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Jaru
@jaru.bsky.social
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Fursuiter from central Ohio
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November 1st - Woke up to a bit of unexpected scruff and realized it is the start of No-Shave November. If this is Day 1, I wonder what Day 30 is going to be like!
#NoShaveNovember
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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As usual I am finding out about National [TOPIC] Day from Dom Tiberi late at night while watching the local 10TV News.

Happy National Cat Day! (Yes, dogs and cats can get along!)
#NationalCatDay
Jaru lying on the floor, eye to eye with a white cat also on the floor just chilling as they check each other out Jaru holding a very relaxed grey shorthair cat in his arms
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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I was just about to head to bed when I heard on the local news that today is #NationalDogsInPoliticsDay!
Jaru wearing his "Vote Dog: He's A Good Boy" shirt
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher! Hey batter, batter, SWING! Sell the team! Let's Go Bucs!

Happy #NationalTalkLikeAPirateDay! I wonder what type of pirate Jaru will be at the Ohio Renaissance Festival on Saturday for their Pirate Weekend....
#FursuitFriday
Jaru wearing a pirate hat, a red sash tied around his waist, holding a stuffed emu in place of a parrot, posing with a pirate's cutlass and little treasure chest and pirate ship while also wearing a Pittsburgh Pirate's baseball cap, Pirate's baseball jersey while posting with a baseball bat, baseball glove, baseball, and home plate all at the same time. Photo with Jaru turned around showing the back of his Pittsburgh Pirates baseball jersey which is customized with "Jaru" across the back and number 13, unlucky for most, but Jaru also came to being in 2013.
September 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Happy National SPAM Musubi Day! I have wanted to try musubi for years so I tried my hand at making it myself to celebrate the special day. These two got to it before I had a chance to eat it though!
#NationalSpamMusubiDay
#FursuitFriday
Jaru's fursuit head and a stuffed animal musubi that has a little stuffed dog in it look at a plate of homemade musubi The stuffed animal musubi is unwrapped showing the little stuffed dog standing between the stuffed rice and stuffed Spam as Jaru's fursuit head continues to look at a plate of homemade musubi The stuffed dog has wandered away from the rest of the stuffed musubi to be closer to Jaru and the plate of homemade musubi Jaru's fursuit head has moved to lift up the edge of the plate of musubi in its teeth and the stuffed musubi dog has moved to stand on the side of the plate
August 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Jaru is just a bit of a fan of SPAM (and yes, the meat product is in all caps, that is not just yelling, but who wouldn't be happy to enthusiastically call out for *SPAM*? Spam when not in all caps refers to junk email.
#NationalSPAMDay
Mini-Jaru sticking out of a SPAM cooler bag surrounded by cans of 25% Less Sodium, Bacon, Gochujang, Hickory Smoke, Korean BBQ, Jalapeño, Tocino, Turkey, Maple, Hot & Spicey, Lite, Teriyaki, Classic, and small Classic SPAM.
July 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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People are posting about grilling hot dogs today. Here is a pic of a hot dog grilling a foot. For some reason no one wanted to partake in Jaru's Blackened Italian Foot-Long at the picnic.
#NationalHotDogDay
Jaru standing watch as a dismembered foot sits on a charcoal grill at a park. Close-up of Jaru with a grilled dismembered foot in his mouth.
July 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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I don't always dress up as a @bucees.bsky.social beaver, but when I do, I go out and see "Hundreds of Beavers" @hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social at the @gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social
#FursuitFriday
(Well, it isn't quite a fursuit, and it is no longer quite Friday)
Jaru in front of the movie screen wearing a Buc-ee's beaver kigu with a Buc-ee's stuffed animal and Buc-ee's keychain Jaru in front of the Gateway Film Center sign wearing a Buc-ee's beaver kigu, holding a Hundreds of Beavers Blu-Ray set along with a Buc-ee's stuffed animal and Buc-ee's keychain Jaru in front of the Gateway Film Center sign wearing a Buc-ee's beaver kigu, with an AnthrOhio backpack with a Buc-ee's stuffed animal sticking out the top and Buc-ee's keychain
July 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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I popped up to Toledo to visit my Dad while my older sister from Dallas was in town. We went to the Toledo Museum of Art since it holds a lot of memories for us. I was not expecting to come across a fursuit amongst their collection!
#FursuitFriday
Mannequin of a man in a tracksuit wearing a large lamb fursuit head on display at the Toledo Museum of Art. Placard for the fursuit on display in the Toledo Museum of Art which says "This man wearing a lamb mask is a taekwondo instructor. He mainly teaches children ages six to fifteen. He is getting paid ninety U.S. dollars per day for performing six hours a day. This amount does not include lunch." Jaru in street clothes, not in fursuit, standing beside the mannequin with the lamb fursuit head inside the Toledo Museum of Art.
June 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Happy #NationalDonutDay ! My friend NPC is a donut fanatic and found out about a donut fundraiser run back in 2019 that was looking for volunteers, including people to wear donut costumes. We applied to help. I'd love to do more events like this!
#FursuitFriday
Jaru in a Columbus Donut Run t-shirt kneeling by a statue of a deer that is sitting on the steps in front of COSI with a donut pillow. Jaru running across the starting line with a group of kids and a donut mascot. Jaru dancing with several donut mascots with the Columbus skyline in the background.
June 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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We are just one week away from @anthrohio.org 2025! AnthrOhio is moving to a new location and a new date for this year. Jaru took a spa day to prepare, with a nice bath, massage, pedicure, and facial.
