We heard about Koji from our friends Marta Kieta and Susan Young. They had been involved with pet rescue at the Dekalb County Animal Shelter. He had been adopted out once before by a Japanese lady who named him Koji (we were told it means "peace" in Japanese). In short, it didn't work out and she returned him to the shelter where they kept him in the very back for over a year and was now scheduled to be euthanized in a matter of days. We agreed to visit and meet him and found him to be highly energetic and friendly so we took him home as a foster pet.

The more we got to know his personality the more we fell in love with him. He has very low prey drive, is not possessive, and loves to be loved. We formally adopted him at the end of 2023 as a member of the fam.

He goes by a few names. When he is that playful dog, he is Koji. When he gets excited and jumps up to greet you teeth first, he is Mojo. And then sometimes he so sweet that you can't decide if it's a he or a she, and he gets his full Japanese name: Koji Mojo Hishi.