From the category archives:
I spent a good part of the long New Year’s weekend revamping the website for NYC Shiba Rescue, Inc. The site is built on WordPress and the group uses the blogging functionality extensively to share information about their foster dogs. There is a lot more information in the site than the blog entries though and, [click to continue reading...]
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I received this email yesterday from Rick and Colleen, who adopted Kaos/Kayla from me a year and a half ago. I wanted to share it because so many of my blog friends helped with rescuing Kayla from Miami Dade Animal Control and taking care of her for six months until she was adopted. HAPPY BIRTHDAY [click to continue reading...]
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At 3:00 AM this morning I put fabulously fresh sheets on my bed. I _love_ fresh sheets. This act is only noteworthy because I had to do it around Snickers. He’d already "gone to bed" in the pile of clean sheets I’d left there after I did laundry. He didn’t want to get off the [click to continue reading...]
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I received a welcome and gratifying email today. Kayla (the doggy formerly known as Kaos) has been with Rick and Colleen for over a year now. They sent photos, a video and a note saying that she’s happy and healthy and they couldn’t be happier that she is part of their family. Stuff like that [click to continue reading...]
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The "Snick the Dog" posts continue on the new site. To read the past posts, scroll down. To read all the new posts about life with Snickers, Shiba Inu, click through.
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OMG, these are the cutest squirrels you can imagine. Unfortunately Snickers thinks they look incredibly tasty. If I am not VERY careful he is going to break one of my fingers and/or get away from me when he sees one of these cuties dashing across the park. Debbie clicked this photo with her phone when [click to continue reading...]
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My last few days in NYC were busy and stressful and difficult, but also amazing and illuminating. I spent several days feeling loved, appreciated and valued. Wednesday, the 23rd, my boss took me and some coworkers out to dinner.. FOR ME. Since I expect Japanese food to be something I will desperately miss, we went [click to continue reading...]
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At least that is how I am thinking of it. Let’s please not call it “leaving NYC.” <sigh> I moved here 21 years ago, still a teenager and totally in awe of everything around me. I made the mistake of leaving in 1991 and spent the next few years desperately trying to find my way [click to continue reading...]
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Almost a year and a half after Kaos landed in the Miami Dade shelter, Benedict finally called. He didn’t call me, so I wasn’t able to ask him what the hell happened to him. He called one of the other people from the neighborhood that helped him and Kaos get to Florida back in Nov [click to continue reading...]
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We’ve now been accused of scamming people to make money on their dogs. About a week ago, I received the following email. (Please forgive the horrid spelling and grammar. I’m posting it all as I received it.) I just received a six month old Shiba Ina from a Ohio breeder last Thursday. The dog will [click to continue reading...]
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hmmmm… How can there be a show with that name and it not be about Snickers??? And apropos to absolutely nothing, I just had to find an NYPD officer to haul the big, drunk guy off my front step so I could get inside with the dogs at the end of our walk. Best part [click to continue reading...]
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For the last month, Snick and I have been visiting a small school for developmentally challenged children once a week. We visit three classrooms ranging in age from four to nine and each class has about 10 kids in it. Each visit is only about 20 minutes long. One class has invited us to the [click to continue reading...]
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Recently, my favorite Shiba mailing list erupted into some nasty bouts of name calling and misunderstandings. The whole thing was brought about by a troll who apparently joined the list just to start trouble. What’s the fastest way to start trouble on a list? Bring up a hot button topic! Shibas are notoriously untrustworthy off-leash. [click to continue reading...]
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Something I did not know until last week… this is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. I received an email asking if I would blog about it and at first I thought "I’m not a dog trainer. What do I know about dog bite prevention?" Then I realized, it isn’t about training dogs so much as [click to continue reading...]
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I learned what could have been a devastatingly difficult lesson this morning. Snick’s leash broke while we were out for our morning walk. He was running at the time (he does this weird “run away from it” thing after he poops) and the end hardware attached to his collar just POPPED out of the hardware [click to continue reading...]
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Rescue, that is. As you all know, I’m just a bit involved in NYC Shiba Rescue. You may or may not know that my sister, Debbie, had the rescue bug long before I did. She fosters and transports for Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue and she is also a moderator for the online transport [click to continue reading...]
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We have a new little foster dog, Penny. She makes the fourth confused Shiba girl that has moved in to Snick’s territory. (Counting? Secret, Shayna, Lola – who didn’t stay long – and now Penny.) I’ll write more about Penny in a day or two… the point is that watching Penny and Snick made me [click to continue reading...]
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Snick and I Got to Meet Janet Yesterday Janet is in NYC for the weekend and stopped by our Shiba Meetup yesterday for her Shiba fix. I didn’t know she was coming, so when she introduced herself I was like "oh, hi" and then "wait! oh, hi!" I’ve known Janet online for a few years [click to continue reading...]
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And not just on the humans who do it. When I speak with one of my partners in NYCSR in particular, the topic of our own dogs comes up a lot. We both have male Shibas that are at the centers of our canine universes. Or, at least, they WERE until we started NYCSR. These [click to continue reading...]
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My sister lost her heart dog, Chase, last night. He was a good boy and will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him, but most of all by my sister. We’ve both had a lot of pets through the years, but Chase was the dog for my sister and even though she knew his [click to continue reading...]
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Why did I not choose an easier breed to fall in love with and start a rescue for?? It’s bad enough that a majority of dogs (mixed and purebreds) that come into shelters and rescue are under-socialized and under-trained, but combine that with the Shiba Inu tendency to be dog aggressive (a lot) if they [click to continue reading...]
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cross-posted from NYCSR’s blog OK, first off, I have to say that the sound of two Shibas merrily destroying roasted lamb bones is almost as soothing as a stable full of horses chomping on their feed. Today is Shay’s birthday. She’s THREE today. My special birthday present to her is… a brand new, wonderful, forever [click to continue reading...]
