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A Week of Sis and Rado

Shiro and Akira take up their breakfast positions. Rado is eating.

When Sis got back from Bulgaria she spent almost a week with us, and her fiance Rado spent 3 days with us. We like him a lot. Sis says Akira likes him more than her. We don't kiss and tell. Anyways, of course we have pictures of our time together. We'll be putting them in a couple posts.

Shiro waits patiently

This is Akira's Chair

New Picture and Update

Our Sister has been very lax in making sure that our blog posts get to you, our bloggy friends. Please forgive her business and forgetfulness. She also keeps getting sick. I think she should see our Vet. He seems to fix what's wrong with us pretty quickly. Anyways, it has been pretty much of the same old. The family brought up an old loveseat from downstairs for us to use as a bed. We do pretty well in sharing it. Yesterday we went to the park. Sometimes we get to play tug of war with the rag toy. When Sis is home, she brushes our teeth and gives us extra treats, and puts us on her knee to look out the windows and keep watch. I met a pretty little border collie Suzie. Today, Dad is taking me to the park without Shiro today.

~Akira

More Proof That We Live in the Same House

Dynamic Duo???

Our Luv is Like Sasquatch...

...rare and hard to capture on film...

Walking with Sis

That Sis sure is funny. If by funny you mean not quite right in the head. If by haha funny, then not so much, but she seems to think so. So we were on this walk (aka let's-see-how-fast-we-can-run-until-the-sis-topples-over-and-i-pull-her-through-the-air-down-the road-like-marmaduke), and she says "you're lucky you don't have to wear shoes. i wish i had pads on the bottom of my feet." she paused a little too dramatically, considering this deep thinking. "but then, i have opposable thumbs....you win some, you lose some." yeah, see, i told you...not quite right in the head. Here's a pic of me. I'm such a playa I wore myself out and fell asleep on the bball...

luv,
ki-ki (Akira)

THE SIS IS HOME!

The Sis is home. She is staying for like a week or something. I think thats alotadays long. She slept with us down on the couches ALLLLL night last night! she has this problem with having a camera in her hands a little too often, but what can ya do? thanks to Boo and Dopey for the great card! Here are some recent pics (thanx to the Sis bugging us)
Luv,
Shiro

Apology and Pictures

Hi, The Sis is posting to apologize for keeping the boys off of here lately. We've been busy, but we have lots of photos to share, a whole back log of photos! So stay tuned! Here are a few to whet your appetite. More from the boys soon,
S

Filthy Paws (And nose and belly)

I dug a whole



So big I fit my whole head under the fence.


And then they gave me a bath. The nerve!

Our Weekend in Three Parts

Well, as you know The Sis was home this weekend, which was pawsome, as always, until she had to leave which we weren't too happy about. bah. So we're writing this in three parts, this part we will write together, then shiro has a part on the Shirohole and akira has a part on the evil horned goat.

Part I

We had lots of fun with Sis. She brought us a soccer ball home and spoiled us with more treats than we usually get and took us to her bedroom to play and carried us to look out the windows we can't reach and played with us and slept down on the couches with us some and cuddled and kissed us and took lots of pictures. well, the rest was good anyways. She can't get the pictures from the digi camera to us until she finds her usb cord (doh!) but we'll be posting the ones she took on her cell phone.


Here she caught us in action baring our teeth. Aren't we fierce? Look at our fangs!



Then we kissed and made up. We were really just playing...mostly.

Attack of the Killer Goat!

So here's what happened. I was trying to do my business in an unoccupied field. The goat that lives with a hound dog and a duck outside the house next to the field kept getting closer. I kept trying to do my business. Then it came charging at me and the Dad. Surely it's chain would stop it. But it wasn't tied up! It headbutted me in my head! Luckily, not with the horns, but just with the head. Then the Dad had to wrestly with it. It headbutted him in the legs. So we both had to fight him and then call for back up from neighbor Jay to help send the goat home to his hound dog and duck. I was so out of breath after that, and all worked up, but I still finished my walk and found somewhere else to do my business. Sheesh. This is not a picture of the ACTUAL goat, because that would be too dangerous to get a picture right now, maybe when things have cooled off a bit between us. But this is basically what he looks like. Only bigger and meaner.

