I gave Mika a bully stick last night and I put it away after a while so he wouldn't finish the whole long thing. Today I gave the bully stick back to him. I had him sit, lay down, and then wait, which he did just fine. Then I thought, you know, it's been a while since I've tried putting something on his paws to try and wait for. (I tried in the past with a dog biscuit and that went horribly wrong, he ate the cookie before I said "OK") I figured, we're in our room and it's a long bully stick. It's going to take longer than a few chomps to eat the bully stick, so I had him lay down and wait while I put the bully stick on his paws. (Don't try this at home if your dog is treat aggressive, or just doesn't like you taking things away from him/her. I taught Mika that the treats are mine and if I want it back, he needs to let go. His treats are on loan to him, so I can take them back at anytime.)
This is how he did:
-Mika's mommy
19 November 2010
Mommy was being silly again.
Last night, after mommy came home, she changed to her sleepy clothes. I followed her to make sure she wasn't changing into going out clothes and she decided it was a good idea to put her shirt on me.
Mommy, purpley-pink is NOT my color.
Mommy, purpley-pink is NOT my color.
12 November 2010
Veterans Day
Happy belated Veterans day to all of the Veterans out there! I gave daddy extra love yesterday. =)
Troy and Emmie from Hike for our Heroes was at the Veterans Day parade in San Diego. The SD Shiba Inu Meetup Group scheduled a meetup on that day to see if we could meet Troy and Emmie.
Here are some pictures from the eventful day.
Nami and Troy
Nami got kissed by Troy!
Our shiba friend, Tokyo, guarded our loot. Ah hem, the cookies that are for Troy and Emmie.
The cool thing was, my mommy and Nami's mommy was trying to get a photo with Troy. We followed him around and finally found him when he was about to walk for the second time in the parade, and he told us to join them in the parade! (It took us over an hour to locate Troy because he was running around finishing up stuff before he needed to walk in the parade again.) We were parade dogs! It was my and Nami's first time walking in a parade. We felt so important trotting along. I don't think Nami liked the drum very much, though, because she kept walking closer and closer to me to the point where she is right up against me next to me.
There was so much excitement on Veterans Day that when we got to the car and finished taking turns drinking water from the no spill water bowl, we both slept in the car on the way to the lunch stop. Then we drowsily followed our mommies to sit on the outside of the restaurant (where we dozed some more) and finally went back into the soft seats of the car to get more sleep. That night, though, I was so tired, I didn't want to go upstairs to be with my humans. Daddy had to carry me upstairs because I was so tired, then I curled up in my bed and zonked out.
Happy belated veterans day!
-Mika
Troy and Emmie from Hike for our Heroes was at the Veterans Day parade in San Diego. The SD Shiba Inu Meetup Group scheduled a meetup on that day to see if we could meet Troy and Emmie.
Here are some pictures from the eventful day.
Nami and Troy Nami got kissed by Troy! Our shiba friend, Tokyo, guarded our loot. Ah hem, the cookies that are for Troy and Emmie.The cool thing was, my mommy and Nami's mommy was trying to get a photo with Troy. We followed him around and finally found him when he was about to walk for the second time in the parade, and he told us to join them in the parade! (It took us over an hour to locate Troy because he was running around finishing up stuff before he needed to walk in the parade again.) We were parade dogs! It was my and Nami's first time walking in a parade. We felt so important trotting along. I don't think Nami liked the drum very much, though, because she kept walking closer and closer to me to the point where she is right up against me next to me.
There was so much excitement on Veterans Day that when we got to the car and finished taking turns drinking water from the no spill water bowl, we both slept in the car on the way to the lunch stop. Then we drowsily followed our mommies to sit on the outside of the restaurant (where we dozed some more) and finally went back into the soft seats of the car to get more sleep. That night, though, I was so tired, I didn't want to go upstairs to be with my humans. Daddy had to carry me upstairs because I was so tired, then I curled up in my bed and zonked out.
Happy belated veterans day!
-Mika
Prepare for Veterans Day
Mommy and J were scrambling around the kitchen on Wednesday. They didn't allow anyone but themselves in the kitchen. They kicked everyone out, but since I have such a keen sense of smell, I knew exactly what they were doing. BAKING COOKIES!
Mommy and J were making cookies for Veterans Day for Troy and Emmie. For the humans, mommy made sugar cookies and cut them in the shape of ribbons (like the support our troop ones you see on cars), and piped lemon frosting on them to make the yellow ribbons. Too bad, she didn't take a picture of the finished product, but there are some pictures of their progress.
The little bag you see on the left side of the picture is the home made dog biscuits they made for Emmie and Harley!
Sugar cookies!
