Stray Shiba Inu
I found an ad for a stray Shiba Inu on Craigslist. It stated that the dog has been there for several months roaming the neighborhood and sleeps in front of the poster's apartment. They were looking to have someone take it in as nobody in the neighborhood wanted him.
I took interest and went to check him out. Sure enough, he was just sitting in front of the apartment enjoying his afternoon. He was very friendly and did not mind being on a leash.
One of the tenants told my brother and I that he believes he is a victim of being abandoned due to foreclosure. He also said we should make sure to neuter him as he tries to mount his 4 year old daughter.
He wouldn't willingly get into the car, but once in, settled down and was calm. My brother and I gave him a bath as soon as we got home. We let him get settled in and took him for a walk.
He doesn't bark, whimper or growl. We have yet to hear him vocalize, but it's only day one. Since he's so quiet, we're calling him Yoshi. We're trying to teach him his name and to sit.
Aside from bringing him to the vet for a check up and to see if he's chipped, we're lost as to how to proceed from there. Some advice would greatly be appreciated.
I took interest and went to check him out. Sure enough, he was just sitting in front of the apartment enjoying his afternoon. He was very friendly and did not mind being on a leash.
One of the tenants told my brother and I that he believes he is a victim of being abandoned due to foreclosure. He also said we should make sure to neuter him as he tries to mount his 4 year old daughter.
He wouldn't willingly get into the car, but once in, settled down and was calm. My brother and I gave him a bath as soon as we got home. We let him get settled in and took him for a walk.
He doesn't bark, whimper or growl. We have yet to hear him vocalize, but it's only day one. Since he's so quiet, we're calling him Yoshi. We're trying to teach him his name and to sit.
Aside from bringing him to the vet for a check up and to see if he's chipped, we're lost as to how to proceed from there. Some advice would greatly be appreciated.
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Outside of that it seems that you should be able to keep him if you want too. Have you had him to the vet yet?
He has a really square snout on him, he is a good looking boy.
If you are going to keep him there is a lot of great information on this website on food, and caring for your Shiba. The fact that he let you just leash him up and take him makes me think that Yoshi just wants a home, and is tired of living on the streets.
Obedience classes should also be in your future (along with the neutering) as humping a little girl isn't sexual as much as it is Yoshi trying to boss her around.
I agree with Brandon, it sounds like he's ready for a home.
Getting him to the vet would be top priority to check for any wounds, parasites or other harms that come from living and eating off the street. Getting him on a high quality food would be next and getting blood levels checked for health and then preparing for his neuter would be top priority too.
Check out a bunch of topics on this forum - they are really informative and helpful!
It's been two weeks since we've had him and he's pretty good on a leash though he'll make frequent pit stops if you let him. He now comes in the car willingly, but he'll run out the door as soon as you're out.
Yoshi broke his silence and barks at strangers that stop in front of our gate, yet when they're guests, despite them being strangers to him, he won't bark. It's weird that he knows who we know and who we don't. Mind you, this is without seeing how we act when the doorbell rings as his "den" is our front porch.
He loves going for walks! He could care less about anything else as long as he's walking with someone. When he sees the leash in hand, he wags his tail so profusely that his entire rear end is fishtailing. When he needs to use the bathroom, he lets us know. Yoshi waits for someone to come to the living room. He'll whimper, sometimes bark very lightly and look outside. On with the leash and off we go. But during that time, he won't walk very nicely on the leash. He'll pull no matter how much he's corrected. Once he's done doing his business, it's as if he wants to run away from the scene of the crime. Meanwhile, I've gotta clean up his mess. But once that's all done, he's back to being great on the leash.
I want to bring him to some obedience classes, but I'm holding off on that until I can get him to learn his name
Walking with the leash correctly and learning his name will come with time. He has been in the street, not sure he was ever trained to walk properly.
To teach him his name, call him not being far away and if he comes to you, praise him very much and give him something to eat. Or being next to him tell him first his name and then to sit. It is difficult to give advice when you do not know what the dog is able to do.
With a puppy, you call him and when he comes to you you praise him very much and play with him calling him his name. So it should be the same with and adult but might take a bit more time.
Be sure that his name is always positive, say it with a happy tone but never to correct him. If you want to teach him quick just say his name a couple of times and give him a reward every time. After, give the reward only if he looks at you. I know it may seem weird, but I would always whisper the name of my puppy to him while I was petting him or say it a lot when we played.
My dog likes to run away after he goes to the bathroom too, it can make cleaning up harder than it should be.
No kidding! If he could just sit quietly for 10 seconds, we'd be out of there!
Anyway, we picked Yoshi up from the vet. He was a bit hyper for the first 30 mins, but he's calmed down. Hopefully he won't be too upset that he can't go for long walks for a while.
Glad to hear he is doing well from his vet visit!
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Glad to hear everything is going well
It's so great you gave him a home and good care! It sounds like you got a gem....Be sure to send more photo spam as things progress.
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I had my brother carry him back to the car (I'm disabled otherwise I would have done it myself) and he settled down after a minute. It was kinda funny when the vet tech gave him back to us. He had this look saying "I remember you guys! Let's go!" Then when we got home, it's as if he realized "Oh! I wasn't thrown away!" he was so excited that he started chasing his tail - but we got his attention and stopped him from escalating into another frenzy.
He's so clumsy with the cone around his head - it makes me smile. I had to run some errands and when I left, he just looked on as if to say "I wanna come." But alas my boy, you must stay home and recover. As I pulled in to my driveway, who's the tail wagger in the porch? YOSHI! He knows I don't approve of jumping, and he would catch himself in mid jump and sit his rump right back down and wait for me the way I like him to.
Anyway, how much can I walk him? He's got so much energy and I know it's bad for him to get a lot of exercise right now. He needs his bathroom breaks, and unfortunately, he just won't go anywhere around the house. The closest spot is at the corner, and that's only for urinating. We've gotta go at least a block away before he even looks for a spot for his other business. Is one block ok or is that too much?
I was thinking maybe three trips around the block at a slow pace. Once in the morning, again in the afternoon and just before bedtime.
It sounds like Yoshi has really bonded with you, it must have been a great feeling to see his wagging tail go crazy.
He is a very sweet faced boy.