公園へ向かう途中でシン君に会えました。シン君は保護された子で非常にビビリ。タイガとは2度くらい会ったことがありますが、今朝も逃げ回っていました。夕方、私が独りでジョギングしている際に出会うと、遠くから足音を聞きつけて歩みを止めてしまうようです。実際に私の顔を見ると、うれしいような怖いようなで、飛び跳ねながら逃げ回っています。
長い脚に短い毛並み、でも頭部やシッポに一部長い毛があるので、もしかしてサルーキの血が入っているかも。
Soon after leaving home, we met Shin, a male dog of mixed breed. He has long legs with short coat, but some of the hair on his head and tail is quite long, which makes me think that perhaps he has Saluki blood among other things.
He is an extremely timid dog and took advantage of Taiga greeting his dad to take a sniff.
柿の木広場へ向かう途中の、集合住宅前に植わっているナツミカンらしき木が鬼剪定されたようで、実が露出しています。これでは葉と実の数のバランスが厳しすぎ。
On our way to the Persimmon Park, I saw the citrus tree in front of a block of flats. It seems they pruned the tree to such an extent that the fruits are all exposed. They gave no thought to the balance between the number of leaves and fruits - such a sorry sight.
目的地の柿の木広場に着くと柴犬のキリュウ（輝龍）がいました。タイガを見て大興奮です。
When we arrived at the Persimmon Park, we were met by Kiryu, a young male Shiba Inu. He was so excited to see Taiga, as always.
まだ３歳くらいの若造ですが、子犬のときから遠慮のない子で、しかも未去勢なのでタイガのことを同世代のガールフレンドのように扱います。
He is about 3 years old but since he was a puppy, he has had no respect to older dogs. He treats Taiga as if she were of his age and one of his girl friends. He is an intact male.
タイガが遊びにのってこないので、前足でチョイチョイ。よく今まで年長の大きな犬にケガさせられることなく来たな、と感心します。
As Taiga was not eager to play with such an excited dog, Kiryu started tapping Taiga's shoulder with his paw. It is a wonder that he has avoided getting injuries inflicted by older, larger dogs.