Luv,
Akira

More About Those Pics

Akira says:
I have a big smile cause I'm doing my favorite thing in the whole entire world, which is going on a loooooong walk with Sis, and then stopping to rest WHEREVER i want to while she sits beside me and rubs my belly until I'm ready to go again. Some people say dogs can't smile. I really have no idea where they get that idea. Well, you know some people. I know some people who don't smile. I smile more than a lot of people, I think. Because I try to enjoy the little things in life, like stopping to smell the flowers and pee on the mailboxes.

Shiro says:
I am doing my favorite thing in the whole world, too, which is to sit on Sis's knee and look outside the high window and survey my domain. I like to keep my eyes on things, just in case the house should need protected you know. I never am not alert. I sleep very lightly just in case I should need to jump up quick like and fend off evil-doers. You never know. Those cats and deer sometimes get a little too close for their own good, and I have to tell them what's what. Akira likes to look out the window on Sis's lap too, and sometimes he takes a turn after me. He doesn't realize he's a lot heavier than I am. I think he thinks I am the bigger dog, because I am so fierce and scary that it outweighs my smaller stature.

Love,
Akira and Shiro

Up to the Usual Tricks

We are sorry. Actually, we are not sorry, we are irate. Sis is sorry. She has been far too busy lately. Far. Too. Busy. But when she's here we soak up every moment of it. And she always feels guilty and so gives us extra special treats, like Pumpkin Crumble or Carrot Cake treats. Guilt is a powerful motivator. Here are some recent pics.

Luv,

Akira & Shiro

Dogbook

You've heard of Facebook? Well if your people are on Facebook, tell them to add you on a Dogbook account! We now have our own spot on there--

• Akira


• Shiro

Luv,

Akira & Shiro

Update

Hi Pals,
We are sorry we haven't been on, but it's been out of our control. Our Sis had to go to the emergency room twice because she was passing and out stuff. So this was worse than normal and we couldn't even take shifts taking care of her. We both had to be there 24-7. Don't worry she's a lot better lately, and now she went back to her apt, so we have a minute. We need to rest after all that looking after our Sis, though! I mean, we slept on her, we let her hold us, we brought her balls and bones. It was a very strenuous job, but we were glad to be able to do it.

Luv,
Akira and Shiro

My Turn

1. Your age? 5 yrs old
   


2. Your age when came to live with your people? 4 months
   


3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? Red
   


4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Crystalee and neighbor Jay Maple
   


5. How much do you weigh? about 38 pounds
   


6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? Table legs
   


7. Do you like other Dogs? I like dogs of the female variety, males if they are fixed.
   


8. Who is your best non-human friend? Shiro now, before Shiro it was neighbor dog huskie Sam (r.i.p)
   


9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? I don't really like toys. My galileo bone, if that's an option.
   


10. Do you like to be brushed? I don't mind it.
    


11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? Both would be nice.
    


12. Do your people cut your toenails? No. The vets office
    


13. Any formal education? Why, yes. I completed puppy obedience, and was enrolled in Intermediate Obedience training, where the trainer said I was the most well-behaved Shiba she'd ever seen, but had to withdraw due to a contagious skin rash.
    


14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Generally a couch potato, but I have my moments (i.e. the Shiba 500)
    


15. Five nicknames your people call you. Ki-Ki, 'kira, kirabou (rhymes with cairibou at the end), Boo-boo, boo-boo-bubba, bubba, Ki-Ki-Boo
    


16. What is your best trick? down
    


17. Do you like kitties? to chase
    


18. What did you have for breakfast? food
    


19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? Yes, field mice, moles, ground hogs, almost a skunk (and would have if my brother hadn't pulled me away and then it sprayed me)
    


20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? last time had to get the rabies booster (not long enuf ago)
    


21. Where do you sleep at night? On my couch, in my old crate, or on the floor in between the wall and the end table or against the door to the garage. I used to have a lovely floor cushion and floor pillow and my own fluffy dog bed when I lived in Maryland with Sis, but Shiro chewed a whole in my fluffy dog bed, and the pillows are back to Sis's room so Shiro doesn't destroy them. I also sometimes slept with my Brother in his bed.
    


