Our foster, Goo Goo 2, will be here in an hour! In preparation for her arrival, we’ve gone back to the basics. 1. Crate for training Having very little idea of Goo Goo’s background, we are prepared to crate train her, just as we did with Shio. When Shio was a puppy, he was only…
Shio turned 7 months old yesterday! 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…
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I have a 5 month old shiba named Kumo that looks a lot like your Shio! And he did the same thing. I’m used to dogs that loved to cuddle and keep my feet warm so naturally I was disappointed when Kumo preferred his independence over me. In the last few weeks he has started to jump up next to me on his own and snuggle up beside me or lay across my lap for little cat naps. 
yay!
I love the site, by the way, great shots of your adorable shiba and the stories are so shiba 
love it!
As part of the aftermath of “Freedom for Shio,” we have noticed he has picked up the habit of chewing on the floor — there are now markings of his teeth on the bamboo floor of our apartment all over… In order to prevent this from happening further during the day when he is in…
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The first thing you see when you walk into our apartment is Shio’s wire crate sitting the living room. You could only imagine my surprise when I opened the door on Friday evening after a long day of work and saw the door wide open with no Shio inside! Where was Shio?! I took a…
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[...] searched the house for damage (refer back to Freedom for Shio post), and much to our surprise, there was no trace of [...]
[...] part of the aftermath of “Freedom for Shio,” we have noticed he has picked up the habit of chewing on the floor — there are now [...]
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GOOD LUCK! i hope shio and goo goo become the best of friends, and that the fostering experience is a great one. thank you for opening up your family and home for those in need.
you sound super prepared! awesome!