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A health question and some spam

dlroberts — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:01:45 -0400

I was messing around with the camera today and got some cute shots of the puts. In one of the shots, an issue that Lucy has been having for the last week or so became apparent. The hair on her ears is crusty and falling off. :-(

Here's a shot of it. Notice on her left ear on the ridge there's a dark area with no hair? She has that on both ears and it's starting to concern me. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow but I thought I'd solicit input anyway.

Here are a few other pics:

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shedding question

heem_infinite — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:09:53 -0400

My little Kiyoshi is 9 months old now. He started to shed a little a couple of weeks ago but seems to have stopped. I was under the impression that he would blow his whole undercoat. He still leaves hair on me whenever i pick him up but i've seen my friends shiba that you could touch him and pull off clumps of hair. It gets up to 65 degrees here, does it have to get warmer for him to lose it all? Do i need to take the furminator to him more? I used it once and it took off a bunch but he was squirming and trying to bite it too much so i gave up.

on a side note, Kiyo had his first trip to the dog park last Saturday. He behaved very well. He has came a long way since his first experience with a group of dogs in his puppy class at 5 months. They were having a weiner dog meetup so there were a ton of them scrambling around. He didn't really bother with them though. There was a puppy Shar Pei that was bullying all of the other dogs, running into them and playing out of control. He was coming up on Kiyoshi out of control and Kiyo got into his bold stance and the Shar Pei stopped, his tailed dropped and he let Kiyo sniff him. From then on Kiyo was the king of the dog park, all the other dogs just followed him wherever he ran to. I need to figure out how to stop him from stealing all the tennis balls he sees flying around next.

Sarcoptic Mange. What to look for?

tsukitsune — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:11:40 -0400

In Henson's last 2 weeks here (post final heartworm injection) he started to itch more than normal. Thinking it was a reaction to the injection I let him alone, no bathing, etc., for a week. He started to itch more and gnaw at his ankles so I gave him fish oil. He started to itch so hard the day before we met up with his new family that I bathed him in oatmeal shampoo and hoped for the best.

Well. His new mom brought him to the vet today, and it turns out he had a positive skin scrape for Sarcoptic Mange.

Which means what for my dogs exactly??? I gave his new home all Henson's bedding, so we're good there. I'm washing my couch cushions and rugs as I type this... while Henson and my dogs briefly interacted over the last few weeks, rarely did they stay near each other - no snuggling or anything like that. Should I have their skin scraped? What symptoms other than itching and hair loss should I watch for? Are they healthy enough to maybe ward off infection??

We have a physical scheduled for 4/29 so I hope until then they'll be fine and we'll just do the skin scrape there..
Oy.

Waterfall hiking [image heavy]

tsukitsune — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:02:23 -0400

We took a really nice hike on a really nice day this past Saturday. Our two, Pam and Hachi and my pal and her Cairn Terrier all enjoyed the day.

Plus, I had a new leash to try out - a waist leash from Bark and Giggle Boutique! It was perfect - EXACTLY what I needed for hiking! Thanks ;)

some Pennsylvania woods for you:

My lovely new leash

hmmm. water.

my sheebs

Eva the waterbug

Pam and Hachi

My Shiba Hiking Team

From Rickett's Glen State Park Hike

HIMIKO!!!!!!!!(new cute picture 4/11/09)

JessicaRabbit — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:56:30 -0500

I just got an email from Katja.

Himiko was born last night!!!!

My shikoku is coming in about 12 weeks!!!

I am going to jump out of my skin.

We're feeling like this!

What's the Matter With Tosca?

santuzza — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:03:33 -0400

Something's bothering my Tosca this evening.

I spent the day at home just laying around and hanging around with her. I went to the gym this evening with my friend in the evening and when I got back my mother, who was quite annoyed, told me that she finally had to put the dog out because she was whining and making her little shiba noises and my parents couldn't figure out what the problem was. It had started to rain so she was screaching and was brought in very quickly. She was quiet for a little while and then she randomly ran into the middle of my parents living room a yodeled. I was trying to make a sample of my newest culinary experiment to see if I wanted to make it for Easter dessert and Tosca was seriously under foot which is not normal for her. After we went back down to the apartment, she seemed uneasy and was shaking for a while. I picked her up and held her on my lap and the shaking stopped. Then I went and got her rawhide chew bone out of the pantry and she's currently busy with that.

I don't know what her issue is/was and I thought that some of you more knowledgable people may have some insight. She ate. We went on our walks. we spent plenty of time together. I don't get it.

