: by Frances Ellen<\/a>\u00a0via flickr.com<\/a> [CC by 2.0<\/a>] – Modified<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nothing completes a family like an additional member, in the form of a pet. Whether a cat, dog, or something less orthodox, it can be really nice having a companion around the home. Pets in Japan The most popular\u00a0pets in Japan are cats and dogs. Due to space restrictions in Japanese homes dogs tend to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,59,42,103],"tags":[83,100,141],"class_list":["post-4131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-friendly","category-life-in-japan","category-nagoya-2","category-shopping","tag-aichi-prefecture","tag-nagoya-city","tag-pets"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50326,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4131\/revisions\/50326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWebsite<\/strong>: pet-ala.jp<\/a><\/p>\nOshima Hama Breeder<\/h3>\n
\nWebsite<\/strong>: breeder-navi.jp\/breeder\/1401<\/a><\/p>\nNyan Love Pet Shop<\/h3>\n
\nWebsite<\/strong>: pet-onelove.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWebsite<\/strong>: pet-onelove.com<\/a><\/p>\nAnimal shelters<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Perhaps due to the Japanese desire for things that are both cute and brand new, animals that are abandoned and housed in shelters tend not to be adopted. It is a sad fact that in 2010 (the latest available figures), of the 204,000 animals that were taken to animal shelters, 82% were euthanized (this compares with less than 6% of the 126,000 dogs sheltered in the UK). \u00a0This means that shelters have many animals to be rehomed, and if you are not insistent on getting a young animal, adoption can be a cost-effective and humane way of taking in a pet.<\/p>\n\n
Etiquette and Care<\/h2>\n
Things to\u00a0consider when getting a pet in Japan<\/h2>\n
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