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Shiba Inu Spirit requesting interviews with dogdom’s biggest names.

18 May 2010TMS Leave a Comment

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 →

TMS behaviour, training

Alpha Rolls that Work

9 Mar 2010TMS 1 Comment

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 →

TMS behaviour, nilif, temperament, training

Tierce’s Problems With Kids

2 Mar 2010TMS 14 Comments

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 →

TMS behaviour, shibas and children, socialization, tierce, training

They’re not all like that, continued

23 Feb 2010TMS 3 Comments

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 →

TMS behaviour, responsible dog ownership, socialization, temperament, training

Yes, HE’s great, but they’re not all like that!

19 Feb 2010TMS 2 Comments

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 →

TMS behaviour, responsible dog ownership, socialization, temperament, training

Can you make your Shiba smarter?

25 Jan 2010TMS 2 Comments

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 →

TMS behaviour, training

Tierce is Back in the Dog Park

24 Oct 2009TMS 1 Comment

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 →

TMS behaviour, dog park

The problem with evaluating dog intelligence

10 Aug 2009TMS 10 Comments

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 →

TMS behaviour, too smart for their own good, training

Check out the Results of the Shiba Survey

25 May 2009TMS Leave a Comment

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 →

TMS behaviour, cool shiba links

Do your Shibas sleep on their backs?

16 May 2009TMS 4 Comments

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 →

TMS behaviour, cute

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