Some Oliver Spam

Oliversdad — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:11:51 -0400

Finally took some of the pic's off my camera.........

And his favorite spot.......sleeping with my son.....

Any Shiba owners from Northern Nevada??

Stebel — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:30:13 -0400

Hey!!!

I'm looking for fellow Shiba owners from Reno/Tahoe/ Carson valley area.
We should do a "Meet and Greet" one day!!!! It would be so much fun to see our dogs play!!!
Please Let me know if you live in this area so we can set something up!!!!!

Juvenile Primate/Dog Interactions

hondru — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:31:39 -0500

So here's a thread for the posting of kid/dog interactions that are hilarious, heart-warming, gross, or whatever.

Saw a Hokkaido today!

animatorshiba — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:58:55 -0400

Or at least I think it was one, it looked like one, and was bigger than a shiba.
We saw it while driving to Walmart.

here's what it looked like
http://www.worldlydogs.com/sites/jasonc/_files/Image/hokkaido%20inu.JPG">

that's not the one i saw, i was in a car and unprepared, but it looks just like it. :D
i was so excited.

We adopted a Shiba!

PLwarped59 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:34:03 -0400

Well, I was browsing through Craigslist yesterday and I saw an ad for a free Shiba male. Of course Shiba Inu was spelled wrong and being free I knew that these people that had him didnt know them very well at all and he would probably be given to someone who didnt know the breed either. So I called the woman and said I wouls be there in 10 mins. She told me she got him from a friend at work who couldnt keep him and she couldnt keep him anymore, so now I have him.
He is really shy and very timid. I hope its just because its a new home. I am a little concerned with his lack of muscle in the back legs and thighs. He is really really thin on the butt end.
This was the ride home, and at his new home.
His name was Ginji, but its doesnt sound very nice and doesnt seem to fit him so I am going to give him a new name when I find a good one.

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nikki/sachi spam (apr 09)

lingmorton — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:16:41 -0400

is dinner ready yet???

cherry blossoms in the park

sachi

shiba wrestle

koda learning how to be a retriever

growing too fast

nikki sitting?

pretty lady

Scaredy-cat shikoku

shiba2shikoku — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:39:25 -0400

What is the best way to help a timid, unconfident shikoku come out of his shell? Taro is afraid of EVERYTHING! Even worse now that he is back from training camp.

Also, thought you all my like some of these dog signs...
http://www.dogsigns.com/categories/Shiba_Inu/index.html

Puppies!!!

JillH — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:01:26 -0400

There are too many cute options, I just don't know what to do!
So, since we did not have any luck with the Shikokus, Greg and I are going to back to the original plan of a Shiba. (I always wanted shiba!) We had to compromise on the color, I'm partial to black/tan, but Greg has his heart set on a sesame. Honestly, it didn't take much convincing for me to see it his way! I am really excited about our puppy options. There are 3 breeders in Japan with Sesame Shiba pups right now, at least that I found, and I love our options so I've stopped the painful (due to language difference) search. Sooooo, here they are!

Female, 2 months-

Male, 8 months. We love him, but we're nervous that he may not have had any training in the 8 months of his life. Who knows what his life has been like. He looks incredibly happy and sweet though!

Females, 2 months.

How am I supposed to choose from this?!?!?! It's impossible! We're going to visit the last 3, they are a 7 hour drive and kinda near each other. So we're going to see the 8mo boy in his habitat and see how he behaves and attempt to learn about him. Then we're going to see the precious baby girls. We are in love with all of them. This is tough! :)

Shiba's on Craigslist

Honey's mom — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:22:08 -0400

I just thought maybe I would start posting any Shiba's I see on Craigslist here. Just in case someone see's a pup they might like?

Here are a few I found today. Cuties for sure!

http://denver.craigslist.org/pet/1115385377.html
Unfortunately going through a divorce and cannot take Nic with me. Nic is a 9 month old, neutered male, Shiba Inu. Nic knows basic obedience commands, is housebroke, and crate trained. Nic is a wonderful little dog that enjoys an active family and/or a friend to play with. Asking a small rehoming fee just to make sure Nic goes to the right home that really wants to love him. Please email me for more information.
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http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pet/1115335994.html
2 Year Old Shiba Inu MIX