Cooling organic peanut butter dog cookies. Nami and I got to taste test. Boy did we love them. =) (Mommy and J didn't tell W, A, and J2 what they were and gave them each part of a cookie. Their expressions were priceless! Especially J2's! He looked around like "am I supposed to say that these don't taste like much?")
Anypaws, I can't wait until they make more cookies. The fresh ground peanut butter smell is making me drool! They still have the rest of their container full of that.
-Mika
Mommy and J were making cookies for Veterans Day for Troy and Emmie. For the humans, mommy made sugar cookies and cut them in the shape of ribbons (like the support our troop ones you see on cars), and piped lemon frosting on them to make the yellow ribbons. Too bad, she didn't take a picture of the finished product, but there are some pictures of their progress.
The little bag you see on the left side of the picture is the home made dog biscuits they made for Emmie and Harley! Sugar cookies! Cooling organic peanut butter dog cookies. Nami and I got to taste test. Boy did we love them. =) (Mommy and J didn't tell W, A, and J2 what they were and gave them each part of a cookie. Their expressions were priceless! Especially J2's! He looked around like "am I supposed to say that these don't taste like much?")Anypaws, I can't wait until they make more cookies. The fresh ground peanut butter smell is making me drool! They still have the rest of their container full of that.
-Mika
Troy and Emmie pt. 2
Good news, everyone. Emmie doesn't have the pyometria. She just has a small infection that she needs to take antibiotics for and she will be 100% in no time.
Take Me With You!
Last week, I was out of town. I was probably gone for almost a week.
I got home, unpacked and left my suitcase open. This is what I found that evening:
He much rather would have slept in my suitcase than on his bed which is that blue cut off thing in the top right corner of the picture:
Is he trying to tell me to take him with me next time, or that if I can't get my clothes in my suitcase, I can't go?
-Mika's amused mommy
I got home, unpacked and left my suitcase open. This is what I found that evening:
He much rather would have slept in my suitcase than on his bed which is that blue cut off thing in the top right corner of the picture:
Is he trying to tell me to take him with me next time, or that if I can't get my clothes in my suitcase, I can't go?
-Mika's amused mommy
Yes?
I was opening mail near Halloween sometime and I found a "YES" sticker that was sparkly and thought it would be interesting to put a word to Mika's thoughts.
He let me put the sticker on his forehead and every time I called him over, this was his response:
J and I were laughing so hard! We thought he would take the sticker off, but he really didn't care. He even fell asleep with the sticker still on his head:
Thank you, Mika, for putting up with my silly-ness.
-Mika's mommy
He let me put the sticker on his forehead and every time I called him over, this was his response:
J and I were laughing so hard! We thought he would take the sticker off, but he really didn't care. He even fell asleep with the sticker still on his head:
Thank you, Mika, for putting up with my silly-ness.
-Mika's mommy
08 November 2010
Troy and Emmie
For those of you who have been keeping up with Troy and Emmie's trek, Emmie has fallen ill and has gone to the V-E-T for some testing. She might have pyometra (bacteria). Here is a link to Wikipedia about pyometra.
Mika and Nami are very sad to hear that Emmie has fallen ill.
Here is Mika and Nami sending good vibes to Emmie:
Mika and Nami are very sad to hear that Emmie has fallen ill.
Here is Mika and Nami sending good vibes to Emmie:
Gopher #2
Shiba: 2
Gopher: 0
Another gopher was found in the back yard today. Guess who got a nice plate of shredded chicken, rice, and a small handful of kibble? (I am true to my promise of giving real chicken for a gopher. Sounds like a fair trade. -1 gopher to chew up the roots of my plants and +1/2 chicken breast for shiba who caught it. Save my plants and I will reward.)
I'd post a picture of the gopher, but this one looks like it got caught in the middle of trying to grab a bite to eat because there is some sort of nut type thing still in its mouth. Anyways, I'll save all of you from the picture.
I should have taken a picture of the plate of food, but unfortunately I didn't think of taking the picture before putting the plate down. Sorry, no picture of the yummy food. (You should have seen how fast the food was gobbled down. The plate was clean when I picked it up!)
-Mika's mommy
Gopher: 0
Another gopher was found in the back yard today. Guess who got a nice plate of shredded chicken, rice, and a small handful of kibble? (I am true to my promise of giving real chicken for a gopher. Sounds like a fair trade. -1 gopher to chew up the roots of my plants and +1/2 chicken breast for shiba who caught it. Save my plants and I will reward.)
I'd post a picture of the gopher, but this one looks like it got caught in the middle of trying to grab a bite to eat because there is some sort of nut type thing still in its mouth. Anyways, I'll save all of you from the picture.
I should have taken a picture of the plate of food, but unfortunately I didn't think of taking the picture before putting the plate down. Sorry, no picture of the yummy food. (You should have seen how fast the food was gobbled down. The plate was clean when I picked it up!)
-Mika's mommy
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