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A quick, to-the-point, article about the pet industry and the animals who suffer because of it.
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We’ve talked about responsible breeding of companion animals on this blog a couple times in the past (see here and here for two good examples). Today I managed to let myself get sucked into a "conversation" on the same topic with none other than a PETA employee. I started off thinking that my "we have [click to continue reading...]
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Well… I’ve decided not to keep her. As much as Snick and I love her, I can’t handle – or afford – another full time dog. Shayna isn’t getting the leash training or the attention that she needs. I realized my primary reason for wanting to keep her was to keep Snickers company and that [click to continue reading...]
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Recall is tough with any dog – some breeds more than others – and, well, I think the Northern/Spitz-type breeds probably take the cake on this one. Ask most owners of a Shiba Inu what happens when they call their dog and they’ll tell you they get one of two looks from the little darling… [click to continue reading...]
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OK, so I have a dilemma now. I’ve been through the pre-adoption process with two different adopters for Shayna so far and they’ve both fallen apart at the last minute. The first had a family emergency and the second found out they are about to be uprooted by the military. [poll=2] Of course, Snick and [click to continue reading...]
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I have to show you these photos of Snick and Shay. They love each other! Besides, you can’t go wrong with cute doggy pictures when you have nothing to blog about.
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A friend of mine just sent me this photo, taken before Miss ~T~ and Secret went to live with T’s Dad.
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I was crating Shayna at night and whenever I wasn’t home until she and Snick got to know each other better (and stopped fighting). Friday night, I let her sleep outside the crate for the first time. After I went to bed, Snick joined me as usual and a few minutes later Shayna hopped up [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers and I have our first NYCSR foster dog! Shayna was surrendered by her owner because she didn’t like sharing her home with puppies. (Her owner had other dogs that had puppies recently.) Shayna was apparently very unhappy and needed a place to live where she felt more comfortable. She’s definitely comfortable living with me! [click to continue reading...]
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So… I’ve had a couple people email and IM me asking about Secret in the past few days and it made me realize just how little I blog lately. An aside to Janet in NC, owned by Teddy: I didn’t respond to your IMs because I was offline and didn’t receive them until several hours [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers and I pupsat a couple of our buddies – Benno & Lily – this weekend. Snickers and Lily are in LUV. I got a couple quick videos of them playing together tonight. Having the three of them in the apartment all weekend has been great, although walking them all together is often challenging! There’s [click to continue reading...]
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I have joked for a long time that Snickers is the Shiba Ambassador to NYC because so many people stop me on the street to find out what kind of dog he is. I have talked to people from all over the world about Shiba Inus. Snick took his ambassadorial duties to the next level [click to continue reading...]
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Kaos has a new life and a new name. Colleen felt that Kaos didn’t really fit her loving nature and I agree that Kayla is a much sweeter and more feminine name! She is doing really well with Rick and Colleen. They are socializing her and exposing her to new situations slowly and she is [click to continue reading...]
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It takes forever to get a Petfinder account (when you’re as busy as I am). If the window below doesn’t show a list of dogs, hit the “go” button and they’ll show up. No idea why it’s doing that…
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I have to tell you all that Kaos has moved AGAIN. Erin love, love, LOVES her, but there was a bit of a problem when one of her friends came over with their seven year old daughter. Kaos was a total sweetheart until the little girl reached for her mom’s hand and then – for [click to continue reading...]
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Pictures of Kaos in her new HOME. They speak for themselves… (ps… click to embiggen) I also want to say thank you to Erin’s friends and family for commenting on the Celebration Time post so we can all see what a great new family Kaos has.
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OK, so I was trying to wait until she’d been home or a day or two, but my sister won’t let me. She tried to scoop MY GOOD NEWS today by posting it on her blog first! Therefore, she’s forced my hand and I must make the public announcement NOW… Exactly six months after Benedict’s [click to continue reading...]
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The I’s are not dotted and the T’s are not crossed. but it’s about Kaos… sshhhhhhh
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So… Kaos has been living in a boarding kennel for months now. My sister has graciously been paying for it, but at $13.50 per day, there is just no way to keep it up. We’ve talked to a few rescues about taking her and haven’t had any luck. We’ve had ONE inquiry from her petfinder [click to continue reading...]
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I’m telling you, Shibas know how to party and it involves a lot of running and a lot of eating. Canine Cocktail Pawty #2 had both and was therefore a big hit. The running is a given when you put a bunch of doggies together in the huge event space at Animal Haven and the [click to continue reading...]
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Follow the link for The Misanthropic Shiba, back when it was still funny as hell.
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One of my meetup members posted some new photos today from our last meetup and this was in them. Ahhhh…. that’s my beautiful boy.
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Our Shiba meetup group was founded on June 15, 2006. Our first meetup was scheduled for June 24, 2006, but was rained out and took place on July 1, 2006. We had a really nice turnout for a group that had only been around for two weeks… 14 people! The group got off to a [click to continue reading...]
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The NYC Shiba Inus present “The Canine Cocktail Pawty” to benefit Animal Haven SoHo. The first Canine Cocktail Pawty was such a hit, that these mischevious dogs have decided to do it again. We’ll be getting together for drinks, hors d’ouvres, off-leash play time, and a raffle. What: Cocktails and Hors d’ouvres Who: All the [click to continue reading...]
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This was Keiko. She was meant to be NYC Shiba Rescue’s ninth foster dog. One week ago, I received an email… a real estate appraiser upstate had been to appraise a home and while she was there she saw a dog hiding under the house. Keiko was a four year old, female, red "wooly" Shiba. [click to continue reading...]
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Thanks to those of you that have donated to help keep Kaos safely boarded while we search for a new home for her. Boarding is costing $13.50 per day. Clicking the button below will allow you to pay for as many days as you are willing and able to donate. You can pay by paypal [click to continue reading...]
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NYC Shiba Rescue has three new dogs in foster care as of this weekend and at least one, maybe two, more coming this week. I wish I could buy a farm and start a Shiba Sanctuary.
