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Shio Loves Hot Dogs

We’ve taken advantage of the long holiday weekend by spending more time with Shio and working on training him during his walks and on his recall. Shibas are notorious for being stubborn fools and chasing after whatever merry whim strikes them, making them inaccessible to obeying simple commands. Shio is one of those fools. Our…

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Problem at the Park

Recently, when I have gone to the dog-run with Shio, he has not been very willing to play. In fact, he goes straight to the gate, pawing at it asking to be let out… Ting says that Shio only does this when I go with him… I beg to differ. Look at this expression: Does…

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M M

Poor Shio. I hope nothing traumatizing happened to you in the dog park. Maybe you need to make a new doggie friend, play with him/her outside the park, and then go to the park together?

admin

Nah. We think Shio may just be unhappy with the summer heat. He is still a very playful puppy when he wants to be! Thanks for caring!!

Anonymous

Shibas are so alike! As I went through your blog, we have gone through the same thing in the past 2 1/2 years! They are smart, funny, and a joy! Enjoy!

Shio Home Alone

While out in Long Island, we left Shio tied to a piano bench in the house alone so that we could go run some errands (and Ting needed to go to Tanger Outlets…). We thought the piano bench was heavy enough, and that given Shio had been running around in the yard for a while,…

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Shio in Long Island

Yesterday we took Shio to his “grandparents’” place in Long Island, where he got to run around in the yard. Whenever we see him run around like this, we realize how much easier raising Shio would be with a house and a lawn… P.S. I recently purchased the Nikon D5000, and I have been playing…

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