Car Rides for Shio

I've had the opportunity to take Shio out for many car rides on Long Island last week while taking a break from NYC. Things he has learned about car rides:

1. Sometimes Shio gets restless and wants to walk around but he quickly learns that standing in the car would mean that he would lose his balance everytime the car shifts.

2. He usually falls asleep next to me on rides but will jump up quickly the second he hears the seatbelt unbuckle. He knows that the moment he hears that click, it means that we've arrived at our destination.

3. He gets excited for car rides since it means that we're going somewhere fun for him! He will run over to the car and jump in as quick a he can!

Can Dogs See Colors?

My 10 year old niece asked me yesterday if dogs see only black & white. I told her that dogs are color-blind but I wasn't sure if they were restricted to the black & white color spectrum.  I looked into this a little more and found an article on Psychology Today which I found interesting and wanted to share with everyone: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/200810/can-dogs-see-colors

According to this article, dogs can only see shades of blue to yellow so it is hard from distinguish a red toy against green grass. Very interesting!

"Hi. My name is Shio, and I am an alcoholic."

Shio loves wine. Whenever Ting and I open up a bottle of wine and have a glass, Shio would always beg for some. He likes to climb up onto the couch and sniff and try to take a sip of the wine...

Of course, we never give him any given alcohol is poisonous to him...

Shio vs. Bed III

Taken with Nikon D700, 85mm f/1.4D.

Shio @ 8 months

Shio is finally 8 months old! It's amazing how much he has changed in this past month. Quick recap of this month:

He has finished teething on everything in our apartment (yay!) and is able to be left home alone without being crated for 6 hours at a time.

He's clingy! This was a big surprise to us. Shio will run up to me to check in at the dog run now and sit by our bedroom door waiting for us in the morning. He's also okay with being held for more than 10 seconds.

There have been minimal potty accidents indoors but he is not fully trained yet.

The fur on his face has lightened while the red fur on his body has darkened. The fur on his back has become coarser and his tail started to fill out and look fluffier.

He continues to love playing with us and other dogs. Still has terrible recall but we will work with our trainer on that.

And he still does not sleep in his doggy bed.