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Dog Signal Episode 11 Review - Positive Reinforcement

Dog Signal returns from a one week break due to the holidays in Japan. While the issue with Hana and Mrs. Asanuma concludes on a good note, another problem arises. I take back what I said about Mrs. Asanuma being the most infuriating dog owner in this show because Miyu’s ex-girlfriend Yuko usurps that title by a long shot. Man, she’s so selfish.

Niwa tells Mrs. Asanuma that because Hana gets so stressed from eating, she believes that if she eats, she gets scolded. That’s the reason why Hana refuses to eat. In order for her to get used to eating, Hana needs positive reinforcement and no discipline. Niwa shows how its done with Ourson. Ourson always seemed like the perfectly trained dog, but, like people, dogs have their own set of issues as well. In Ourson’s case, what he is bad at is toilet training. Ourson used to be bad at peeing on the pad as he got older because of his size and belief that if his paws are on the pad, then his whole body is on the bad. That’s why he had the tendency to pee on the side of the pad and not on it. I actually learned a lot from this segment because my dogs tend to pee on the side of the pad to and not on the full area.

Niwa didn’t scold him out loud for the peeing issues, but Ourson could sense Niwa’s frustrations which was why he became stressed and developed urinary cysts. Because of this, Niwa changed his methods. He tolerated Ourson’s toilet behaviors and would praise him whenever he did it right. Ourson can pee normally now, but because of the past issues, it took a toll on his psyche, which was why he never smiles whenever Niwa praises him for peeing. I think this opened my eyes a bit. Now, I feel bad for scolding my dogs for making peeing mistakes on their pads at home. I’ve been trying to be tolerant these days, but I’m glad that Niwa proves that this does work.

I’m glad that the story helped Mrs. Asanuma understand that she has to be tolerant and patient. I’m also glad that she still loves her dog that she’s willing to change her disciplining methods. From what Miyu said at the pizza party, Mrs. Asanuma calls frequently to tell them about Hana’s eating habits, which have changed positively. I’m amazed that stubborn dog owners like her are able to change like that.

I do like that Miyu and Niwa help each other in ways that they lack. Niwa isn’t the friendliest or liveliest person, so he has a hard time being too excited to praise Ourson. Fortunately, Miyu is there to help out with that as he was the one who danced around and praised Ourson for peeing, which worked! Seeing Niwa hug his dog and thanking Miyu for his efforts really showed that not only is Miyu growing as a dog trainer, but as a friend to Niwa.

Will Yuko be able to change like Mrs. Asanuma? That’s a very hard question to answer. All I can say is that Yuko is super annoying and selfish. She’s easily the worst dog owner so far. She has all the red flags that dog owners should not be doing. She wears strong perfume, which dogs don’t like. She wears heels, which could be dangerous around small dogs. She puts Tiara in a bag and carries her around like she’s some posh rich girl. She also goes to Proud Dog, thinking they’ll accept her, but Niwa hated her the moment she walked in. She’s totally going to abandon Tiara when she gets older and will be buying another small dog to be her new accessory.

Her worst crime is buying a dog. She bought Singe, but then abandoned and gave him to Miyu because she was told that having a large dog like him would be embarrassing; she treats Singe like an after thought—heck, she didn’t even ask Miyu if Singe was doing okay and even called him “that one”. After abandoning Singe, she buys her teacup poodle named Tiara for one million yen (Basically around $7000) and carries her around in a bag and dresses her up in clothes. Whether dogs should wear clothes is a debate I’ve seen a bit, but it really depends on the weather. I make my dogs wear clothes only when its cold because poodles don’t have an undercoat, meaning they’re more prone to feeling cold; they’re getting old too, so I want them to be warm. Back on topic, she doesn’t even have a leash or a collar for Tiara. While Tiara doesn’t look like she’s uncomfortable, it’s because Tiara is still a puppy and a very young one at that. When she gets older, she’ll start expressing herself more with her likes and dislikes.

I feel so bad for Miyu, honestly. He went through so much trying to raise Singe, but it did bring him two good things in his life: raising Singe helped him meet Niwa and realize his dream of being a dog trainer. Not only he meets all sorts of people, he also learns a lot about himself. And all of that started with Yuko dumping him and then abandoning Singe in his place. I just hope this is an opportunity to show Yuko that he has become a better person after she left him. Can he become a competent dog trainer to show up Yuko? Will Yuko be able to change?

I really like how Miyu defends Niwa from Yuko as she accused him of being a rude person. Niwa isn’t rude; he’s blunt and I’m glad that Miyu understands that compared to Yuko who only judges people from how they behave towards her. I do wonder if the reason for their breakup will be explained next episode. Other than that, I hope Miyu puts Yuko in her place. What are your thoughts on this episode?

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Good Cycle Building

I'd be nice if this is the future of architecture...

 Asanuma corporation, a general construction company, is promoting "GOOD CYCLE BUILDING", a project to renovate a 30-year-old building into an environment-friendly building as the first flagship of the project. The existing building frame was utilized and modified to increase accessibility to natural light and wind, and new materials were added as much as possible using natural materials such as earth and wood so that the building users can be involved in the construction and maintenance.

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Flamigo -- Hiroki Asanuma

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sCREAMING and CRYIGN shes so cute im gonna explodeadn DIEEEEEE. MORE INFO UNDER CUT!

