{"id":339,"date":"2026-04-12T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pajuparadise.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:42:14","slug":"10-years-with-a-dog-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pajuparadise.com\/en\/10-years-with-a-dog-story\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Years with a Dog: The Story of Dorothy and Our 6-Dog Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

10 years with a dog<\/strong> named Dorothy taught me so much about life and love. Today, I want to share a deeply personal story about our “Captain” who led our 6-dog family here in Paju, Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. 2015: A Gift Like a White Cotton Ball<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the autumn of 2015, Dorothy came into our lives like a miracle. She was a tiny white Pomeranian<\/a>, looking just like a soft cotton ball. I still remember the warmth and the soft texture when I first held her. She was small, but she definitely had a ‘spicy’ and sassy personality from the very start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. The Famous “Strawberry Incident”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2015, strawberries were quite expensive in Korea. I remember my wife jokingly saying, “You wouldn’t even buy me strawberries because they were too pricey, but you bought them for Dorothy?”<\/em> Looking back, that was the moment it was decided\u2014Dorothy was the real boss of our house. Watching her tiny mouth munching on a strawberry, I felt like I could give her the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. The “Snowy” Living Room Disaster: Dorothy\u2019s Sassy Days<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every dog has their ‘rebellious’ phase, and Dorothy was no exception. One day, I came home to find my living room transformed into a field of white snow\u2014but it wasn’t snow. It was shredded toilet paper everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there she was, sitting right in the middle of the mess, looking at me with a sly smirk<\/strong> as if to say, “Oh, you\u2019re home early? So what?”<\/em> She wasn’t sorry at all, which made it even funnier. That was our Dorothy\u2014charming, sassy, and always the center of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4.Leadership Lessons from My 10 Years with a Dog<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As time passed, our little “cotton ball” naturally became the “Captain” of the entire pack. It was fascinating to watch such a small dog command respect from brothers much larger than herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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