22. Do you like to swim? Never tried, but I hate the bathtubs.
    


23. Can you make puppies? No.
    


24. Your favorite place to visit? Grandparent's house
    


25. Do you give kisses? When earned
    


26. Can you potty on command? if i decide to
    


27. To Cuz or not to Cuz? usually not, but on occasion

Getting to Know Me

We had a surrrprise visit from Sis and her friend Crystalee, who has hair the color of Akira's today. It was too short, but nice anyways. Today I'm going to post this survey that's been going around, then maybe Akira will post his answers tomorow.
Luv,
Shiro

1. Your age? 4 yrs old
   
2. Your age when came to live with your people? 6 wks
   
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? Green checkered
   
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Crystalee
   
5. How much do you weigh? about 13 pounds
   
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? a whole in the back of Dad's lazyboy chair that used to heat and give massages (not anymore)
   
7. Do you like other Dogs? to wrestle!
   
8. Who is your best non-human friend? i suppose that'd be Akira. Or maybe my Cuz.
   
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? sometimes i get frustrated when i can't make the squeeky ones squeek, but i like both.
   
10. Do you like to be brushed? NO!!!
    
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? Both! Definitely!
    
12. Do your people cut your toenails? No. The lady who works at the Vets does it, but only when my Daddy holds me close to his chest or I scream like a banshee (at least that's what they say, I don't think so. Not sure what a banshee is, but I think I scream like an indignant Shiro who doesn't want part of my body cut off!)
    
13. Any formal education? Nope.
    
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Energizer Doggie!
    
15. Five nicknames your people call you. Shiro-da-biro, Shi-shi, little dog, baby boy, and shi-shi-da-bi-shi
    
16. What is your best trick? dance on my back legs
    
17. Do you like kitties? to chase
    
18. What did you have for breakfast? food
    
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? Yes, field mice, and tried to get a toad.
    
20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? last time had to get the rabies booster (not long enuf ago)
    
21. Where do you sleep at night? On my couch. Unless I get hot, then on the floor, then back on the couch when I'm cold again.
    
22. Do you like to swim? Never tried, but I hate the bathtubs.
    
23. Can you make puppies? No. is it any wonder i don't want them to take my toenails? didn't they take enough?
    
24. Your favorite place to visit? park
    
25. Do you give kisses? oh yes
    
26. Can you potty on command? if i want to
    
27. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Cuz!

Long Time No Lick

Hey pals!
We are so sorry we haven't posted in a while, but the good news is our Sis has visited us bunches and bunches in the last couple of weeks, so we have so many new pictures to post now! She is good about taking pictures. Plus our Mom got a new digital camera herself, and she can't resist snapping photos of us either. We really should start charging for our modelling time! We will be posting the pics under new separate posts so that they are easier to find later :-). We look forward to catching up with you all very soon! Our Sis has actually been having medical problems, so we've been busy taking care of her when she was here!

Luv,
Akira & Shiro

Weekend

We had a mostly good weekend (Except for the B-A-T-H). Sis was there from Saturday evening until Monday late afternoon. But, besides the bath (to add insult to injury) Sis says we must be part cat because we hate the water and dug our claws into her arms hanging on for dear life the whole time we were in the tub. Well. We are not cats, but we still aren't too fond of shampoo. Sis took some pictures of us clean and a little wet still after our bath.

luv,

Akira & Shiro

Our Weekend

Our Sis was home this weekend, it was so nice! We were so happy to see her. She played with us lots and took Akira on a looooong walk (she says Akira is getting out of shape without her there to take him on such loooong walks) and she carried me to look out windows and let me play in her bedroom for a while. I had a little pile of stuffed animals and various items that I liked that I wanted to keep, but she made me leave them in her room. She says I can come back up and play with them there. It was fun, I jumped on her bed, and I found lots of neat stuff, and I even tore a kleenex up in shreds (i didn't eat it or anything, though). Here are some pictures of us Sis took with her new cell phone.

Luv,

Shiro