There’s stuff brewing over at Shiba Inu Spirit… we could be seeing interviews with such formidable canine experts as Cesar Milan, Dr. Ian Dunbar, Dr. Patricia McConnell, Karen Pryor and more. Shiba Inu Spirit has in the past provided many… Continue Reading
One school of thought on discipline is that if your Shiba is getting all uppity, a good way to show him his place is to flip him on his back and pin him there. While this may seem good in… Continue Reading
Despite regular exposure to children, Tierce is still nervous around the smaller ones. He’s okay around kids that are 10 or so and the children he was regularly exposed to over the years, but he is nervous around smaller, running,… Continue Reading
Continued from last Friday: I still have to keep from automatically launching into my spiel when people say that they want a dog like Tierce. Because I don’t think I’m normal and maybe Tierce is the ideal dog for my… Continue Reading
I have a confession to make. Tierce is really the easiest dog to own ever. He’s miles ahead of Shassi in that respect. Actually, the difference between him and Shassi is more like the difference between a sociopath and the… Continue Reading
Can you make your Shiba smarter? A study on human intelligence makes me think that you might be able to increase the capacity of what’s between those pointy ears. The American Psychological Association published findings that indicate intelligence is as… Continue Reading
We have been instituting a gradual reintroduction program to the dog park for Tierce and I’m happy to say that it’s working so far. The neutered Tierce is a lot calmer and less aggressive than the testosterone filled Tierce. I… Continue Reading
Dogs as intelligent as two-year-old children I have never agreed with Dr. Coren’s use of the term “intelligence” to denote a dog’s response to obedience commands. I would have liked it better if he used another term – perhaps “obedience… Continue Reading
A while back, I posted about a survey on Loki and Jujube’s blog . The survey is now complete and you can see the results here. Even if you haven’t seen the survey, the results are interesting. I think the… Continue Reading
This picture was taken by my BlackBerry camera at maximum zoom, accounting for the graininess. I think it’s kind of decorative myself. This is example of the “upending” that Tierce does occasionally. He seems perfectly happy with this state of… Continue Reading