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I went to the WORST MEETUP EVER today. Short summary: The Washington Square Park dog run was wet (hadn’t drained properly and dried from yesterday’s rain) and smelly. Only 7 Shibas showed up. I’ve never had less than 20 for a dog run meetup before! I know it was SUPPOSED to rain, but it was [click to continue reading...]
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Kaos is in a boarding kennel now. She’s been there since Monday afternoon and that is where she’ll stay until we find her a new foster home or her forever home. Or we go broke. Right now, my sister is footing the bill but that can’t last forever. Kaos REALLY NEEDS A HOME. In the [click to continue reading...]
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Three dogs coming into foster care this weekend. Nervous breakdown being held at bay. Barely. One of my partners and I have a running commentary in IM now about staying balanced (family, rescue, job, etc.). A couple days ago we had a conversation that went like this… me: deep breath zee: ommmm me: bigger deep [click to continue reading...]
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The only times I have ever heard Snickers howl have been when I’ve left and gone out without him. He’s OK when I leave for work M-F mornings. He’s sort of OK when I leave at other times and T is here. BUT if I leave unexepectedly at any time that I would (should) be [click to continue reading...]
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Ami just sent this to me and it was too cute not to post.
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I’ve realized the last couple days, from emails that I’ve received about Kaos, that I’ve apparently given people the impression that she is dog aggressive. That is NOT the case. The disagreement that ended with Dakota’s eye being banged up the first day Kaos got to Ami’s was over food and it’s actually Dakota that [click to continue reading...]
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NYC Shiba Rescue has been around for less than a month and we just took in our third foster dog, Sabrina. Surely there won’t always be so many…? Finding foster homes – and then adoptive homes – at this rate is practically a full time job. And, in case you don’t know, I already HAVE [click to continue reading...]
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So, Miss ~T~ and I went to see this with a friend tonight. All I can say is DON’T BOTHER. This could have been a really good movie, but they missed every opportunity for the main character to learn anything about herself. The writer apparently thinks people who are crazy in love with animals are [click to continue reading...]
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AAAAUUUUUUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s how I feel. I can’t describe it any better than that. I’ve emailed and called everyone I can think of and I’m getting N-O-W-H-E-R-E on finding a new home for Kaos. When she was in danger, friends and strangers alike were willing to move heaven and hell to save her and that’s awesome. [click to continue reading...]
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One of the Shiba meetup members took this picture of Snickers on Saturday. It is a perfect example of him in his watchful referee/boss/mayor mode. For now, that is all. (Unfortunately, I’m too busy to do the blog justice these days.)
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Today was a Shiba Day. Snick and I went out this morning and he had a good romp at the dog run and then he sat on the bench with me while I had my coffee. We went to his favorite pet store so he could shop. After a few short hours at home, we [click to continue reading...]
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So… all that Shiba Rescue stuff I was babbling about during my vacation? Consider it the birth of NYC Shiba Rescue. We’re a group of about 10 people so far. We’re having our first meeting next weekend. We’ll probably incorporate so we can get non-profit status and also receive the New Hope list that AC&C [click to continue reading...]
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So, I’m supposed to be on vacation this week. All I’ve done is work. It’s good though. It’s (1) getting a bunch of past due hanging-over-my-head freelance stuff done and (2) doggie rescue stuff. What have I been up to since my last post? Well, let’s see. Mon, April 2: Snick and I slept late [click to continue reading...]
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I’ve been busy. OK? Just busy, that’s all. Here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been up to since my pre-cocktail pawty post. March 18, 19, 20: Scrambled furiously to complete preparations for the pawty. Tues, March 20: Made contact with a blogger in Georgia that posted about dumping her 4 year old Shiba at [click to continue reading...]
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A few days ago, I logged into Meebo and found this message waiting for me: [12:45] Bibby: Hi, I have been enjoying Snickers Blog for a while. I have a Black and Tan Shiba called Lily, she is 5 months old and we just started puppy classes. Shibas are a new breed to me, I [click to continue reading...]
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Yes, I am certifiably insane. People ask me sometimes how I deal with the whole single mom with two dogs and two jobs thing all whilst living in midtown Manhattan. I usually shrug and go “eh, it’s not so bad,” meanwhile knowing it probably isn’t normal that I (1) almost never sleep more than 6 [click to continue reading...]
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OK, Snicks isn’t in this one, but it’s from the same people and same meetup as the last Shiba video I posted. I noticed it today and had to post it. When this happened, I was standing about 4 feet away, saying "Wow, I can’t believe she has treats and none of them have…." and [click to continue reading...]
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or feisty little Shiba Inus, either, for that matter. Kaos isn’t settling is as well as we’d hoped she would at Ami’s and it is looking like she needs to (1) not live with cats and (2) possibly not live with other dogs. Although she seems to get along great with other dogs when she’s [click to continue reading...]
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Kaos met her new forever family this afternoon. I got some very excited and happy text messages from Ami and then I disappeared into the hell that is Microsoft. (I had to go to work to patch computers for DST – yes, I know I’m LATE – and do various other updates.) Ami assured me [click to continue reading...]
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What good is having a blog if you can’t use it to promote your favorite causes??? What: Cocktails and Hors d’ouvres When: 7pm, Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Why: to raise money for Animal Haven Where: Animal Haven SoHo For more information and to purchase tickets online (before March 12), please visit caninecocktailpawty.com. Miss ~T~, Snickers, [click to continue reading...]
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UPDATED March 09, 2007 9:41 AM ESTalmost there!!! Anyone who can help get Kaos to her new home this coming weekend, please let me know ASAP! Sat Mar 10 Leg 1: Orlando, FL to St. Augustine, FL 105 miles 2 hr FILLED THANK YOU CHRIS Start 7:30 am Arrive 9:30 am Leg 2: St. Augustine, [click to continue reading...]
