We've found that the trouble with having Shio out of his crate is keeping him entertained. If he is not entertained, he starts looking for trouble. The best source of entertainment for him have been interactive dog toys made by Busy Buddy or Kong. The best one so far has been the Busy Buddy Treat Dispenser toy that we fill up with his dry food.
Video evidence of why Shio has a stringy butt issue from the lobster rope toy that J bought for him:
I finally got around to trying out the Westcott Apollo 28" softbox + RadioPoppers PX. Of course, who better a test model than Shio?
Shio was extremely curious about the softbox. He tried to chew at the velcro, wanted to poke his head in when I was setting it up, etc.
The results?
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For other photo-geeks, the photos were shot with a Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4G, SU-800 + RadioPopper PX, SB-900 + Westcott Apollo 28" Softbox. Minor post-processing done in Aperture.
The single major change that we've seen in Shio is his change in willingness to cuddle with us. He used to struggle and jump out of our arms but lately, he's stays in our arms... that is until he finds an opportunity to escape!
Lately, he's been fascinated with teething on his plastic crate. I'm sure that when we bring him to the airport in his crate they will think that we have a rabid dog on our hands.
Shio's bad habit of teething on our floor continues. :(
We have small playdates in our apartment for Shio with dogs in my building, especially on rainy days like today. Here's some pics from today:
After an hour of playing... he has completely passed out.
