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Dancing Shiba - Suki Spam

mico — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:17:16 -0500

Had to share Suki's latest hobby - fastforward to 4:21

http://www.youtube.com/user/MilkyMico

petsmart on our sh!tlist!!!

BrewSter — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:06:41 -0500

so we brought brewster in to get his nails trimmed since we had to go there to get some stuff for him anyway and the lady who does the nails there scolded us and said we need to play with his paws more to get him used to it fair enough ... but we do everyday play with his paws and is fine even if we grip his paws,his problem is that he thinks the clippers are a toy and gets playful when we use them..so anywho she also said she could not do his nails because he was biting through the muzzle they put him in i am dissatisfied with my local petsmart..ive seen far worse dogs than him get done just fine ... i dont clip his nails often because im terrified to cut into his qquick..does anyone have suggestions on what to do? my gf and i are going to try a 2 man team lol where shell clip wile i distract or vice versa but we are open to anything BUT petsmart every again also id like to add he was very well behaved and didnt scream or anything,we watched him from right outside the window and he was smilin at us :)

Adding Short Term Foster - questions..

Koji's mom — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:52:04 -0500

Did a search on this and didn't find anything, if there, sorry -

I am considering trying short term fostering for Humane Society. My Shiba is 1.8mo. old male.

I'm wondering if anyone has experience bringing in short term foster with their Shiba.

He is extremely well socialized, friendly and has dogs over to the house at least once a week for agility class we do here. He has ZERO guarding issues. (will see if that will hold if the dog comes INSIDE the house and curls up on the sofa :)

Assuming the foster is nice dog, wondering if any downsides? I worked extremely hard and spent lots of $ on classes to have a well behaved dog and he's awesome right now.

I wonder that because he's not quite "grown up" if I could screw anything up before his personality is kind of "set" at around 2 to 2.5 years.

I have tons of crates, two separate yards. We live where it is year round warm and would have dog outside, crate, ex-pen or very close supervision. I will be able to be home almost all the time.

I'm hoping will give Koji new experiences, playmate etc...and give the shelter dog a break from kennel crazies...these are healthy adoptable dogs. I don't want to undo all hard work I've done.

I also have learned so much from this forum and from all classes/books while raising Koji that I might be a good influence on the foster and would be able to talk to new owner (they encourage you to bring foster to adoption events)

Any thoughts/experiences?
Mahalo

Bark Bark Bark, Whine Whine Whine

mattz — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:29:10 -0500

I searched the forum for "barking" but way too many results came up to filter through, so I'll just post this here. Lately, for probably the last 6 months, Etsuko's territorial awareness has SKYROCKETED! When someone walks through the yard or another dog comes in the yard or even when she hears dogs barking, Etsuko starts to bark/whine/howl/yodel all crazy like jumping all over the couches running back and forth between the bedrooms... What could be the cause of this?

She is 2ish years old, walked regularly and very active. Sometimes to help relieve her tension I let her out in the backyard so she can inspect her territory... Now, I feel like this has backfired on me because she EXPECTS to be let out every time she hears something...

Any advice on what to do? Or should I do nothing at all? Perfectly normal behavior? I love Etsuko to death but this gets annoying, her bark is insanely loud and more often than not she scares the sh*t out of me because she will bark out of nowhere...

My brother wants a Shiba!!

samaasen@gmail.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:33:21 -0500

I think my Shiba love has rubbed off. He wants a shiba of his own! Just had to share my excitement.

Wisconsin Shiba Meet Up Thread

Gatsu — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:14:22 -0400

I live in Milwaukee, so if anyone would like to meet up let me know.

Diet and Smells

Sci-Fi Pups — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:37:22 -0500

Hello everyone. I hope you and your Shibas are doing well. Its been quite sometime since I've been here and I really like the new look of the forums. Thumbs up.