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A couple weeks ago, the NYC Shiba Inus and their Human Companions (that’s our Meetup Group name), held its first inter-breed meetup. We got together with The Beagle Pack. There were about about 40 dogs there and they had a blast. This video was posted by a Shiba meetup member today and the choice of [click to continue reading...]
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We need help getting Kaos from her foster family in Orlando, Florida, to her forever home in Pennsylvania. It’s been too cold to make plans to fly her and her foster family has folks moving in soon. Her forever home is anxiously waiting for her to arrive. We’re trying to set up a transport for [click to continue reading...]
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The NYC Shiba Inus are throwing a party! A fund raiser to be exact. Shibas may be a stubborn bunch, but they’re generous to their friends and our Shibas have decided to raise money for one of their favorite places… Animal Haven. Let’s help Animal Haven raise the money they need to finish their Soho [click to continue reading...]
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woohoo! Kaos is going to a great, great home. I couldn’t have asked for anything better for her. My blog friend, Ami, is going to adopt her. Go visit her blog to get to know Kaos’s new family!!!
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I think we can safely say that Kaos still gets along fine with other dogs. I was planning to have her temperament tested by a trainer, but I’m realizing that really isn’t necessary. What a sweetheart!
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This is clearly a dog enjoying her new found non-homelessness. Latest update from Jeanette (foster mom) says: We really need to change her name from KAOS to MELLOW YELLOW! lol She is so mellow. I can take her bone and/or her food away while eating and she does nothing! That is the sign of [click to continue reading...]
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OK, so here’s the latest update from Jeanette: She is doing great! Her cough is getting a little better, she did not cough much last night but when she gets excited I notice she coughs more. As far as adjusting… WOW what an awesome dog! Housebroken for sure. When she needs to go out you [click to continue reading...]
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Apologies to anyone who (you know who you are, my Israeli friend) thinks I need to write some non-dog posts… you’re RIGHT, I DO need to do that. Right now though, I need to do this more. We’re just having so much fun in the comments on the post before this, but it’s time for [click to continue reading...]
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I got a call awhile ago from the transporter that dropped Kaos with her foster family. They will send pictures later. Just now, I got an email from the foster mom.. We have KAOS and she is a very sweet dog. She does listen to commands like sit, no and she loves affection! She came [click to continue reading...]
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In about twenty minutes, Kaos will be picked up from the veterinary hospital and start her trip to Orlando to her temporary foster home. While we’re on the subject… I have to say that dog people – rescue people in particular – are the most amazing people on earth. What giving, selfless people! You want [click to continue reading...]
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I received this email earlier this afternoon: Jenna, Tom and I picked Kaos up from Animal Control in Miami this morning and delivered her to the vet. She was happy to leave that place, She took the time to smell all the blades of grass and trees she could manage to get close to… She’s [click to continue reading...]
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We have a WINNER folks and her name is Kaos! Woohoo! I just got off the phone with the volunteer that will be picking Kaos up from Miami Dade and transporting her to VCA!!! More information later after I’ve had a chance to rest my weary brain, heart and fingers. There will also be a [click to continue reading...]
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OK, here’s where we stand: Kaos is still in Miami Dade Animal Services (7401 NW 74th Street, Miami). She’s safe there until tomorrow (Saturday) at 4pm. Here’s her current photo from the shelter. She looks so sad. An animal hospital 45 minutes north of Miami (4181 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Coconut Creek) is waiting for her [click to continue reading...]
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She’s still in Miami Dade Animal Services. They agreed to hold her until Saturday afternoon. Through a jillion emails and phone calls (I swear my friends and I have talked to every rescue organization in Dade and Broward Counties.) I’ve located a veterinary hospital that will take her in and board her for a reasonable [click to continue reading...]
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Well, I have someone 500 miles from Miami that will hold Kaos for a week and a group of transport folks that will coordinate moving her up there. I even have someone in Miami that will go get her out of the shelter. HOWEVER, the transport can’t happen for a couple weeks and the person [click to continue reading...]
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OK, Kaos is in trouble and I need your help. Most of you probably already know about Kaos… the homeless dog that I took under my wing. (If not, go here to read about her.) Well, yesterday I got the call… Kaos is in the shelter. Miami Dade Animal Services. They’ve had her a few [click to continue reading...]
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So, yesterday I spent the day out in New Jersey (AUGH, THE HORROR) at the Shiba Specialty. I got to meet some great Shiba people and was able to love on some awesome Shibas. I learned so much sitting ringside with Kathi Melton of Bali Hai Kennels, watching the 42 Shibas that were entered. I [click to continue reading...]
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Miss ~T~ has a bean bag in her room. She got it from my folks for Christmas about five years ago. It’s gotten a lot of use -double as much for the 3 years that we’ve had Snickers. The zipper is broken, enough beans have somehow disappeared for it to be about 2/3 it’s original [click to continue reading...]
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Secret has really adjusted a LOT since I posted her first update. She’s so much more confident walking in the city now and she’s much less skittish when people reach to pet her. She seems like a different girl from the one that came to live with us a few months ago. She’s definitely gained [click to continue reading...]
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WOOF! LET’S PLAY!!! I know, I know, I only posted twice in December. Well, my knee is almost healed, the holidays are over, and I caught up on about half of my past due work this long weekend. I logged into Bloglines today to find over 400 posts that needed reading though (eek), so I’m [click to continue reading...]
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…and Shiba Inu Owners!
I’ve told this story so many times now – verbally, in IM, and by email – that I’m losing track of who knows and who doesn’t! I only just told my SISTER about it today and it happened on Saturday morning. As I was just answering “what happened” again by email, I realized I should POST it and then I can just point people here instead of rewriting.
