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

Be Yourself!

We found this card at Chronicle Books that reminded us a bit of Joey and Tanner, and the sentiment was right on: BE YOURSELF! We love our doggy-bloggy friends for just that reason! They are great selves!!

Luv,
Akira and Shiro

LINKS GONE!!!

Dear Friends,
Please send us your links to your bloggys. We were trying a new template, and it was supposed to save an old copy of our template, and it didn't (at least we can't find it) so we lost all our links and customizations!!! So pls send us your links cause this is how we get to visit your pages, too, just stop by our page!
tks,

Akira & Shiro

Sunny Days...

Well, everydog, it sure was a sunny day today. It's a good thing I'm shedding up a storm since it's going to be warm out this week! I played around out in the backyard a lot. Mostly by myself, and some with Sis and Dad. Akira hasn't much been in the mood to play lately. He just sits there looking lost. I'm a little worried, I need my playmate! He is a good fighting partner usually! Here are some pictures from my sunny day in the backyard.

Luv,

Shiro

Who Does Depression Hurt?

...Everyone. :'(

Sis says maybe I am depressed. I say I don't know, I just don't have the energy to do much of anything lately. I lay around, especially in my old puppy crate, which Sis says is too small for me, but I say it's cozy and dark and safe. I have also been just standing around lately, not sure which way to go...too many decisions sometimes. I haven't even had much interest in eating, drinking, or going outside. Sis made me lick the water off her fingers cause I wouldn't take any from the bowl then...I did later, though. Then they practically dragged me out to the back yard, but they couldn't make me go very far. Sis asks me what's the matter, why I'm down in the dumps, but I don't really know. I heard her and Mom talking and they said they heard on the commercial for the flea medicine advatanx that it may cause depression and muscle aches-- have you pups heard anything about this? When I didn't have to take it over the winter I was a lot happier and more playful, I just started back on it and am do for another application soon-- has anyone heard of this causing depression and if I don't use that, has anyone heard of any herbal or natural remedies to keep the creepy-crawly-flying-biting-sucking-things away from me?

Luv,

Akira xoxo

We Hate Grad School

No, we are not pursuing an advanced degree, but our SIS is and her finals were H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks! We have not seen her in FOUR WEEKS!!! She is suffering too, we are sure, but not as much as us, right? Well, she is COMING HOME to us on THURSDAY evening! And we CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HER (as evidenced by the CAPS lock)!!! We will tell her to take lots of pictures to document the great reunion! Here is another pic from back in March,

Luv,

Akira & Shiro

da 'burgh

Go Stillers! Wave dem terrible towels! At least one pup is ready for some football! Joey got his belated b-day present! Check out his bloggy everypup! Happy belated B-day again, Minister of Stains,

Luv,
Akira & Shiro

Trip to the v-e-t

We had to go to the v-e-t (shhhh don't scare anyone who can't spell it) two days ago. It was time for our annual hear worm test. They also tested us for the other worms by looking at our poo. Hoomans are so strange sometimes. Anyways, we are healthy- no wormies here! Thank goodness. We didn't like that we had to share the same exam room though, we think we each deserve our own, right?

Happy Birthday to our Bro

Make your own Zing!

This pic is from the winter when the brother had almost as much fur as us! He shedded since then though. Happy 21st Birthday, Brother!

Luv,
Akira & Shiro

March 26, 2007

Our Video of the Ultimate Showdown

Akira and I actually have many ultimate showdowns aka staring contests followed by a sudden attack! In this video, I attack first, but you have to wait a while for the staring contest to end. You may really want to fast forward a bit at times, but we didn't edit out the staring contest so that you can get a true impression of how determined we can be!

Luv,
Akira & Shiro

The Line Up

The perpetrators in question...those fellow four leggers who have been MONOPOLIZING our Sis's time. Monopolizing we say! And one even has the nerve of being a Shiba Inu (the cat, we understand).
First: Akira's old girlfriend, Sable. It would be one thing if Sis had brought us along to visit her, but no....Sable gets all the belly rubs!

Second: The Cat in Question (herewith referred to as TCQ) AKA Fi-Fi the Fierce. This is the cat who belongs to a sculptor Sis works for part time. She gets away with anything by purring and chasing little mice toys. She likes to jump up on the computer desk when Sis is trying to type to insist on her attention. The attention-monger!
Luv,

Akira & Shiro

We're Still Alive

Dear Pals,

We have soooo much to update you on and lots of pics and vids, but we haven't had a chance to get on the computer. We usually get Sis or the brother to help, and they've been super busy-- Sis has been dealing with final projects for school and the brother has been working hard. We want to show you our vid of our staring contest, and we have obtained pics of Sis with another shiba inu, and a pic of the cat in question that Sis has spent some time with. All of this as soon as we can. For now, here is a pic of Akira and Sarah!