Umiko Asanuma

Information:

Gender: Female (she goes to the nrc sister school with morwenna!) Age: 16 Height: 4'9 | 145cm Homeland: Coral Sea (lives in the shallow parts) Family: unnamed sisters and parents

Dorm: Heartslabyul School Year: First Class: 1-C Club: Cooking (OK I KNOW ITS CONFIRMED THAT AT NRC THERES NO COOKING CLUB BUT IMAGINE THERE IS ONE AT THE SISTER SCHOOL. LET ME HAVE MY DREAMS) Best Subject: Practical Magic

Dominant Hand: Right Favorite Food: Pancakes (cannabalism...) Least Favorite Food: Onions Dislikes: Getting Startled Hobby: Baking Talents: Lifting heavy things

Other Notes:

shes still not used to not having 10 limbs.... she's retained her strength though!

a human friend (who she. may or may not have a crush on) introduced her to sweets when they were kids (she lives in shallow waters so it was easy for them to interact) and now she really likes them! she's learning to bake and cook now that she's on land

umiko is very timid and tends to hide away from people,, she also walks pretty slow.

umiko is a night owl!

umiko is. SUPER poisonous. DO NOT take a bite of this girl you WILL die

now that im thinking about it would probably make more sense for her to be attending RSA but uhhhhhhhhh SHHHHH

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Freddie Mercury and Brian May onstage during the Jazz Tour

Rotterdam, Netherlands - 1979

(Photos by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images)

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Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin performing on stage at Earl's Court, London, May 1975. Photo by Watal Asanuma.

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Itou Masami (Izumi's VA), the true leader of Knights (lol)

I subbed this bit from today's live stream I thought was really funny. I love Knights' seiyuus so much.

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David Gilmour - Britannia Row Studios, Islington London, United Kingdom, 1978. Photo by Watal Asanuma

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January 20th, 1976 - Queen Story!

London, UK - Queen at Heathrow Airport

👉 Queen flew to United States to start the rehearsals for the 'A Night At The Opera world tour, accompanied by new Tour Manager, Gerry Stickells (born 1942 - died 2019)

👉 This tour which commenced in Waterbury, january 27th, 1976

👉 'A Night At The Opera' Tour

November 1975 - April 1976

📸 Photographer Watal Asanuma

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Dog Signal Episode 10 Review - A Stressed Dog

We’re now in the double digits in terms of episode count! As celebration of the milestone, the anime just HAD to present a story with a VERY infuriating dog owner. Seriously, none of the previous owners made me this angry when it came to how poorly they handled their dogs. Mrs. Asanuma was a wild case.

While not an evil woman, Mrs. Asanuma is someone who is very impatient and tries to do everything by herself; because of this, her stress level is tremendous as she’s a housewife who has to juggle working a part-time job, caring for her family, mainly her twin daughters, and her dog Hana. Because of this, she’s the first customer who initially doesn’t come back after the counseling session until Miyu and Niwa encounter her at Dr. Kubo’s pet clinic. It is then that Niwa tells her that she is the problem as her method of discipline, yelling in a very loud voice, is not right and causing Hana to become stressed and that is the reason for her lack of appetite. Gosh, the way she pulled Hana by the collar and pressed her down on the couch to scold her for hiding her kibble to the point that it got moldy infuriated me. Do NOT handle your dog like this, seriously! I’m glad that she did feel apologetic towards Hana towards the end of the episode, but still…

Hana is a prime example of a stressed and scared dog. While she loves the twins and sees them as her equals, she’s afraid of Mrs. Asanuma. From the flashback, Hana was used to eating by scattering her food around. Because the method has changed, Hana’s appetite lessened because it was not what she was used to. This got me reminded of how one of my dogs didn’t have much of an appetite before. I tried changing feeding methods and realized that hand-feeding him might be the most comfortable way for him to eat and not get stressed over being fed; it’s not the “right” way, but like what Fujiwara said, there is no correct method of training. Just seeing Hana trembling with her paw up in the air was heartbreaking. I’m glad that Miyu was patient and noticed that she liked playing with her food before eating it. Also, I want to applaud Miyu for going out of his way and EATING THE DOG FOOD; I loved the little notice at the bottom that said “DO NOT IMITATE”. I love that this anime does give out notes and warnings that should never be imitated when handling dogs.

Was it just me or was Niwa a lot nicer and calmer than he was in previous episodes. He doesn’t chide Miyu for his kibble-eating antics nor does he speak harshly towards Mrs. Asanuma for being a bad owner. Then, there was that scene in the beginning where he was consoling Ourson for unknown reasons. I do wonder what’s up. Did something bad or sad happen? He even addressed Ritsuka by her first name for the first time in this episode; he never called her by her name in previous episode and always did look annoyed whenever she showed up. Niwa, are you okay? Did you eat something strange for you to be so calm in this episode?

I don’t know who voices Mrs. Asanuma, but her voice actress was really good; she did sound a bit like Yui Ishikawa, but it’s not her. One of the twins, Mugi, is voiced by Aimi Tanaka. She’s not a name I’m too familiar with but she did sound like a convincing five-year-old despite being in her 30’s. Mr. Asanuma is voiced by Kotaro Nishiyama. I just finished watching My New Boss Is Goofy the other day, so it’s nice to see him getting more roles, even if this one was just a brief, minor role. I swear, this show has the craziest cast when it comes to the supporting and minor characters.

I wonder if there will be a new episode next Sunday as it airs every Sunday. Next Sunday is New Years Eve. It would suck having to wait two weeks just to see the conclusion to this storyline. I’m curious on what Niwa comes up with to help Mrs. Asanuma. What I learned from this episode is that kids are a hassle and I should just raise dogs if I were to get married.

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Getty Images is blessing us with new photos and I haven’t seen this one posted here in such HD quality yet so here ya go. 👀😁

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Wartortle -- Hiroki Asanuma

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THEY PUT HIM IN THE MOLCAR 🥺😭🥰

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