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OPINION UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, April 1, 1994
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C'est un vie du chien, woofs immigrant canine
And chase his tail.
If Ouyouce had his way, he would be free to play frisbee all day long.
William Alix/ KANSAN
'But this Besacon, France, two-year-old dog spends many of his hours sitting at home, waiting for the moment when his master, Oliver Tarnaud, a Besacon, France, graduate student, comes home. Television helps pass the time.'
Oliver Tarnaud, graduate student from Besançon, France, reads to his dog. Ouyouze Tarnaud, also from France. Ouyouze now reads illustrated books, but he said one of his goals was to someday read a real book. Below: Ouyouze Tarnaud likes to chase his tail. "It gets people's attention," he said.
"I like 'America's Funniest Home Videos' the best," Ouyouze said through an interpreter. "But Oliver hates it.
"What I really want to do is run around on a lawn. I love catching things and playing fetch."
Ouyouze said the lawn in front of Strong Hall was his favorite place to play.
"I love the students," he said. "It's always good to have company."
Ouyouze's two biggest goals in life, he said, were to catch a frisbee 100 consecutive times, and to reach 'Campus Dog' status. To reach that status, a dog must register with the KU Daisy Hill Puppy Club and log 100 hours, including 75 daytime hours, on campus.
"I're really up to Oliver," Ouyouze said. "He needs to take me up on campus. He's not sure if I could handle all the people. But I know I'd be a good dog, I know I would."
"We're working on the frisbee. Oliver's arm gets tired after a while."
Ouyouze also has an immediate goal — to find a mate.
"Spring is a very big time for dogs," he said. "Dogs tend to seek each other out, but right now I can't find anyone who's interested."
Tarnaud said he had tried to find a mate for Ouyouse, with little success.
"He can't find any female door right now," he said. "It's been hard on him."
Ouyouze said he thought he knew the reason for his troubles —the fact that many American female dogs have been "fixed." That fact outrages him.
"I'm amazed that the term Americans use is 'fixed,' when that act is completely inhuman and outright cruelty," he said.
COLUMNIST
In Guyouze's homeland, the practice of neutering and spaying animals is considered an infringement of animal's rights, Tarnaud said.
When Ouyouze is alone and he isn't watching TV, he reflects on the many splotches of color on his fur. He is a dog of many heritages, a fact of which he is proud.
"I'm what you call a mutt, although that term is not politically correct these days," Ouyouze said with a laugh. "I love the fact that I come from
a mix of bloodlines."
Ouyouze also reflects on the year he spent in his homeland.
"I miss my parents and grandparents back home," he said with a hint of a whimper.
Even so, Ouyouze said he wouldn't go back if he had the choice.
"I live for the times Oliver brings me up on campus, and I get to run around and see all the students," he said.
"I love being a Jayhawk — even though it's a bird instead of a dog."
Dan England is a Lenexa senior majoring In Journalism
Dan England is a Lenoxa senior majoring in Journalism.
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