Anyway...both our Shibas are doing great. Zaius just turned 13yo in January and still acts like he is 5 and Leeloo has become quite the beauty and intellect. We were at the vet today and they gave me her stats. I am actually amazed by how big she got. She is 17" tall and weighed in at 35lbs and she is not even a year and a half. We got her from a show dog breeder as well so I'm actually taken back by how big she is.

That gets me to my first question. She is about 5-7lbs overweight. We have been working on it for the last 2 months by adding another walk at mid day. Total walk time for a day is around 2hrs, plus throwing the ball around the house and rope tug etc. We unfortunately don't have a fence in yard so we do have to walk them. I currently feed her 1cup of Merrick Wilderness Blend dry food with about a 1/4" cup of Wellness/Evangers 95% wet food. These amounts are split between a morning feeding and an evening feeding. Basically they are fed every 12 hrs. Does anyone had a good recommendation for a low calorie dry food that I can replace the Merrick with?

Also over the last month we have noticed an odor from Leeloo...kind of a butt smell. Not gas...just like a butt smell if that makes sense. Does anyone know what this might be? I completely blanked about asking at the vet and I will call him tomorrow but I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this. Its not all the time but seems to be getting more frequent.

Thanks in advance.

Cherry Blossom Pack Walk @ Lake Balboa 2-25-12

mcsassy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:51 -0500

Anybody from here going? There's supposed to be over 50 people in attendance, who knows how many shibas!

http://www.meetup.com/LA-OCShibaInu/events/47319812/

I thought perhaps we may use this thread to post pics, etc...from the event as well.

SHIBA DEALS!!!! Update: 2/15/2012 (BestBullySticks 50 pack!)

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"Frozen"/spooked dog - what to do?

AWE46M3 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:04:01 -0500

So the other day, prior to a vet scheduled vet visit (check-up and shots), our dog "froze" near the backyard door. I took a couple iPhone videos, linked below, of what it looked like. We have no idea what caused this to happen and have only noticed this happen one other time. The other time was at night near the front door.

The first time it happened was a few months ago and we did not think anything of it. He stood, kind of frozen, gently shaking and alert. He wasn't spaced out or anything; he responded when I said his name and after a minute or so I said "walk" and walked to the spot I typically put his leash on and was fine. We went for a short walk and he acted normal; came back in the house and everything was OK. I think this happened when we had a house guest for a week or so which he was not too fond of.

The second time, when I took the videos, he had been outside and had just come in. He was stopped and frozen again; gently shaking (barely visible in the videos), tail down, and seemingly on alert-mode. I walked over to him and he walked back outside and stopped looking inward, which was when I decided to record the behavior. He stood like that for a couple minutes then sat down. He seemed content just observing the various noises (somewhat audible, but you can see his ears move) but I again interrupted him; I told him "come" and he followed me inside and was fine after though he did seem to walk in cautiously.

Since we had a vet appointment that day anyway, I brought it up with her. She said without any sort of pattern or consistency that it seems more along the lines of anxiety and that dogs sense, and hear, a lot of things humans do not. So while it makes little to no sense to us, to them there is "something" going on. Also, given the fact that he was responsive both times, she was not over-concerned, yet.

With all of this said, does anyone else's dog act similarly when spooked and if so what do you do? Let it run its course or snap him out of it with a command as I have done? Also, please excuse the homemade "doggie door" that he made for himself in the sliding screen door... haha =)

Hammond's Thread (With Spam!) UPDATED 2/22

Anna — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:55:49 -0400

My breeder sent me pictures of my little guy today! He was born August 15th (not September, lol). She expects he'll turn out to be a red sesame (which was my second choice, after the rare and unexpected pure sesame, haha). Even if he ends up turning out to be a regular red, I have no complaints. Look at that face! :D :D

The second picture is of him and his sister (only 2 pups in the litter). I pick him up October 15th! (I decided to wait until the 15th due to a parvo problem in my area - I'd rather wait an extra two weeks and limit his potential exposure to known disease here)

