I rather liken it to, "Brad, the Nihon Ken Guy". Though I'm no way saying that moniker has the same stigma as that "Cat Lady" down the street....or am I???
But yep, I am sure that around Taos, they are known as "those people with all the dogs". The native legends in NM have now changed from the 'wolf people' to the 'Nihon Ken people".
LMAO. You guys are silly. I think it's more like...
"Oh, the Andersons, you mean those creepy dog people with the crazy fence out on the Mesa?"
or for people not in Taos, that just know of us from our online presence...
"Oh, you mean the crazy Japanese dog people on YouTube and flickr? Yea, they are asking for it having those breeds together like that. They are idiots!"
We are creepy dog people now, we've accepted it. It's fine. Call it like you see it.
I now try to search for info on Nihonken breeds and get annoyed because all the results are videos of Ahi or posts on the forum. LOL.
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This is how crazy we are now, the conversation we just had (like 2 minutes ago)...
Jen: "I think he still has a testicle, they missed one when they neutered him." Me: "I'm sure they didn't miss a testicle." Jen: "No, really, feel." (while fondling Huna's scrotum) Me: "I'm not gonna feel his scrotum Jen." Jen: "Why? Feel it! It's weird, there is something there!" Me: "Sorry sweetie, not gonna happen." Jen: "Come on..." Me: "I have never felt a dog's nuts, I wouldn't even have a comparison." Jen: "They're testicles, just feel." Me: "FINE...." ... Me: "Yea, that's strange." Jen: "Should I take him in?... That would be just our luck, right?" Me: "What, that the MISSED a testicle???" Jen: "Yea!" Me: "No, our luck would be that they grew back or something. Or a fruit grew in place of them. Or his brain was relocated to his scrotum, or something like that." Jen: "I know. What if it's a baby?"
yeah. well. our conversations are very poop centric, if I'm not the one walking the dogs, esp. a new foster I'm all "what color, consistency? frequency? any worms? dark spots?" Poop is my life now.
But I'm sure with like 11+ dogs, or whatever its up to now.. you guys probably talk poo more than I do.
I had a Shikoku list on Yahoo Groups, I met Michelle (and Ronan) through there. She gave me the link to the forums and it started from there. I didn't have Kei yet, but he was my upcoming Shikoku puppy. I wanted to get in touch with other Shikoku owners.
OH wow, what if it is a baby ahaha. cracked me up. My luck seems smiliar.
Well I had always wanted a shiba, and as the time neared to me moving out and being able to get a dog of my own I started searching online by typing shiba and forum. This was the first hit and here I am with puppy in tow. Indy would say hi and thank you right now but, shocker, he is asleep on my foot.
I think i found the link through that most hilarious site about a shiba in Victoria, B.C. the one who ate through his owners cathe tube and gave him an infection.!
Hold the show! Brad, seriously, all those boys running around and they are free from daily testicle handling? Poor Ike, I think he would rather go stay with you right now ;)
Brad - a friend of my nephew's was telling me about this crazy guy on the web that had bear dogs, wolves, akitas, and shibas. I told him that's a lot of different animals to have in one place. He told he didn't where the guy was at, but he had some kind of a pole fence and he could see mountains in the background. My nephew started laughing and asked me if that was the couple I had met back at Christmas. His friend freaked out that I knew the "crazy" guy. I then had to explain what breeds you have.
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But yep, I am sure that around Taos, they are known as "those people with all the dogs". The native legends in NM have now changed from the 'wolf people' to the 'Nihon Ken people".
"Oh, the Andersons, you mean those creepy dog people with the crazy fence out on the Mesa?"
or for people not in Taos, that just know of us from our online presence...
"Oh, you mean the crazy Japanese dog people on YouTube and flickr? Yea, they are asking for it having those breeds together like that. They are idiots!"
We are creepy dog people now, we've accepted it. It's fine. Call it like you see it.
I now try to search for info on Nihonken breeds and get annoyed because all the results are videos of Ahi or posts on the forum. LOL.
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This is how crazy we are now, the conversation we just had (like 2 minutes ago)...
Jen: "I think he still has a testicle, they missed one when they neutered him."
Me: "I'm sure they didn't miss a testicle."
Jen: "No, really, feel." (while fondling Huna's scrotum)
Me: "I'm not gonna feel his scrotum Jen."
Jen: "Why? Feel it! It's weird, there is something there!"
Me: "Sorry sweetie, not gonna happen."
Jen: "Come on..."
Me: "I have never felt a dog's nuts, I wouldn't even have a comparison."
Jen: "They're testicles, just feel."
Me: "FINE...."
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Me: "Yea, that's strange."
Jen: "Should I take him in?... That would be just our luck, right?"
Me: "What, that the MISSED a testicle???"
Jen: "Yea!"
Me: "No, our luck would be that they grew back or something. Or a fruit grew in place of them. Or his brain was relocated to his scrotum, or something like that."
Jen: "I know. What if it's a baby?"
It went on from there. We've lost it.
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ah hahaa.
yeah. well. our conversations are very poop centric, if I'm not the one walking the dogs, esp. a new foster I'm all "what color, consistency? frequency? any worms? dark spots?"
Poop is my life now.
But I'm sure with like 11+ dogs, or whatever its up to now.. you guys probably talk poo more than I do.
You guys kill me. Though, a 3rd testicle would be amusing...is that akin to having a 3rd nipple?
Jesse
At least we know that Huna's baby will be a cutie
Well I had always wanted a shiba, and as the time neared to me moving out and being able to get a dog of my own I started searching online by typing shiba and forum. This was the first hit and here I am with puppy in tow. Indy would say hi and thank you right now but, shocker, he is asleep on my foot.
Hold the show! Brad, seriously, all those boys running around and they are free from daily testicle handling? Poor Ike, I think he would rather go stay with you right now ;)
You, sir, are an internet phenomenom.
LJ - that's crazy!!! Brad really is a celebrity