Sorry Doggies!

I am writing to apologize for myself and keeping the boys away recently. I was out of the country for a couple of weeks in Trinidad and Tobago, and they were unable to get the Brother off the computer long enough to blog while I was gone. As an offering to make up for their forced absence, I am posting two pics of me with some puppies on Lopinot Plantation in Trinidad. All of the dogs sort of flocked to me there and followed me around everywhere. I hope the boys aren't too jealous, but thought you all might like to see the pics.

Sarah

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

How a Dog Eats...

at the Dinner table...

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!

From the Photo Archives: The Shiro Hole

Way back when I was a tiny puppy, my favorite place to hang out was under the couch. Now, I can still get under there if I breath in real deep and shove myself in, and I do when the Cuz gets lost under there or something, but back when I was smaller, I used to just chill under the couch. It was shady, there were cool things hanging down to play with, I could pull out stuffing if I got bored, I could make a quick getaway from Akira when we were wrestling, ah those were the days. Now Sis just found these never-before-seen-on-the-Internet-pictures of me in my glory days. Hope you enjoy them. I know I enjoyed it when it happened!

Luv,

Shiro

CUZ ATTACK!!!

Stud Muffins R Us

We will occasionally humor Sis and pose for her incessant pictures!

A&S

What do you mean I'm part cat?

Sis thinks it's funny when one of us does this. Akira does it to, but it's not been recorded by film yet. Here're some pics of me walking on top of the couch. Sis says I look like a kitty cat when I do that. Well, I never....

Luv,

Shiro

We Really Do Love Each Other!

Sis caputred a picture of us laying really really close together, which she says is rare, but she doesn't know what it's like when no people are home!
Luv,
Akira & Shiro

Father's Day

Sarah and Shiro with their Daddy!

We were extra nice to our Dad on Daddy-Day! We told him he could take long naps with us, kick back on the couch, have a nice steak dinner with us, and then go for a refreshing evening walk! Aren't we good sons? We are our Dad's little athletes, we like to play ball with him and wrestle. Happy Daddy Day!

From the Archives...

Sis was on our Brother's old computer and found these never-before-seen-on-the-Internet pictures from Shiro's 1st Day home! Enjoy!

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

Tagged by Ben-Ben!

Ben-Benjamin tagged us! Rules: List out 7 thingy that you never mention in your blog, then tag another 7 victims.


Oooh this is hard. Can we have 7 between us, or do we have to have 7 each? Well, we'll see how far we get first:

1. Shiro: I love potato chips. I mean, love. I know I'm not supposed to have them, but when Dad comes home for lunch, I wait for him to finish eating his soup, then I go to the pantry and wait and hope and wait and hope for him to open it and get out a bag of Lay's potato chips and hope and wait and hope and wait for him to drop one.



2. Akira: I once bit my Mom, but it was only because Shiro was screeching when she tried to put on his collar or something and I thought she was hurting him and I got scared and tried to protect him. I bit her in the butt. She forgave me.



3. Shiro: I still try to suck on Sis's clothes (especially her pajamas) She has a Shiro-mouth-sized-hole where I nibbled in her night shirt. She says I am oral retentive or something. She says I was not nursed long enough.



4. Akira: The whole car ride home from getting Shiro, I looked out the window and NOT at Shiro. It turns out he's not awful, though. He is fun to play with sometimes, and I am a good example for him and a good big brother.



5. Shiro: The whole car ride home from getting me, I sat on Sis's lap after I kept crying in the crate. I was perfectly content in Sis's lap, though.



6. Akira: I love carrots. Are dogs supposed to like veggies? I like most veggies, but NOT GREEN PEPPERS!



7. Shiro: My dog-mom was a red shiba, and my dog-dad was a black shiba. And I'm just a mixed up cream-colored pup!



8. Akira: I don't like it when things are out of place. I hate Halloween and Christmas because there are lots of decorations outside that SHOULDN'T be there.



9. Shiro: I HATE to be touched around my neck. I HATE wearing a collar. I HATE to put it back on after a bath. I WILL NOT TOLERATE a bandanna around my neck. Don't even try to put on one of those collars they give you after surgeries. You will regret it.



10. Akira: I do not like thunderstorms. I jammed myself under the couch in a thunderstorm. Even I am not sure how I did it. I just held my breath. Then I got stuck. Shiro whined for the parents, and Mom had to lift the couch in the air for me to scoot out. They put my crate back in the room after that, and I go there when I'm scared, tired, or just want to "get away" from it all.



11. Shiro: I don't mind thunderstorms, but I am not so fond of fireworks.



12. Akira: I had to drop out of Intermediate Obedience Training because I had some weird fur skin fungus and didn't want the other dogs to catch it. When I was there, however, the trainer said that I was the most well behaved Shiba Inu she had EVER seen. Ever. And she's seen a lot. That's ever. I am still weighing the Canine Good Citizen training.



13. Shiro: Do not touch me while I am asleep. Or when I am about to fall asleep. Or when I am just waking up. You are risking your fingers.



14. Akira: I hate bugs. Especially bees, but I will run from any flying nagging buzzing insect. They try to get up my butt and I have a tail that sticks up and curls on my back, so there is nothing back there to protect it! Sometimes I will just sit hard on the ground so there is no access.

Well, we hope you learned something new! We are tagging Brownie Roo the Brown Monster, Dusty Doodles, Loki, Yoshi and Tsuki, Indy Pindy, and Bruce.

What is the meaning of this?

Well, obviously Shiba Inu is not one of the choices. We are not that puffy to begin with.

You Are a Chow Puppy

Don't fence me in! You're an independent spirit that won't be tied down.

What Breed of Puppy Are You?

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

Attn Joe Stains and Tanner: Were You Aware of This?

So, our Sis took a quiz to find out what kind of dog breed she is. We thought she was a human dog breed, but what do we know. And here were her results. We are a little shocked.

You Are a Boston Terrier Puppy

Aggressive, wild, and rambunctious. Deep down, you're just a cuddle monster.

What Breed of Puppy Are You?

We Love Our Humans Too!

We love all our hoomans! Our Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sis!

We love our Daddy cause he plays with us. He says we our his star athletes

We love our Daddy cause he always spends time with us when he gets home from work or the store or wherever.

We love our Mommy cause she takes us for long walks.

We love our Mommy cause she cuddles with us on the couch.

We love our Brother cause he knows just how to scratch us!

We love our Brother cause he helps us with our bone.

We love our Brother cause he lets us give him kissies!

We love our Sis cause she holds are Galieleo bone while we chew it.

We love her cause she plays with us.

We love her cause she lets us lick her in her ear!

Akira's Thoughts on the Matter

I was browsing some of our pals bloggys, and had some thoughts on these subjects as well.

First: Girl Girl has a lovely stuffed dog. It brought back fond memories for me of my favorite Booda Dog pal as a 4 month old puppy. The Booda Dog had a tragic wrestling accident. He just couldn't hold in his stuffing.

Next: Simba mentioned that some dogs like to sleep on their backs with their tummies skywards. Shiro hardly ever does this. He generally sleeps in a tightly curled ball and opens his eyes every 2 minutes to check his surroundings and jumps up every 5 minutes to patrol. I, however, am a champion sleeper, and love to relax and stretch out on my back.

Thirdly: Joey and Tanner's Mom must have a psychic connection with our Sis (Maybe it's the Pittsburgh thing), cause she found the Fufu Berry Soda too. Maybe they were meant to find it to make us smile remembering our buddy.

Love,

Akira

p.s. Next time maybe Shiro will comment on some more bloggys!