Snickers and I went to the NYC Shiba Inu meetup this past Saturday morning at the Madison Square Park dog run. Snickers was having a BLAST because it was COLD out, so he was playing chase with a bunch of dogs. He kept coming up to me and asking ME to play though, so finally I did. I took off chasing him. We made it from the west end of the run to the east and had turned around running back and just as I was picking up speed, I crossed paths with a Pit Bull that was also playing chase. The Pit was solid muscle, about 60 pounds maybe and going WAY faster than I was. I collided with him and went up and over. I was airborn and then crash landed (in pea gravel) on my right knee.
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Those of you outside NYC probably don’t realize there is a RAGING debate going on here about off-leash time in the city parks. Even so, I think any dog person can appreciate this Op Ed in the Times today. I’ve said for years that having dogs somehow makes us more human… Op-Ed Contributor My Life [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers Then And Now He’s all grown up and he’s my "heart dog." I never would have guessed that the silly, squiggly, mouthy puppy we brought home back in January 2003 would grow up into such a confident, wonderful adult. He is so self-assured and so loving. He’s reserved with most folks outside the pack, [click to continue reading...]
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Secret has her own photo gallery. It didn’t seem fair to have one for Snick and not add one for Secret, so I started it even though I didn’t have much to put in it. I’m sure we can convince Miss ~T~ to take some more photos of her sweet little Shiba girl though! Note: [click to continue reading...]
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I wrote a long email to Shiba-L tonight about Secret and then realized “duh, blog post” so here ya go (edited a bit to make more sense to the blog audience)! Secret (6 years old) came to live with us seven weeks ago. She lived in a backyard in the country most of her life. [click to continue reading...]
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Benedict just called Bettina! Part of her email… Kaos did really well on the plane, so no problems there. He said it’s really warm and that he’s on the beach, so that’s good. He says hello to you. He also said he hasn’t hooked up with his cousin yet and that the cops have hassled [click to continue reading...]
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subtitled Bye Bye (for now) to Benedict and Kaos Benedict and Kaos have a 3pm flight out of LGA to Miami. TODAY. They’re getting out of here before it gets cold again!!! I’m so happy for them. They were sleeping in various places (like ATM vestibules) that couple weeks when it was so cold. The [click to continue reading...]
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Periodically, on my way to work, I see a woman walking two older dogs, I think one is a Yorkie and the other, a Maltese. I don’t know how often I pass her – maybe not so often – but periodically for over 3 1/2 years is enough to have a sense of recognition. I [click to continue reading...]
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Snick’s Canine Good Citizen certificate came today. He’s a certified good dog. (Secret, on the other hand is a CDB – canine dumb blonde – but we love her anyway.) Just for fun, here’s a silly picture of Snickers at the dog run a few weeks ago. He had just yawned, I think. I was [click to continue reading...]
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A few weeks ago at one of my NYC Shiba Inu Meetups, someone asked me “do you know who owns this dog?” He was pointing to a poor quality male Shiba standing near me. I replied “Sorry, I don’t. Is something wrong?” He said “No, I’m planning to breed my female and he has all [click to continue reading...]
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I’m writing a silly post because I’ve been very emotional about Snickers the last few days. I’ve realized he’s really my “heart dog” (a phrase I found ridiculous until recently, btw) and I can’t bear the thought of what I’ll do without him when eventually leaves me. Tonight, a friend sent an email to Shiba-L [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers passed his Canine Good Citizen test today. Yay Snickers!!! We went to the My Dog Loves Central Park Country Fair with our NYC Shiba Inu Meetup group today. He was scheduled to take the CGC test on October 24th but they were doing testing in the park and I thought “what the heck! we’ll [click to continue reading...]
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Back in March, I wrote an entry titled "When You Realize What You Don’t Know." It took five days to find the words for that post. It was worth it though, because the response was AMAZING. It turned into a great conversation which lasted two or three days. And then, that was it. For the [click to continue reading...]
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Some of them are a bit fuzzy because we were mostly avoiding using the flash. We figure she’d been through enough yesterday without getting flashed in the face too! Click to embiggen* *I’ve totally stolen the word embiggen from Lachlan and plan to use it every chance I get.
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Snickers knew something was up when we left the apartment. He could smell Secret’s kennel in the hallway. He walked so nice with me to Bryant Park, looking up at me at every intersection to make sure I saw how good he was being. When we got to the park, I spotted ~T~ and pointed [click to continue reading...]
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What a day! When I woke up this morning it was raining. What could be worse on a day that I needed to introduce two water-hating Shibas to each other on neutral territory?!?! Snick and I didn’t even go out until about 11:30, but luckily the sun came out shortly after we went out. I [click to continue reading...]
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We will be picking Secret up at the airport this Sunday at 2:00 PM. Hee hee!!! I’m not ready. Her leash and collar are here though and she’s coming with an initial supply of food. ~T~ and I have a plan for introducing her to Snick before bringing her into the apartment and T has [click to continue reading...]
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If you could see my to do list… we’ll you would likely cry with sympathy. Saturday morning, I made three lists: mine, ~T~’s and ours. T even added a few things to hers after I finished. It was a very aggressive collection of to do items, but I must say that T and I did [click to continue reading...]
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I understand that there are terrible things happening to people all over the world and even in my neighborhood. I care very much about those things, but that doesn’t mean I can’t care about less dire things. I also realize that only a relatively wealthy society like ours can afford the “extras” we give our [click to continue reading...]
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Non-Shiba people don’t believe me when I tell them how careful you have to be with Shibas. They can’t be off leash – NOT EVEN IN SOME FENCED AREAS. My parents have a regular (4 foot?) chain link fence and when Snicks has visited them he is NOT allowed off leash in their backyard. FOUR [click to continue reading...]
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A few days ago, I referred to a photographer, but gave no detail. Well, the detail is that Snickers got to be a model for a day (unpaid, just for fun) for Urban Hund‘s Fall 2006 Collection. The photographer, Kent Henderson, emailed me a few days ago to say that a picture of Snickers made [click to continue reading...]
