Prospect Park: The Best Dog Park in New York?
We decided to explore Prospect Park today, and boy was it fantastic!
The neighborhood is lovely -- so lovely in fact that we even want to move there!
As for Shio -- the photos speak for themselves...
Photos taken with Nikon D700, f/2.8G.
Shio’s Home Baked Treats
I did it! I finally did it. I made homemade treats for Shio-san and he loves them! How do I know he loves them? He does his little play dance with the treat in front of him when we give one to him!
It was a recipe that I threw together myself with random items in our kitchen, so we knew it would either be really good or really bad. I call it the OatPeaNanananaaaa Treats. The great thing about creating your own recipe is that you can dream up any obscure name that you want for the finished product! 
OatPeaNanananaaaa Dog Treats Recipe
Makes ~10 dozen treats - you may want to reduce the portion size!
Dry Ingredients:
2 c wheat flour
2 c oatmeal
1/4 c chopped peanuts
pinch of garlic powder
pinch of cinnamon powder
Wet Ingredients:
2 tbsp peanut butter
3 ripe bananananaaaaas pureed
1 egg beaten
2 tsp vanilla
Instructions:
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees
-Mix all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center
-Whisk all the wet ingredients together
-Then add the wet mix into the large mixing bowl with dry ingredients and knead with your hands until you have a doughy texture. Add water, 1 tsp at a time, if needed
- Roll the dough into 1/2 or 1 inch logs (your preference) and slice into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Place these on baking sheets and put in oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes
- Take the treats out of the oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving
- Store in an airtight container
Shio’s Fur
It's been two months now and no signs of the end of shedding season.
We furminate him and put his fur in a pile next to him.
He turns around and eats the ball of fur.
Do we have the only weirdo Shiba or is this normal?
Shio vs. Jersey Shore
Rain, rain, go away. Come back... never! It's another cold & rainy day in NYC so to keep myself entertained, here's a fun post.
Reasons why Shio should be on the cast of Jersey Shore:
1. Shio rides with popped collars only. Wut wut.
2. Shio wears sunglasses... indoors.
3. He can beat the stuffing out of anyone who tries to bust a squeak.
4. His boys call him "The Shredder."
5. Like any tried and true meathead, his neck is thicker than his head.
Shio at Central Park
I finally had the opportunity to take some decent pictures of Shio playing in Central Park...
Photos taken with Nikon D700, 24-70 f/2.8G.
Dogs in NYC
I bring Shio everywhere with me when traveling around Manhattan. He may have his lay-down protests on the street when I take him shopping, but I've never found it unusual to take him to run errands with me until recently when I posted the Sephora video and had some comments about bringing him in the store.
I have to say, NYC and it's non-food establishments are extremely tolerant of dogs. Half of the stores that I bring Shio into either have treats at the counter for dogs or a water bowl in front of the store for thirsty canines. Shio is well versed in riding elevators and escalators as well as waiting patiently in line for me to pay for items or sifting through clothing racks.
Manhattan dog owners are steps away from treating their dogs as service dogs because we treat them as an extension of ourselves. Though NYC may seem like a cold city, under that layer of indifference are hearts that immediately open to our furry canine friends.
Sitting pretty in the Apple store
Shio @ Sephora
Took a 3 hour walk this morning and stopped in Sephora to check out the makeup with Shio.
Shio discovers a scent that he likes and promptly starts rubbing his face all over the floor of Sephora for a full minute. Of course, he was over in the female's perfume section and not the men's cologne.
I wonder what he's thinking...
Shio: "Mmmmm... Kim Kardashian perfume ... mmmmm... Britney Spears perfume ... J. Lo..."
I went to hug him before and he smells like a plethora of powerful floral scents. Hahah. Well, at least it's not deer dung.