Shio now sits on his butt and waits for his play opponent to bust-a-move before leaving his position. This was a trick shown to him by his friend Grizz.
After 48 hours of rainstorm, followed by 24 hours of snowstorm in NYC, J had the brilliant idea of trekking out into the snowstorm at 10pm when he saw Shio paw at our window while whining like a squeaky wheel.
I'm sitting on the couch and ready to doze off while J happily tries to convince me to go out. Shio, sensing something was up, chimes along by nipping at my legs as I try to navigate my way around the apartment. How can you say no to the two loves of your life when they are so excited?
Dragging myself to the closet to put on 150 layers, I begrudgingly obliged being the trooper that I am. *Snort*
The true puppy side came out for both of them as they skipped and hoppity-hopped through the snow. Me? I was just the cranky old mummy.
Turns out, the trip out into the snowfall was just what the doctor ordered for the case of cabin fever we were experiencing. Minus the shlepping through the rain-snow sludge, the prickly sensation of hail smashing into your face as you walk against the wind and the overall freezing temperatures.
I'm sitting my couch potato arse in front of the tv with melting icicles dripping down my face as J comes skipping from the kitchen to state that he would like to wake up early in the a.m. to play again!
It was a cold day in NYC today... Ting and I try very hard to make sure Shio gets sufficient exercise, but today even we were very reluctant to go out.
In any case, we did take Shio to the dog run so he could at least run around for a bit. We missed the shiba meet-up unfortunately, but at least Shio got to play a little.
Shio loves to tease bigger dogs by running behind benches, the stone structures, etc.
During a playdate, Shio tries to dance his way into Maddy's heart.
There are a few particular moments that I love about this video.
1. Notice how Shio is able to roll over towards his right in the video but completely unable to fully roll in the other direction. That's one reason why we call him our Zoolander pup.
2. In the last few seconds of the video, I love that Maddy turns to look at the camera as if to say, "Whoa, this guy's a moron."
3. Notice how Shio does a neck roll thing when he beckons another dog to play with him? We've been asked if he was retarded thanks to that little move.
For the past week, we've had the pleasure of having a houseguest stay with us. Our dear friend was on vacation and left her little girl in our hands. I was so excited for Shio to have a playmate for a few reasons. 1. To see how he would interact with another dog 2. So he can have a full time playmate 3. So we can have an idea of how life would be with 2 dogs (yes, we've crazily considered getting another Shiba)
My verdict is 1. Wow... she's so much easier to train than Shio! Presumably because she's not a Shiba who's primary goal in life is to make you feel like a crazy person when he cocks his head to one side while you desperately command him to "come here" and 2. it would be quite awesome to have another dog around... on a temporary basis. I'm simply not capable of handling two puppies at this point!
