We’re into week #3 with Goo Goo so I’m behind on our fostering updates. The only thing I want to do lately is lounge around with my Shibas. Overall, fostering has been a great experience. It took us a very long time to take the leap to open up our place to another dog especially with…
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…
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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!
We never used to worry about Shio running out the front door into the street. Was it because we’re bad dog owners? Nope. It’s because he would have to run out the front door, down the hallway, wait for the elevator, ride the elevator to the lobby, run out the building’s front door and then get to…
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Ahhh… Shiba digging. We’ve lost a few good sheets & padding in our home because Katsumi will try to dig at anything & everything. Can you eventually get a fence or maybe invisible fence? We are dealing with the same problem and might just get a dog run… Love the photos!
Digging Shiba hineys are the best 
Anouk and I are moving soon and I’m real worried about how that’s going to go. She’s a super-skittish gal. Seeing Shio take it like such a champ makes me confident tho!
We’ll be neighbors!!!
I’ve decided to bring Shio to the backyard only when I need to turn my soil. His Shibascaping skills are amazing too! 
HAHAHAHA! That last photo is too funny! Tag team effort.
Cute puppies with bad habits are hard to correct because they are so cute. But we need to for the sake of having a seemingly well behaved dog, we corrected Shio the first moment that we saw it happen. Before each correction, I used to think to myself, “If this happened to me while I…
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How do you stop Shio from jumping? Betsy is terrible with the jumping. She gets so excited she doesn’t know how to contain herself.
I feel your pain! I’m too cut up to wear skirts to work this summer. I have scars from flexi leash rope burn right on my calf.
I feel silly when strangers say “who’s walking who?” when my shiba pulls on walks. I recently got a shorter and wider leash and it makes a difference. He gets less momentum when he pulls and you don’t have to exert as much energy to pull the dog back.
Good philosophy, stilettos and mini skirt. I’ll have to try that.
I’ve thought about a short skirt, but never stilettos. The bar for my shiba just got higher!
Upon getting a Shiba, we’ve received a ton of great and not so great advice from people. Here’s our Top 3 Great Advice: 1. Get a martingale collar for your Shiba. Shio has the fat neck and little skull syndrome. Just like a greyhound. When we had a regular collar for him, he would slip…
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Romeo will also bolt out our front door! It scares us to death when we have visitors and we have to obnoxiously remind them that he wont come back! Thanks for taking a look at our sweet boy. He is 2.5 yrs old. We have had him since he was 3 months. I really want anther one but not sure if he wants to be a brother or not! ha! He likes all of our attention!
hehe fat neck small skull syndrome. so true
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Adam and I have absolutely fallen in love with Goo goo. If we had a house, we would ask to be considered for adoption in a HEART BEAT (she’s also only 1 month older than Raiden), but we are in a condo that’s simply not suitable for more than one shiba. Please continue to update – we are really rooting for this little one!
Oh, what a great influence you’ve been on her already! So sweet.
Such a sweet post. My heart ached for her and the changes she went through but I am so happy she is adjusting so well. I am so proud of big brother Shio as well! Can’t wait to see how she grows and becomes part of your family!
how wonderful! this is the joy of fostering a dog like her – watching her blossom in an environment that just lets her be a beloved pet dog.
you guys rock.
“Her tail lifted into a fallen question mark shape” – beautiful description.
And a very touching entry. I’m also impressed by Shio’s patience. What a good boy, obviously raised in a loving family. So nice that you can share the love and pass along what you’ve learned and are learning.
oh my goodness, what a great story. When Goo Goo is settled in, she has to meet Pita. I bet they will all get along great!
My bet is on you adopting goo goo indefinitely
We’re cheering Goo Goo on!
If you decide to adopt her, she can be the missing black shiba in Our Shibal Inu!