Fee: $ 50.00

They take Sentinel heart worm medicine
Use K-9 Advantix for pest control

• Coat: Double coat, minimal shedding
• Eyes: Brown
• Temperment: Loves kids and women, can be timid around men but warms up quickly
• Age: 2 Years+
• Sex: Female
• Alteration: Spayed
• Weight: 45 pounds/20 kilos
• Health problems: none
• Nose: Black
• Tongue: Pink
• Chipped: Yes
• Teeth: GREAT, scissor bite.
• Temperament: calm with timely enthusiasm.
• Crate Trained: Yes, she really likes it.
• Appetite: Eats 3-5 cups of food a day.
• Barking: Almost never
• Whines: Never
• Aggression: None
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http://longisland.craigslist.org/pet/1111974339.html
BENTLEY - ID#A804175

I am an unaltered male, tan and white Shiba Inu.

The shelter staff think I am about 3 years old.

I have been at the shelter since Apr 01, 2009.

This information is 1 hour old.

does a dog need a pack?

starry — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:13:02 -0400

so, there is a dog that lives down the street from me
and I've noticed every time I walk pass his house, toki runs and sits by the fence and waits for the dog to come out...is it better to have multiple dogs? (like how you need to keep multiple mice for them to be happy)
for those multiple dog owners have you noticed a change in your dogs behavior after you got the second one, and at what age is a good age to introduce a second dog?

Cute austrian tiny Shiba Inu pictures

LisaW — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:30:45 -0400

Found a great page with tooooons of really really cute babypics of austrian Shiba Inus!!!! There are quite toooo much to post here :)

Here is the link to the breeders hp http://www.shiba.nit.at/

just click on every link you can see and many pics will pop out :)

Ok no I will give you some hints:
german-english translations:
Zucht - breeding infos - baby pics!!
Wurf - litter
Fotogalerie - pics of their adult Shiba Inus
Woche - week, refers to the age of the litter

when you are in the Zucht or Fotogalerie section you can really click on every link you see for some more pics!

Have fun!!

Baba Lisa

How well is your hearing?

okiron — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:14:10 -0400

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/

I can't hear past 15kHz booo.

Amazing.....simply AMAZING!

Honey's mom — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:31:33 -0400

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090406/ts_afp/australiaanimaldogoffbeat_20090406082210

Dog overboard found four months later

SYDNEY (AFP) – A pet dog that fell overboard in rough seas off Australia has been reunited with its owners after surviving alone on an island for four months, reports said.

Sophie Tucker, apparently named after a late US entertainer, fell overboard as Jan Griffith and her family sailed through choppy waters off the northeast Queensland coast in November.

The dog was believed to have drowned and Griffith said the family was devastated.

But out of sight of the family, Sophie Tucker was swimming doggedly and finally made it to St Bees Island, five nautical miles away, and began the sort of life popularised by the TV reality show "Survivor."

She was returned to her family last week when Griffith contacted rangers who had captured a dog that had been living off feral goats on the largely uninhabited island, in the faint hope it might be their long-lost pet.

When the Griffiths met the rangers' boat bringing the dog to the mainland they found that it was indeed Sophie Tucker on board.

"We called the dog and she started whimpering and banging the cage and they let her out and she just about flattened us," Griffith told the national AAP news agency.

"She wriggled around like a mad thing."

Griffith said that when the dog was first spotted on the island she had been in poor condition.

"And then all of a sudden she started to look good and it was when the rangers had found baby goat carcasses so she'd started eating baby goats," she said.

Sophie Tucker, a member of the Australian cattle dog breed, had been quick to readjust to the comforts of home, complete with airconditioning, Griffiths said.

"She surprised us all. She was a house dog and look what she's done, she's swum over five nautical miles, she's managed to live off the land all on her own," Griffiths said.

"We wish she could talk, we truly do."

Poop Freeze..ROFLMAO

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Tibetan Mastiff (?) needs a home

tsukitsune — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:05:09 -0400

This guy is listed as Chow Chow/Rottweiler but could pass for an old TM I think.. I know there has been some TM talk on the forum, thats why I'm posting him.

Trooper/Hanson needs a home, soon. He's in the Carbon County, PA Shelter.
He is stunning, and so, so friendly. I was trying to place him with a couple I know looking for a farm dog, but it fell through and now I feel I must just go above and beyond to help this boy out of the short list and into the real world again.

I will help transport if anyone is seriously interested.
Thanks!

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13357151
Shelter info:
* Carbon County Shelter
* Nesquehoning, PA
* 570-325-4828

From Transports

Pooping a struggle?!

MikeCP — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:17:31 -0400

I'm beginning to get just a bit worried about my 11 week old Space and his pooping struggles.