I'm planning to name him Hammond (in honor of Richard from Top Gear and John from Jurassic Park XD), unless I get a way better idea or when I go to pick him up it doesn't seem like a good match. From the pictures I think it will work, though! (And I've already started buying him dinosaur-themed toys XD)

Introdusing Shiba puppy to your cats

Ethos — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:40:31 -0500

I had the chance to bring a shiba Inu puppy from a friend breeder and keep him for one night to test the water with my cats.
I have 2 cats, and they went crazy, hissing and running and hiding behind and above furniture in areas I never expected they could reach. They didn't even eat. The puppy was cool and just barked couple times and ignored the cats.
I wonder if anybody had the same experience and if the cats got over it eventually and start acting normally. I felt so bad for the cats being so scared and uncomfortable in a house they lived all their lives in.
Please let me know if you have any advice for me when I actually buy the puppy..

Training Levels...is this the norm?

kaysejean — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:04:45 -0500

So i want to throw out a question to you all. We've been looking to put Kona in training, not for anything horrible or anything, but to just continue our education. Now, Kona has gone to training classes before and has all his basics down: sit, down, stay, come (when he feels like it), heel, dance, shake (left and other paw), and loose leash walking (when there's not a rabbit in sight). But all of this is not our good doing. Kona's previous owners did all this (except other paw).

Well, it seems like the norm here at least (petco) is to start a dog at the lowest level regardless of previous training. I suppose i sort of understand the reasoning behind that, wantingto make sure that the style of training is the same/taught, and socialization is always a good thing, not to mention plumbing me for every dollar etc.

We are planning on checking out the other training groups in town, and see if they're the same, but until my husband and i get on the same schedule its petco or nothing. Both of the other groups in town only offer class during the week in the evenings. But both of us want to attend training. So, we've decided to brave the uncertainty that seems to be petco. We have met our local trainer and she seems both capable and friendly.

So i suppose my question is, Is this normal to not take previous education into acct when determining which level of class a dog should be in? It doesn't seem to be a total waste of money, because at the very least we can work on not jumping on strangers, and learning with distractions. But i do feel like its not as valuable as it could be.

What do you all think?

Koji's SPAM - Coursing Ability Test pictures added 2/21/2012

sandrat888 — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:52:37 -0400

I got Koji when he was 9 months old, but managed to get some of his puppy pictures from the breeder. He is now 14 months old.

The first one was 6 weeks old.

Then the next 2 were 8 weeks old.

The 3rd one is when he was probably 5-6 months old.

Next 2 were 11 months old.

13 months old

The Safest Collar? Suggestions

bobc33 — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:37:46 -0400

I'm wondering what people use as a collar for their Shiba? I'm looking for a collar that will not break open, and will be on Scout all the time. Scout will put significant pressure on it at times and in the past I've had the collars come open, though since I've been using the Bison model it has not happened. But it still is in the back of my mind and I'd prefer to have something I know will never open.

I've tried a harness with her but she acts like a zombie as I guess it is the thundershirt effect so a harness is not a possibility. Shadow wears a harness 24/7 and he is fine with it.

Here is the Bison I'm currently using:
http://www.bisondesigns.com/node/42

Here is what I just found doing a google search:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77803950/original-martingale-collar-1-inch-wide

Is a martingale safe to leave on all the time?

Thoughts and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Ruffwear Webmaster. New model to be released April 1 check for closeout sales.

INU RYUU — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:54:34 -0400

Smartpakequine.com is offering the Ruffwear Web Master harness for 24.97. This is $10 cheaper than I paid last week. They still have Red XSmall, Black Xsmall and Small in stock.

http://www.smartpakequine.com/web-master-harness-6761p.aspx?cm_vc=Search

Hiro SPAM * Updated 2/9/12 *Video***

shibahiro — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:55:41 -0500

Delilah and her new sis

HeyThereDelilah — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:29:14 -0500

Hello all,

I posted some pictures of Delilah a while back. She had her first birthday in mid-July and was joined by her baby (human) sister, Lindsay, shortly thereafter. I am not usually one to put clothes on the dog, but it was too hard to pass up when we found matching Halloween costumes and X-Mas outfits.

