Time for an Emi update! Even though we’ve already adopted her, she’s still growing in so many ways to adapt both to her new environment and our routines at home. She has officially been ours since December 13th but she came into our home as a foster on October 21st. This is our 3 month…
One of the most famous things about Maine is of course its seafood. We headed to Portland Lobster Co. to get the full experience. Afterwards, we went shopping around town. Many of the stores had water out front for dogs, and for once Shio was actually excited to walk around with his pawrents. Photos taken…
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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…
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Lookin’ good!
Shio: “One iPad please and thank you!”
This is so wonderful to hear! San Francisco is very tolerant of dogs and frankly, while many food establishments post “no dogs allowed” if you enter with your dog to pick up something no one says anything. I see dogs (non-service) at the coffee shop, the farmers market, the grocery. I think SF dog-owners just keep pushing the limits in hopes of changing the rules some day.
HOW did you get Shio use to escalators? We never took Zuko on one during the socialization stage and when he was about 9 mths we took him on one. He melted down after we got off it. He stopped, dropped his tail a bit and just stood there shaking like a leaf. 
I felt horrible.
That is so awesome! I wondered about that after the Sephora video. I wish Romeo had been with me in NYC! People love dogs in Arkansas but you don’t see them in stores. At my salon, we always tell people to bring their dogs inside when they walk by because we all love dogs so much! But people are so hesitant to bring them in! Its funny! I love that Shio gets to go all over the city! They are such good buddies!
Keep pushing those limits away and we’ll do the same on the East coast!
The first time we went on an escalator ride, Shio just stepped onto it without being fussy so I treated it as if it weren’t a big deal as we rode up. When we neared the end, I said, “Jump”, and he hopped off the escalator. After moving out of the way, I gave him a treat and told him he did a good job. Frankly, I was more nervous than he was!!!
Many of the smaller boutiques and hair salons out here have their pets with them in the stores. Maybe you should have Romeo in your salon to keep you and your clients company all day!
omg Shio acts so well. Why can’t Lucas be like that.
Forgot to add: We sometimes we got to hold him. He so energetic!
Shio is a model city dog! Do you ever take him on the subway?
Ting and I take Shio on the subway to go to Central Park sometimes. Also, he rides the LIRR with no problems whatsoever.
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…
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This is just too funny!! Love the tail flying around as he rolls.
That is awesome! Go Shio go! I can just imagine what’s going through his head, “oh…soo smelly…so so smelly…must…cover…smelly…”
This is the best Gwen Stefani video EVER.
how cute! do a lot of non food stores in manhattan let you take shio inside?
Priceless! Shio, this has to be the funniest thing you’ve done yet! Love the Gwen Stefani comment, too, Gina! I would also love to hear what would happen if you went back to Sephora, rubbed yourself in scent again, and THEN went to one of your doggie playgrounds! What would the other doggies do?
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Prince Zuko. Prince Zuko said: my shiba pal Shio being goofy at Sephora (or maybe it is part of the Shiba Master Plan – we will never tell!) http://bit.ly/cKG37E [...]
Shio, hope you are having a great weekend & lots of time with your doggie friends. Another NYC shiba, Betsy, is having a birthday giveaway. Go to http://shibal-inu.blogspot.com/ to wish her a happy bday–you might win a cool toy.
Oh wait, you inspired the selection of that toy!
Yes! Most do… and many even have dog treats at the cashier counter and a water bowl by the front door! Manhattan is so dog friendly!
LOL!
Haha – we love our rope toys! Well, we love just about any toy we can get our paws on!
Romeo does this every morning on our wet towels after we shower! HA! That is so funny that he got to go in Sephora with you! 
BTW – Zuko has shared this with all his twitter friends and I’ve shown this to every dog person I know. Just the funniest thing ever. I still come back and watch it now and then and want to take Zuko to Sephora to see what happens!
Thank you for sharing the video!
You should bring Zuko in for a trip! Shio smelled sooooooo amazing afterwards!
Our dogs just want to smell pretty like us!
I really wish I knew what went through their silly little minds when they do things like this…
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Ting, this is HILARIOUS!! Shio is so adorable. I’m gonna take Suki on my next trip to Sephora. =)
Looks like a dog… but doesn’t smell like a dog. Shio is uber confused! Tweet This Post
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awwww, thanks for the update!
With 20+ other dogs in her former home, how much personal space could she have had? She lived in a Shiba tenement.
I’m so glad she’s got the home she deserves, and I love love love that picture of her, chin on Shio, looking contentedly at the camera! She’s healthy and happy, you guys are doing a fantastic job.
How absolutely fantastic. Oh I love these adoption success stories, and photos of happy and healthy dogs. It keeps me going. Honestly… thank you!
What wonderful progress!! Agreeing with the others, glad she has found such a lovely family to adopt
Especially loving how both pups have bonded!