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The pictures to the right are (1) Kaos getting a belly rub from me and (2) Kaos hanging out later that same day. These are from the last day that I saw them in the neighborhood. I think Benedict and Kaos took off for Florida. It’s been 3 weeks and a day since I’ve seen [click to continue reading...]
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A few weeks ago, Snickers had his first sleep over. He goes to the dog run, he has playdates, he goes to doggie daycare, but this was new. His friend, Bean, spent a whole weekend with us! (Bean’s companions – Beth & Jeff – had to go out of town. We were dogsitting.) Snickers and [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers doesn’t know yet. ~T~ and I have a secret… actually, we’re getting a Secret. A dog named Secret! She is a six year old, red Shiba Inu. She been living temporarily, as a foster dog, with the breeder that owns and shows Snick’s brother in North Carolina since January of this year. She needs [click to continue reading...]
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Sorry it has taken a week to get around to writing this post. I’m working too much and sleeping too little. I think my brain is too tired for anything coherent, so I’ll just bullet point the vet visit and what I learned about Benedict last Saturday. K? K. The vet said Kaos is quite [click to continue reading...]
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I’m porting the blog to WordPress and redesigning the templates sometime in the next couple months. Fun fun. I received some photos last week from a high school reunion that was held this summer. (I’ve never made it home for one.) I’m sad to say I only managed to recognize 4 people out of about [click to continue reading...]
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First, it turns out that Benedict spells her name Kaos and it’s not just a cute misspelling. It’s an acronym! Kicks Ass On Spot, which is just that much cuter to me really because she’s such a sweet dog. Secondly, here are a couple pictures of the two of them. Click to embiggen, as Lachlan [click to continue reading...]
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I just realized that Snick’s diet has changed again since I last posted it, so I thought I’d post an update. (I’m amazed at how many people come to my blog after googling “what to feed a Shiba Inu.”) For the history of how we got here and some general things I learned, see this [click to continue reading...]
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Alright gang, a few of you asked what you could do to help Benedict and Chaos. I’m going to tell you. On Saturday, August 19th, Chaos is going to the vet for a checkup, her second distemper/parvo shot, her rabies shot, a fecal, a heartworm test, and 6 months of heartworm preventative. The receptionist at [click to continue reading...]
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Malcolm Gladwell posted a follow-up on his blog regarding the Cesar Millan profile. The entry – and the comments – are quite interesting.
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If you like Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point) or Cesar Millan (The Dog Whisperer) or both, you’re going to love Gladwell’s profile of Millan for The New Yorker, May 22, 2006.
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A couple months ago, someone posted information to Shiba-L regarding a convicted animal abuser and a whole conversation followed regarding the way animals are treated right here in the good ol’ USA. Our government may not go around beating dogs, but we certainly have our share of people that think animals are worthless and without [click to continue reading...]
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I guess I forget – because he has such a big personality and heart – but just now I turned the corner into my room and saw Snick sleeping (and shedding) on the corner of my bed and thought “Gee, he’s really quite small.” So, I went over and gave him hugs and snuggles and [click to continue reading...]
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I ran into Benedict and Chaos this past Saturday and gave them the new harness and Snick’s old leash (a nice mountain lead I got this winter, but it was too heavy for Snick). I saw them again tonight and Chaos looked really nice in her new black gear. The "Realfeel" is supposed to get [click to continue reading...]
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There’s a battle going on in NYC regarding off-leash time in the parks. The Parks Dept. allows dogs to be off-leash in many large public parks (that don’t have dog runs) before 9:00 AM and after 9:00 PM. (Sadly, as any fellow Shiba owned will tell you, I can not take advantage of this cool [click to continue reading...]
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~T~ is in town for the week between visiting her grandparents most of the summer and going to visit her dad for a couple weeks, so I took today and tomorrow off work to hang with her. We’d just come home this afternoon after manicures and pedicures and I was checking my email before dashing [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers and I met a homeless man this weekend named Benedict. He has a 6 month old puppy named Chaos. Chaos is one well-kept, good looking dog and she is clearly devoted to Benedict. He said he took her from a man that was training her for the dog fights. (For those of you that [click to continue reading...]
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A fellow New York dog owner, Amanda Soto (and her dog Butch, of course), started a group on Dogster recently called "NYC – Let me get on that train!" It did not take long for that group to start growing! Long story short, discussion was had and then Amanda did a lot of work to [click to continue reading...]
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I couldn’t resist. There were so many people on meetup waiting to see if someone would start one, that I finally joined meetup.com and started a NYC Shiba group. For any NYC Shiba folks out there, check it out and join if you’re interested: http://shibainu.meetup.com/101/ The first meetup is scheduled for June 24th at 11:00 [click to continue reading...]
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The evening of the May 24th – Snickers was acting weird at the dog run – breathing fast, staying right next to me. He was stung by a bee at the run last summer and flies made him nervous after that (till it got cold and they went away), but this was a bit extreme. [click to continue reading...]
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I talk to so many people since I got Snickers. (Mostly because tourists are more likely to ask someone with a dog for directions, but also kids that want to know if they can “pet the puppy” and even the random Shiba owner or enthusiast that we run into.) Tonight, as Snick sat in one [click to continue reading...]
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Some of you can tune out… I know I blog about Snick a lot. However, I noticed I’m getting a lot of visitors that have searched for things like “what can shiba inus eat” and “feeding a shiba.” I’ve spent a LOT of time formulating the right diet for Snickers so I think I should [click to continue reading...]
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will be long enough for Snickers to be in our lives.
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Ever have those moments when you realize there is so much you don’t know about something? I get so frustrated sometimes when I believe I have an opinion about something and then I realize I don’t have all the facts and then when I try to LEARN all the facts it turns out there are [click to continue reading...]
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I’m just busy, busy, busy these days! I hope I’ll still have some readers when I get back to blogging more than random comments and links. Speaking of links, wanna see a CUTE Shiba Inu? Check out Kishi’s Run for the Money, his siblings and his other pack members.