Dog World Magazine-April 2012

NJReader — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:15:07 -0500

The Shiba Inu is featured in this issue. GCH Jogoso's Fool for Love ("Buddy") is on the cover. One of our own long-time "Shibaholics" was interviewed on how the "Shibaholics" were born. Shibas with connections to the owners of the Puppy Cam are also there: "Aki" from the first litter (A-Team), GCH Jogoso's Rogue-the father of the A-Team and "Kuro"-the father of the C-Team litter. There are also more Shibas noted and additional pictures at DogWorld.com/Extras. Some people are finding out it's sold at PetSmart and Barnes & Noble; those who subscribe already have their copies.

How to train your shiba to jog with you?

Saku — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:45:01 -0500

I would like to start jogging with my shibas. They both just turned one-year old. How should I train them to run with me? And what kind of gears (leash or harness or others) should I buy for them? Thanks!

What age did your puppy come home?

pekupeku — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:20:08 -0500

Mine came home at 9 weeks.

All of a sudden barking at visitors....

Foxylover — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:59:57 -0500

Foxy and I just moved a couple of days ago from one condo to another two doors away from our old one. It's been kind of crazy for her as I knew it would be while I'm running back/forth moving stuff. On the day that I had all our big stuff moved I had a friend take care of her who has a couple dogs that she loves. They bark at everyone walking by and when people come to the door. Foxy never did this before. She would run to the door and get excited when they would come in and want to greet them but never barked.

Now ever since spending the day with them, she is barking much more. I had a couple people come over to hook things up and she barked at them the entire time they were here from her crate. Now she's even barking at anyone she sees walking by the front window.

I will say that she doesn't bark at anyone along our walks or at other dogs barking at us so it seems it's more of a protective thing.

I'm curious if this is a new behavior that I'm going to have to live with or if it's just a phase while we are in this unsettled move..... Anyone have suggestions on how I can get her to not bark at people when they come over?

Puppy buying etiquette

shibamistress — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:44:52 -0500

Great blog post on this, and will help people understand what it means to get in contact with a breeder, etc.

http://rufflyspeaking.net/blog/puppy-buyer-ettiquette/

Why does he hate his harness?

Asterix — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:40:46 -0500

So my dog hates his harness. Or more specifically, he doesn't want it put on him - once it's on he's fine and happy.

Basically, when I figure it's time to go for a walk, I go get harness & leash. Dog realizes this and goes and positions himself around the other side of the dining room table where he's figured out it's easy to avoid me by just keeping the table between us. He won't listen to sit commands, stay commands or anything else - it's basically an attempt to keep as far away from me as possible.

Eventually, I manage to herd him somewhere where I can get ahold of him and the harness on him (it's an Easy-Walk harness by the way). He turns his head to avoid it, but eventually I get the harness on. He then goes over to the door where he's willing to wait/sit etc. for me to attach the leash so we can go out.

This is really annoying. I thought dogs were supposed to be doing back flips out of excitement when it was time for a walk.

We introduced the harness with lots of treats. We treat him when the harness gets put on. He doesn't ever go outside without the harness, so you'd figure I've covered all the positive reinforcement bases for this thing. Yet he tries to avoid it whenever it comes out. And, once it's on - all is well.

Any suggestions on how to fix this neurosis?

Saya's thread opening doors

Saya — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:15:55 -0400

I thought I'd make a thread for Saya to put her and my progress with raising my first shiba inu.

She is 11 weeks old and weighs 6.8 pounds we just got her flea and tick stuff so she can now go on walks with us in our field she loved it she is walking alot nicer on her collar last week she would stand still, buck, roll like a alligator.

