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B2 Pets & AnimalsOct 18, 2026

Grandpa Keeps Sweet Tradition Going With Two Very Unimpressed Cats | The Dodo

おじいちゃんが全く嬉しそうじゃない2匹の猫と心温まる恒例行事を続ける | The Dodo

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Grandpa Yoshitaka loves taking Shushu and Miko to Japan's most beautiful flower fields for family photos.
義孝おじいちゃんは、家族写真のためにシュシュとミコを日本の最も美しい花畑に連れて行くのが大好きです。
The only problem: his models sometimes just don't agree on the creative direction.
唯一の問題は、彼のモデルたちが時々クリエイティブな方向性に同意してくれないことです。
So Grandpa tries again, and again, and again.
そこでおじいちゃんは何度も、何度も、何度も挑戦します。
And the funny thing is, Shushu and Miko actually love these outings.
そして面白いことに、シュシュとミコは実はこうしたお出かけが大好きなのです。
You know, they happily wear their harnesses and travel to every single flower field that Grandpa wants.
おじいちゃんが行きたい花畑ならどこへでも、喜んでハーネスを着けて一緒に行くのです。
And most of the time, they are incredible little models.
そしてほとんどの場合、2匹は素晴らしい小さなモデルなのです。
Every now and then, though, one of them decides to improvise.
ただ時々、どちらかがアドリブを決め込むことがあります。
But there's actually a reason why Yoshitaka keeps trying to get these photos, and it all started with another cat named Wolf.
でも実は、義孝さんがこれらの写真を撮り続けようとするのには理由があり、それはウルフという別の猫から始まったのです。
So Wolf was the family's first outdoor model, and they kept taking these pictures with him through his final days.
ウルフは家族で最初のアウトドアモデルで、彼の最期の日々までずっと一緒に写真を撮り続けました。
When Wolf passed, he of course left a huge space behind, but he also left them with this amazing family tradition.
ウルフが亡くなったとき、もちろん大きな空白を残しましたが、素晴らしい家族の伝統も残してくれました。
Soon after, Shushu joined the family, and she learned to explore the flower field and pose for the camera as well.
その後まもなく、シュシュが家族に加わり、彼女も花畑を探検してカメラの前でポーズを取ることを学びました。
People sometimes even mistake her for a professional model, which I mean she kind of is.
人々は時々彼女をプロのモデルと間違えるほどで、まあある意味彼女はプロみたいなものです。
Then Miko arrived.
そしてミコがやって来ました。
She had been rescued near a garbage dump, and when the family decided that she could stay, Shushu
彼女はゴミ捨て場の近くで保護され、家族が彼女を飼うことに決めたとき、シュシュは
was apparently not consulted,
どうやら相談されていなかったようで、
and she had a lot of opinions.
言いたいことがたくさんあったようです。
I'm not gonna lie, the two did fight at first, but after like a week, they were basically inseparable.
正直に言うと、最初は2匹はケンカしましたが、1週間ほどで基本的に離れられなくなりました。
Sisters just fight sometimes, you know.
姉妹って時々ケンカするものですよね。
Once the family realized that Miko loved traveling and wearing a harness, she joined photo shoots too.
ミコが旅行とハーネスを着けるのが大好きだと家族が気づくと、彼女も撮影に参加するようになりました。
Now Grandpa has two little models, and every now and then, twice the chaos.
今ではおじいちゃんには2匹の小さなモデルがいて、時々2倍のカオスになります。
And of course, every grand production always comes with a little bit of behind-the-scenes drama, and sometimes one of the stars decides to throw a paw.
もちろん、どんな大作にも舞台裏のドラマがつきもので、時にはスターの1匹が前足を振り上げます。
And though Yoshitaka sometimes has to bribe the models to behave, every photo shoot keeps Wolf's tradition going.
義孝さんは時々モデルたちにおやつで機嫌を取らなければなりませんが、どの撮影もウルフの伝統を受け継いでいます。
They may not always agree on how long a photo shoot should last, but one thing they never seem to disagree on is their love for Grandpa.
撮影がどれくらい続くべきかについては必ずしも意見が一致しませんが、おじいちゃんへの愛については決して意見が割れないようです。
Even though they sometimes don't get the photo they were looking for, I think the messy ones are the ones they'll treasure the most,
求めていた写真が撮れないこともあるけれど、そんなごちゃごちゃした写真こそが、一番大切な宝物になると思う、
and maybe that was the perfect family photo all along.
そして、それこそが最初から完璧な家族写真だったのかもしれない。

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