It’s no secret that we have always had trouble getting our older Shiba to walk. He frequently lays down in protests and has always been like this since the first day he came home with us in March 2009. In fact, I had another blog post with the same title from July 2010. It was cute…
Nothing but progress for our little Emi last month. Physically, she’s finally adding some meat to her bones and I’m guessing she’s 17 lbs right now! She has very solid hindquarters and a big ol’ tush now. Her once brittle fur now has a beautiful sheen to it after some much needed Omega-3s and the…
It took our Kitsu the better part of a year to stop retreating to our bedroom when company came over!
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…
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!
Goo Goo is learning how to walk on a leash. We haven’t trained her to walk properly yet because she’s timid when she’s outdoors. Living near a highway and having many tourists make for many loud noises and chatter that this Jersey girl is not used to so we are more focused on having her…
Big, gentle hugs, Goo-Goo. Shio will help you.
Jeanne
the first picture… i just want to hug her. she’s looking at you like “i’m stuck… what do i do??” so sweet.
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…
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!
Yea! So glad you’ve seen a change. Best part – you can enjoy the walks more too. Our walker and our doggie daycare have no idea why I call Zuko “monster dog”. They tell me he’s awesome – walks nice on leash, behaves himself, comes when called. I ask the same question “Are we talking about the same dog?”. I do have to admit Zuko has mellowed with age and now “monster” is a term of affection but still – he clearly exhibits different behavior when NOT with his parents.
That’s awesome! So glad Shio is enjoying walks now and Emi has adjusted. Do you think Emi just being Emi helped Shio, too? She seems to be (from 3k miles away and what I’ve read) a little more outgoing.
What a great post! So glad to hear about their improvement and how much their enjoying it now! No wonder you’ve been kicking everyone’s butt on Fitbit.
That is so awesome!! I wish we had a break-through like that with Kaiju. Was it really just the difference in attitude? All Shio wanted was for you to be uplifting? I’ve tried going out there with him with many different attitudes in the past 2 years, with no luck. Maybe we should really try a walker (never have).
This is a great entry that’s also a great example of how Shibas do mature and change over time too. Teenage rebellion can only last so long! Haha.
J/K. Love the upside down picture.