YUKI was named for KATSUYUKI HIRAI, who paid the ultimate price in the attack on America September 11, 2001. Katsuyuki Hirai, 32, Hartsdale, New York, originally from Koshigaya-City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, was vice president of Chuo Mitsui Investment Inc., and worked on the 83rd floor of Tower Two in the World Trade Center, where he lost his life. His parents live in Japan. We salute Mr. Hirai, a hero, and name this wonderful dog in his honor.

(Source: Kyodo News 9/11/03)