First off, I feel like he poops too infrequently. He probably pooped 5 times in the last week.

Second, when he does poop, its a process. He doesn't whine, so as far as I know, it doesn't appear that he is in pain. But the pooping process can take up to a minute and a half or so. He'll get the bulk of it out right away, and it looks like decent poop, but then he'll stay squatting and push every once in a while. Anything that comes out during this time, which isn't much, is mostly kind of wet.

He's being fed almost exactly what he was eating at the breeder for the first 9 weeks of his life, which is:

teaspoon of wellness for puppies
teaspoon of abady for puppies
2 teaspoons of abady granulated stress and maintenance
squirt of fish oil
and occasionally a teaspoon of raw beef

He's fed three times a day, as well as plenty of kibble throughout the day.

He has access to water at all times, though he doesn't drink as much as I'd think a puppy would.

What do you think?!

Kenzo snuggle behavior

Vahid — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:20:57 -0400

I noticed something interesting and was wondering whether any other Shikoku owners have had similar experiences.

Normally Kenzo is not particularly into cuddles, he accepts it easily but won't seek it out or react to it much.

However, I noticed that after I 'get mad' at Kenzo and tell him off for something (which I do with a looming body posture and a vocalization) he will back off for a second as though he has had a little shock (in what I THINK is a submissive rather than excited way), but recently after this he will come right back and solicit some real snuggling as if to ask 'do you still love me? am I still in the pack?' He'll do this by pressing his side against me a lot and brushing his head around, really enjoying it when I pet him. He will sometimes put his ears back in the submissive position too.

Anyone else had this happen? And any ideas about how to get this kind of behavior out of him without having to 'get mad' first? :)

This occurs most often when I'm working and he comes over and grumbles at me because he's bored and wants to play or go outside. He'll get a little antsy, and then after I tell him no, he will skitter away and then come back- having calmed right down- and do the snuggle thing.

Playdate Spam (and the aftermath!)

Ryu — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:01:09 -0400

Ryu and Roxy got to go over to their buddy Denali's house yesterday for a playdate. Ryu woke up in a MOOD yesterday but Denali didn't take any of his crap. It was awesome.

Enjoying some rawhide:

Wow - Mom! We don't get rawhides this big!

My cautious baby girl

And the best part!!! The aftermath!

Yes, she's got her front legs between the couch and ottoman LOL

Me and my lovelies:

Dog pimping.....UGH!

Honey's mom — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:50:12 -0400

This is so sad.....

http://www.hoobly.com/0/0/764118.html

I have a tri-colored Female Shiba Inu. I am looking to breed her to a tan or orange colored (maybe even white or silver and black) Shiba Inu. I was wanting to do this for half the litter. If it comes out to an odd number then you get the odd number as well. So if anyone is interested or knows someone that is... Please let me know

Met my first Shiba Inu! :)

LisaW — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:03:04 -0400

Hey guys :)

This weekend i visited the first dog show in my life, and guess what was the first breed I saw?? A little black and tan Shiba Inu!!! There were only 4 Shibas on the entire show( more than 1000 dogs) and i think its a sign that this little fellow was the first dog I saw during this show :)

Later I met an austrian Shiba breeder and we talked a lot, while I was cuddling his two sweet Shibas... I really felt in love in nearly 2 seconds :)

I LOVE SHIBAS!! :)

ok..here the first pics auf Austrias Shiba Population :)

for little more Info visit my blog
Baba Lisa

A couple Forum Questions

Two Socks — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:16:38 -0400

I am probably the most incompetent member on this forum when it comes to technical skills. So with that said I've noticed that all of you have catchy member names and I still have my first(and last) name next to my icon.I feel kinda like a dork. Can someone explain how I can change this.Also no matter how many ways I type in lat.& long. I can't get it to accept ,wouldn't a zip code be easier?

Ichi the crate bed destroyer...

CrimsonO2 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:08:27 -0400

So....Ichi's chewed through about 4 crate beds so far at 8 months old and I'm looking for a suggstion on a bed that can give some comfort and still withstand moderate/heavy chewing. He is crated in there with a dental dino and a kong for no longer than 5 hours during the day, but if his bed has foam as the underlying padding, he's doing whatever he can to go after it (at night).

I've thought about using towels before but he's chewed the ends of those off too and I'm worried that they'll cause an intestinal blockage. And you all know about my episode with crate bed zippers and foam.

Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions.

Jesse