She loves it when I play Okami before I go to sleep she'll sit on my bed looking at the TV as soon as I put the game on she wags her tail the first time when she heard Ammy bark it was so cute sadly the camera was charging so no pictures or videos of it.

She's very friendly with my family and anyone new she meets she loves if she has a toy by her she'll pick it up and carry it around and growling very playfully with her tail wagging it's such a cute sight to see her do this.

I've been taking her with me when we go to starbucks, my grandparent's and to cousin's parties they don't have dogs and Saya loves their fenced in yard.

I can't wait till she gets her shots so we can take her to the park for a different walk and to our small downtown area.

Today was her first time on a long walk she really loved it walking with Bella she kept up really well and both pups are nice and tired.

I don't know any shiba inu owners or spitz owners, but I hope to meet some oneday so Saya can have a nice playmate that plays like her.

off leash

kiba the shiba — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:28:10 -0400

yesterday while taking our daughter to the park to feed the ducks, would have brought kiba but he doesnt do well with ducks, at least when my daughter is trying to feed them.

we came across a beautiful cream, he was running off leash and had tremendous focus, had a great recall and very well behaved, even ignored the birds that were flying all around him. his owner was very proud of his boy. i would be too if i had a shiba that i have off leash like that. since i know that it is rare that you can have a shiba off leash.

I've made a huge mistake

adodd — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:11:19 -0500

I made the stupid mistake of switching my 11 week old puppy's food cold turkey.. I ran out of the Royal Canin that she was doing alright on and then got Nature's Recipe Puppy Lamb Meal & Rice. She has had loose stools because of it for about 2 days.. Just wondering, how long should the loose stools last? Is there anything I can do to help her? I've been giving her a little bit of organic pumpkin puree with her food and it hasn't seemed to make a difference.

I've been researching puppy foods on this forum and am trying to find a better food for her to mix with what she is on now, and I think I will switch to Taste of the Wild instead of the nature's recipe :/..

How to find a behaviorist

tsukitsune — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:27:03 -0400

If I am in the minority here, I apologize, but I need help locating a worth while behaviorist/trainer for Hachi.
We asked our vet for a referral but when we met the man, he was not at all what I want to work with.
I had a bad feeling from the start, and after sessions it was just reinforced that he was not what I am looking to work with. So I am again searching.

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Does anyone have any resources for web searches?
Organizations to look for?
Local based research resources?
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What kind of questions should you ask in your initial conversation?
What credentials do you ask/look for?
What sort of referrals do you ask for?
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What should you look for in your initial meet and greet?
What kind of questions should they be asking?
What kind of questions should you be asking?

If there is anything else to add, please do! I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!

Kibble Choice

Brozee — Sat, 07 May 2011 02:06:45 -0400

I know that this has been a topic before and have scanned the forums profusely! My concern is that I am picking my puppy up this upcoming week, and the breeder has the puppy on a sams club type of kibble that he buys in bulk. I want to switch him to a good high quality food. So far I have bought a sample small bag of orijen puppy. My concerns are that after scanning and seeing around a few places that it is great quality, but also I'm concerned of hearing it has too much protein for a puppy? Besides that the negative for me was that it is very expensive. My other choices were wellness puppy, or one of the natural choice puppy formulas. I have one natural dog store by me but it mainly carries Acana dog food and Orijen, while I went with orijen because they had a puppy formula. Pet supplies plus carries wellness, and natures variety is pretty easy to find as well. I couldn't find innova evo near me though. I know to get small amounts because all puppies are different but can anyone suggest a good quality food that isn't very pricey like orijen? Worst comes to worst I'll stick with the price tag for orijen if it makes the puppy healthy and happy. The puppy will be 7 weeks old.

Thanks for your future input! I only want the best for my upcoming pup!

SPAM - Suki and Mika at Token Creek Dog Park

RiNwln — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:17:38 -0500