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If the trailer for a movie makes you cry, don’t go see it. Seriously. Don’t.
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I just thought it was really weird. That’s all.
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Coincidentally, when I went out to walk Snickers last night, the RealFeel temp was EIGHT BELOW! Seriously. Anyhoo… My mom emailed me last night and said I have to see this movie, Eight Below. At first I couldn’t place it, so I looked it up on imdb. That jogged my memory. I saw a trailer [click to continue reading...]
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By TED KERASOTE Published: February 13, 2006 THE 130th Westminster Dog Show comes to New York today, with its thousands of contestants, ranging in size from two-pound Chihuahuas to 120-pound Great Danes. As the highly groomed dogs prance down the runways of Madison Square Garden ? the floor-length coats of the Afghan hounds swaying, the [click to continue reading...]
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Tonight, Snickers got to do something only country dogs usually get to do. He trotted proudly home with a prize held carefully between his teeth. He didn’t exactly hunt this down and kill it, but he certainly proved himself to be capable of procurring dinner. We were outside for our bedtime walk. As we were [click to continue reading...]
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AUGH! NYC is COVERED in snow and it’s WONDERFUL!!! Snick and I spent almost two hours outside this morning running around and diving through snow drifts. We finally made it to the dog run and there were other dogs there and Snick had SO MUCH FUN running around playing chase in the snow. He’s a [click to continue reading...]
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Shibas? Evil? Never! Um, well… maybe! Talk about evil eyes! (These were taken back in October when Snick’s buddy Toshi was over to play again. No Shibas were actually harmed during this playdate.)
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OK, I know I should be sleeping now, but I’m goofing around with the blog instead. What’s it to you? Sheesh! This was just a few days ago. This is clearly Snickers’ favorite toy. I just HAD to share this. He was furiously playing with his hedgehog one day and then basically just collapsed into [click to continue reading...]
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I am so impressed with my good dog. After reading Bones Would Rain from the Sky and then reading some other training booklets by the same author, I have been working on teaching Snickers more self control. He’s at work with me today and it is lunchtime. One of my co-workers (who IS a dog [click to continue reading...]
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9:30 AM: Just received the following answer to my inquiry: From: SBigThumbs@aol.com Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:00:46 EST Subject: Re: Shiba Inus needing rescue? To: JG Yes they are still alive. You can contact Polk County the girl there is also named Debbie….888-275-8941 x 230 for an update to see if anyone has pulled [click to continue reading...]
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This was posted on Drive For Life today. I don’t know anything about it, but wanted to share it in case anyone has any ideas or contacts. If I find out more, I’ll edit. From: SBigThumbs@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:57 PM Subject: Three Shibas that are going to be put down at a [click to continue reading...]
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I know my Shiba readers will understand. He’s not spoiled. He’s just, um, well loved. First, this is Snick enjoying the king size Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Bed while we were away for the holidays. Second, this is the recipe for Snick’s food. I’m not exactly sure what it says about me that the ONLY time [click to continue reading...]
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Snick just walked out of the bathroom with a piece of tissue stuck to one paw. I swear, I am not making this up.
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aka How To Stop Traffic in NYC Snick and I just went for a long bedtime walk. We walked and walked and walked. He rounded the corner onto a street he walks on almost every day. There was still some snow there. He started sniffing around and checking it out. All the sudden he started [click to continue reading...]
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lt is a beautiful morning here in NYC and I am combining several enjoyable activities, I am sitting in the sunshine with Snickers, enjoying my morning coffee, and catching up on my email and my reading list. This is all made possible by my Palm T|X, because now I can be online at the dog [click to continue reading...]
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While researching dog food for Snickers a few months ago, I ran across Flying Dog Press. The site belongs to a dog trainer (who, according to my sister, is quite well known, but I didn’t know that at the time). The trainer, Suzanne Clothier, wrote a book which was featured on the website. It sounded [click to continue reading...]
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So, I’m off tomorrow (Wednesday) on a roadtrip with ~T~ and Snick to visit my sister and her two dogs in Indianapolis. My parents will be there from down south and I’m sure a merry time will be had by all. Of course, I’ll have both my laptop AND my Palm with me, but I [click to continue reading...]
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Inu means “dog” in Japanese. I’ve known that for years. Akita Inu, Shiba Inu, etc. What I didn’t know until my mini me and I started researching breeds was that an obsolete meaning of Shiba in Japanese is “small.” When I mentioned to a friend of mine last summer that Shiba Inu means Small Dog, [click to continue reading...]
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I’ve recently started reading this great journal about the shelter/rescue/foster/adoption situation in NYC. It really makes you think about how irresponsible society is in regards to the well being of our pets. It’s also made me guiltily think “I would help if I could,” which JUST ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH. I’m afraid I can’t foster in [click to continue reading...]
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I still haven’t caught up on my work. I seem to have the developer’s version of writer’s block. Which sucks. A lot. <sigh> Anyway, I just had to catch up on reading a few of my favorite blogs today. I am not going to let myself post (this doesn’t count!), so in the meantime, here [click to continue reading...]
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I have been awake for 3 hours. I’ve had breakfast with my daughter. I’ve had my first cup of coffee. I’ve probably dropped off, or picked up, my laundry or my dry cleaning. I’ve spent time with at least two of my good friends. I have walked 1.5 miles. I’m usually hungry for my second [click to continue reading...]
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Today is Snick Dog’s Birthday! He’s TWO.
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My dog – Snick the Dog – He knows the days of the week. I don’t mean that I think he knows the names of the days, but he knows the pattern of the week and he keeps track. He knows that for 4 days I go to work and leave him home, for 1 [click to continue reading...]
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Lunch Break Blogging: It is almost 2:00 PM and I have spent my entire day so far working on one friggin computer that suddenly decided to stop booting up. I’ve had a VP in Investment Banking computerless all day and it looks like I’m going to have to reformat c:\. <sigh> I’m running some last [click to continue reading...]