~Akira and Shiro

More Zoo Pics

Haven't got a chance to put up the vid, and then have to edit it..pehaps a time lapse during our Epic Staring Contest before the big fight. So here are some more zoo pics. We want to go next time! We'll be good, we promise!

Luv,
Akira & Shiro

Momma and Baby

Curious George?

A Diana Model---errr---Monkey

Monkeyin' Around

Can you dig it?

Zoobilee Zoo

Hi Pals,

Here are some pictures from Sis's trip to the Zoo (without us) to hold you over until we get time to upload our latest vid!! Enjoy!

Lion King-- A relative of Simba?

Play Fetch!

He don't look too happy!

Flying Turtle!!

We are not going in the water if there're jellyfish!!

There are tons more Pittsburgh Zoo pictures if you want to see more after our new vid,

Luv,

Akira & Shiro

Parts

hey everydog! BRUCE had some pictures of only parts of him on his bloggy, apparently everydog is doing it, it's all the rage now! hehe. we like that song...the hip bone is connected to the....uhh...what is it? the milk bone? BOL!
Anyways, here are some of my wonderful parts:

<---There's my wonderfully curly tail!!

P.S. Cuz wanted to get in on the parts photos, so his funny green head is in the picture with me feets.

Luv,

Akira

Cuz, Cuz, and more Cuz

I am still having lots of fun with Mr. Cuz. In fact, I haven't really been playing with the rest of my toys lately. Maybe I'd better spend some time with them so they don't get lonely. After Akira couldn't chew the feet off right away, he hasn't been as interested in Cuz lately. He brought it to Daddy when he came in the house the other day, but that's just cause he likes to give the humans something when they've been gone a little while. That's okay, more Cuz time for me!!

Luv,

Shiro

Just Us and the Cuz

Hey there dog blog pals! We had such a great weekend with Sis! She played with us and cuddled with us and gave us kisses! Like Shiro said, she also brought us home a brand new Cuz toy!

Shiro is still having fun with our new friend the Cuz!

I'm just hanging out underneath the table and chairs. The chair rungs are just the right height for me to rest my head on! Yes, those worn spots are spots I gnawed on when I was a puppy. I can't help the rungs are also just the right width to chew on like a bone, can I? Anyways, I don't do that anymore, that was just a puppy phase. I'm a big boy now. I will be five years old in April!

Luv,

Akira

Our New Cuz!

Sis came home this weekend and brought us new treats and a new toy! She says it is a Cuz. He can walk and jump and bounce and roll and squeak! He is lots of fun! Here are some pictures of us and our new Cuz!

What is this strange little green creature?

Akira! Don't chew the feet off!

This little Cuz sure is tuff!

My turn!

Get it, Shiro!

Oh no! The cuz rolled under the couch! Don't worry, I'll get it!

I'm make that Cuz squeak!

Boy, that was fun!

We had lots of fun with our new Cuz! Thanks, Sis!

Luv,

Akira & Shiro

Akira Rides to the Park

Today I got to go for a car ride. The ride to the kennel and the ride to one of the parks is exactly the same until you get to a certain stop light, then you turn left to the kennel or right to the park. So I was paying close attention until we made it past the light. Turns out we (Mom and me) were going to the park to walk with Mom's friend from work. Mom said she noticed my whole body tense up, then relax when the car turned right. I generally do not mind the kennel, but Shiro wasn't with me, and it is hard to sleep there with all the catching up we do with the other dogs. We tend to carry on all night over there. The park was a nice excursion today. And I always love a nice car ride (well, the 5 1/2 hr drive between Ohio and Maryland I used to go one was a little much). I don't know why Shiro gets so nervous riding in the car. He's ridden since he was a pup, but has never grown to like it any more. I find it exciting when we drive new places, and when we are at familiar areas, I am able to relax and let the car movement rock me to sleep. Speaking of sleep, it's almost midnight, so Shiro and I are going to call it a night. We are not sure what happened to the snow dog pictures...we found some more, but none as good as those. We'll look more though...
Luv,
Akira

Scary Picture

Is this a snow sculpture of a dog, or did some poor dog hold still a little too long peeing and freeze alive?! quick to the cryo chamber! defrost! defrost!
We found this picture here. It disappeared for a while, but now it's back if you didn't get a chance to see it!
our snow is gone now :( but it's supposed to be flurries today! :) (edited 3/5/07)
akira & shiro