#FursuitFriday
Picture of Jaru focusing on his face as he lies on a rack. Jaru's suit soaking in the bathtub with a bottle of Woolite detergent and a spray bottle of Folex Carpet Cleaner A wet Jaru suit reclining in the bathtub Jaru's suit on a drying rack
April 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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*Jaru ponders if he can be a celestial dog too*
Sadly it looks like we will have clouds Saturday evening when both Canis Major and Canius Minor should be viewable. But if Jaru can't see them he can still howl his greeting to them!
#FursuitFriday
Jaru stands beside a TV showing a night sky with several dog constellations, with text for the "Celestial Dogs" gathering on March 29th, 2025 at the John Glenn Astronomy Park
March 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Happy #Superb_Owl_Sunday! Ohio Nature Education will be the AnthrOhio charity again this year, and has some fun merch available! Be sure to check out their site and support them, their superb owls, and all the other critters they care for!
www.ohionature.org/store
Jaru wearing a 2025 AnthrOhio / Ohio Nature Education shirt while holding a stuffed owl
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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I had a great time skiing at Perfect North last Saturday! This was Jaru's first time hitting the slopes. We had a lot of fun reactions and definitely stayed nice and toasty warm! More photos and videos (including flapping ears) can be found here:
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#FursuitFriday
Jaru standing on skis at the top of Perfect North Slopes.
January 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Merry Christmas! I hope you received a special treat today, whether from Santa, family, friends or yourself!
#FursuitFriday
#Christmas
Jaru wearing a red scarf and Santa hat handing out gifts beside a Christmas tree.
December 25, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are able to enjoy a special meal and take some time to reflect upon things you grateful for this year!
#Thanksgiving
Mini-Jaru standing in front of a candelabra with a turkey decoration and a fancy plate with a container of Turkey Spam on it.
November 28, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Enjoying World Wild Fur Camp: Furries of the Corn this weekend!
#WWFC
#FursuitFriday
Jaru in a corn shirt with his dismembered foot and dagger standing by the YMCA Camp Wilson sign.
November 1, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Happy #Halloween ! The painting was purchased at the Ohio Nature Education charity table at @anthrohio.bsky.social 2024. They will be returning as the 2025 charity as well!
www.OhioNature.org
#Fursuit
Jaru holding a jack-o-lantern candy pail in his teeth while pointing to a painting of a dog in a ghost costume also with a jack-o-lantern candy pail in its teeth.
October 31, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Hmm, wonder why Jaru is interested in reading this archive of the August 5, 1974 Toledo Blade newspaper?
Jaru looking at a bound copy of the August 1-15, 1974 Toledo Blade newspaper. Jaru looking at a bound copy of the August 1-15, 1974 Toledo Blade newspaper. Jaru looking at a bound copy of the August 1-15, 1974 Toledo Blade newspaper. Front page of the August 5, 1974 Toledo Blade newspaper
August 6, 2024 at 3:41 AM
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I recently came across a couple photos from Jaru's first public appearance, at the August 3, 2013 Gallery Hop Fursuit Walk. We used to walk nearly twice as far as our current walks.
#FursuitFriday
August 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Who knows what unusual cryptids lurk in the woods and swamps around Ohio! Come to @anthrohio.bsky.social 2024: Purranormal next week and you may be able to spot and learn about a few of them!
#AnthrOhio
Mini-Jaru with Bessie (Ohio's version of the loch Ness Monster) in a bird bath behind him, with a hummingbird and owl lawn art poking up from behind.
May 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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May The 4th Be With You from Darth Jaru! (I was told there were cookies on the dark side!)
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
Darth Jaru, wearing a Darth Vader helmet and cape
May 4, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Only three more weeks until @anthrohio.bsky.social 2024: Purranormal! Come join us as we explore the eerie, unexplained, and supernatural! Wow, and today happens to be National Paranormal Day 👽
#NationalParanormalDay
#FursuitFriday
Very grainy, obscure black and white photo of Jaru
May 3, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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Getting ready for the total solar eclipse on Monday! I'll be camping at a campground on Shade Road in Darke County, Ohio which seems quite fitting! Moon Pie had a special Solar Eclipse Survival Kit that I could not resist. Hopefully the clouds will part in time!
#FursuitFriday
#TotalSolarEclipse2024
Jaru giving a thumbs up while wearing eclipse glasses, a "Darke Side of the Moon Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024" T-shirt that is a spoof of the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album, standing beside a telescope with a solar filter and a table of other items, including the Moon Pie Solar Eclipse Survival Kit which contains a box of mini moon pies, a couple of stickers, and Moon Pie branded solar glasses. Jaru wearing eclipse glasses, showing off his "Darke Side of the Moon Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024" T-shirt that is a spoof of the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album, standing beside a telescope with a solar filter and a table of other items, including the Moon Pie Solar Eclipse Survival Kit which contains a box of mini moon pies, a couple of stickers, and Moon Pie branded solar glasses. A photo of the "Darke Side of the Moon Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 T-shirt.
April 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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@anthrohio.bsky.social rejoins the monthly Columbus Gallery Hops each spring in March. As usual the Arnold Sports Classic will coincide with our fursuit walk this Saturday, March 2nd. Here are some pics of Jaru working out, follow the link for more:
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#FursuitFriday
Jaru lifting a barbell with just one paw! Jaru working out with dumbbells. Jaru using a weight bench. Jaru doing chin-ups.
March 1, 2024 at 6:04 AM