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Lunch break blogging: I am still trying to figure out what to do about the holidays and Snickers. Last year (the first year we had Snick) my family came to NYC for the holidays. This year we are going to see my sister in Indianapolis. I am wary of planning to drive there as the [click to continue reading...]
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If this GPS dog collar were just a little smaller, I’d be all over it. Snick’s never run off, but I totally stress and worry about it all the time. If there were a way to have this on him without the collar, that would be even better, because the most likely scenario if he [click to continue reading...]
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It’s raining today, so Snick has his buddy Toshi over to play. Watching them race maniacally around my apartment reminded me that I never posted pictures from the last time Toshi came over. So… with no further ado, my favorite pair of Double Trouble Shibas.
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OK, this is a quick post from work (BAD ME), but I just could NOT help myself. Snick come to work with me almost every Friday. Since half the office was out for Rosh Hashana today, he got to come for an extra day this week! I keep a fleece mat in my desk and [click to continue reading...]
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I will never leave Snick behind. Never. Dogs found shot in two schools in St. Bernard Parish
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I couldn’t help myself. This is one of Snick’s puppy pictures that the breeder sent us when he was just a teeny baby. And THIS was a week or two after we brought him home.
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I’m working on a website for an off-broadway theater in my neighborhood. I was supposed to be finished yesterday, so, of course, I should be rushing, but as I was flipping through CDs full of photos to pick photos for the site, I found a series of the client and her dog goofing off during [click to continue reading...]
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I haven’t been able to get this picture and the photographer’s comments off my mind for days.
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T and I have periodically discussed and updated our evacuation plan over the years, so when we got Snickers in January 2004, he became part of the plan. (Darn, I keep meaning to buy a doggie backpack for him; I should do that right now.) Anyway… we’ve always known most shelters won’t allow dogs and [click to continue reading...]
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… a FAT SHIBA??? All the expert advice you read about Shibas will say that they are very smart, but very stubborn, hard to train, and never completely reliable. Well, Snick is pretty well trained for a Shiba and he can be as stubborn as me. But he’s also fat. Why? Because Shiba Inus are [click to continue reading...]
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To donate directly to the efforts to rescue and shelter pets in New Orleans and reunite them with their families, see the home page for Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. They also need volunteers – vets, vet techs, and other animal handling/control personnel.
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Which is what exactly? A free event taking place Saturday, September 17th at Madison Square Park from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event includes low cost microchipping, agility and obedience demonstrations, Canine Good Citizen testing, meet the breeds booths, balloon artists and caricature artists, plus free goody bags loaded with dog treats, bones, dog [click to continue reading...]
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If you haven’t already, please consider making a donation to Noah’s Wish or the ASPCA. Volunteers in Louisianna and Mississippi are working furiously to rescue stranded companion animals and reunite them with their families.
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I think I’ll try to see how many pairs of cute Shibas I can find online. I actually found this adorable pair about a month ago and have been enjoying Sumi’s mom’s blog ever since.
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Since it was so BRUTALLY hot when Snick and I went out this morning, he decided to spend the rest of his day like this…
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Just discovered two Shibas online named Yoshiro and Tsuki. Loved the pictures of them eating birthday cake on at the table!!!
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OK, I must admit, sometimes on a Saturday morning when I’ve left Snick to wait in the apt building lobby while I run to Starbucks for a frap, I get in the LLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG line and I think "I wish I could call Snick and tell him not to worry, that I’ll be back soon." Um, [click to continue reading...]
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Everyone asks why I didn’t kick the guy back. I HAD TO CHECK ON SNICKERS. By the time I knew he was OK (perfectly fine, just a bit befuddled), the jerk was almost a block away. Besides, all that really mattered to me was taking Snick home and giving him lots of extra snuggly love.
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Who goes to someone else’s city and kicks their dog??? Apparently, American tourists do.
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Shibas are such regal little dogs and they usually have nice, exotic sounding names. One of Snick’s Shiba friends is named Toshi and another is named Kaleo. People (well, adults at least) look at me a little sideways when they ask his name and I tell them "Snickers." But what can I do? T and [click to continue reading...]
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I was at Snickers’ girlfriend’s apartment early this afternoon saying (to her owner, not to her) how much work I need to get done this weekend and as I was saying it I realized that my entire weekend so far has been about the dog… doing stuff for and with the dog. Yesterday, Snick and [click to continue reading...]
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Shibas are the greatest little dogs. They certainly aren’t for everyone, but since T & I got Snickers, I have just fallen madly and completely in love with this breed. I worry about the fact that they are so adorable though. Shiba puppies look like little stuffed animals. They are a stubborn and difficult breed [click to continue reading...]
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It’s not like I have nothing else to say or talk about. I have a fairly interesting life… at least I think maybe I do. The dog has a way of getting me involved with people I wouldn’t otherwise know or spend time with it. It has turned out to be an GREAT side effect [click to continue reading...]
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OK, my DOG has play dates. My daughter didn’t go on play dates… well, not until she was old enough to arrange them herself! I’m not sure how this happened; Snickers and his doggie pals are obviously colluding to influence our behavior. And they say Shibas aren’t social! The picture on the left is Snickers [click to continue reading...]
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With the RNC in town, I’ve been confronted with my minority status more than a few times in the past week or two. What minority status, you may ask? Heh. I may be a WASP, but – even with the GOP in town – Republicans are a minority on the west side of Manhattan. Supposedly, [click to continue reading...]
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Snickers is the best little dog. This first picture is from a couple months ago. I just remembered it and had to post it. He jumps up on the cushions and watches the cars and people on the avenue below our apartment. When he was smaller, he thought they were something small to be chased [click to continue reading...]
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The photo that started it all. This past Saturday, I went to Bryant Park to take some pictures for a website I was working on (Bryant Park Capital). My daughter and her puppy, Snickers, went with me and I ended up with this great picture of him! At some point that day, I decided I [click to continue reading...]
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