Lionel, who was featured in this space in March as one of the last of his siblings still waiting to be adopted, has at last found a new home with Fuka Fujimura and her father, Keisuke.
Even before the Fujimuras lost their beloved Shiba at the age of 16, "We knew," says Fuka, "that our next dog would be a rescue." And, indeed, when that time came, it seemed as if fate brought them to Lionel.
"We looked at ARK's website and immediately fell in love with Lionel," she says.