''The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership'', also known as ''The Ten Commandments From a Pet's Point of View'' or simply ''Ten Commandments For Dog Owners'', is a set of pet ownership rules. It was created in 1993 by
Stan Rawlinson, and is written from the point of view of a dog.
This set of rules was used as the basis of the 2008 Japanese film ''
10 Promises to My Dog
is a 2008 Japanese film. The film was directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and stars Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda and Etsushi Toyokawa. Rena Tanaka and Mayuko Fukuda play the adult and the young version of Akari Saito respectively, while actor Etsushi Toy ...
''.
The commandments convey the dog's perspective to elicit empathy from humans in their role as owner. They are written from the dog's viewpoint and they allude to principles assumed important to dogs. Commandments convey ideas of trust, tolerance, anger, hurt, pain, and forgiveness amongst others.
Popular culture
The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership was translated in Japanese and compiled into a
tankōbon by author
Rie Hasegawa.
This book was published by
Nihon Bungeisha, and was released in Japan on September 2004.
Additionally, The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership was used as an inspiration for a novel written by
Hare Kawaguchi.
Published on 28 July 2007, this book is entitled .
''10 Promises To My Dog'' was later adapted into a 2008 Japanese film of
the same name.
The film was directed by
Katsuhide Motoki, and stars
Rena Tanaka,
Mayuko Fukuda
, born on August 4, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress who made her debut in 1998. She is contracted to talent agency FLaMme.
Her father, Kenji Fukuda, is a drummer in the band Kasutera.
Filmography
Television dramas
* '' Summer ...
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Etsushi Toyokawa
is a Japanese actor.
Biography
Born in Yao, Osaka, he studied at Shimizudani High School, and eventually dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University to pursue a career in acting. He began by joining the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe "Under Thir ...
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See also
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10 Promises to My Dog
is a 2008 Japanese film. The film was directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and stars Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda and Etsushi Toyokawa. Rena Tanaka and Mayuko Fukuda play the adult and the young version of Akari Saito respectively, while actor Etsushi Toy ...
References
External links
Original Text by Stan Rawlinson
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Codes of conduct
Dogs as pets
1993 documents