Shio vs. Fart Sounds
Don't ask me how we figured it out but making farty sounds with your mouth will instantly grab Shio's attention and send him running towards your face to sniff your lips.
He makes me laugh every day!
Recent Letter to Our Building Management
From: Ting
To: concierge
CC: Josh
Date: Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Subject: Packages for our apt
If we have packages that are significantly smaller and lighter than Shio, pls leave them on the kitchen counter!
As always, thanks for your help!
Ting & Josh
Our Anniversary
Yesterday, March 21st, marked our one year anniversary with Shio. Remember when he looked like this?
Fun to know that we've made it thus far and have all survived.
Here are my top 5 most memorable moments with Shio:
5. Our first encounter with a dead bird
4. First time Shio shows off his shredding skills
Oh! What kind of dog do you have?
A what? Shibu ibu? Sheba ibu? Shibu the Ibu? Sheba? Shiboo? Shio the Shibu Inu?
A Whole New (Dog) World
When Josh and I were deciding on getting a dog, we would pore over books and videos to try and figure out what breed to get and what to do with our puppy when we finally find him. I would spend hours upon hours online researching and nothing could have prepared us for what was to come. Neither one of us had ever been around a dog much less own one. If anything, in the end we were bought too much to prepare for the new addition to our family.
What we did not expect however was the overwhelming amount of attention and support that we received after becoming doggy parents. Besides the fact that every stranger that saw Shio melted at the sight of a wobbly puppy walking down the block, we met so many people in our apartment building who opened up to us the moment that saw Shio. He became an ice breaker for conversations, giving us an opportunity to meet many fantastic people in our neighborhood.
I've chatted with a friend (a fellow dog owner of course!) about the phenomenon of meeting all these extraordinary and kind people and she easily said, "Well if you own a dog and take good care of him, you're already a half decent human being." Ain't that the truth.
I'd like to see a book or article about this for a new dog owner!
Shio and Friends
There are very few things that relax me more than watching Shio play.
I dusted off my D700 and took it out for a spin; I forgot how absolute gorgeous the image quality of this camera is.
Photos taken with D700, 24-70mm f/2.8G.
Coyotes in NYC!
In Central Park: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/coyotes_roaming_manhattan_yAm8a3Yl2ZdmClz3C28CPN
In Chelsea:
http://www.wpix.com/news/local/wpix-coyote-loose-manhattan-030310,0,5338542.story
Shio’s New Collar
Yes... another one!
Recently, I've discovered etsy.com and all the handmade goodies available on the site. I love looking for unique collars for Shio and this is what we found:
Love it!!!