Meet Saigo!

edited March 2013 in General
Saigo Go Shirai came home with us from Japan on Tuesday. He's sleeping right now so I have some time to post this. It's a horrible photo from my playbook, so I promise I'll get better ones later.

He's got the most outgoing personality and just wants to lick everyone he meets. He's afraid of stairs and is a huge suck (when he doesn't want to go somewhere he does a spread eagle on the floor and grips on lol). He definately has that akita stubborness.

Man, i'm bagged!

Also want to thank @jeffnkazuko for everything he's done and put up with (our lateness in Atsugi, getting lost in Chiba and my worrywartiness in customs lol). I have my own little family now and it's all thanks to you.

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Comments

  • aww~ congrats!! Saigo is a cute pile of red fluff! :D
  • Awe! Congrats on him! He looks tired. :)
  • hehehe puppies are taking over!
  • @mapletwinkie Glad to hear I am not the only one suffering from exhaustion!! Glad everything worked out. How to see you guys again soon.
  • Congratulations! Saigo is adorable.
  • So adorable! Congratulations!
  • yay puppy takeover haha
  • Congrats! So cute!
  • @MapleTwinkle, how old is Saigo ? Congrats on your new addition ! He's very nice!
  • Congrats!
  • He was born 20Dec2012 so he just turned 4 months old. The breeder, Ms.Shirai said he is on the bigger side for his age (or maybe he's just growing fast). His adult teeth are growing in now and he's biting at everything. I'm seriously exhausted. As much as I love his puppiness, I can't wait until he's all trained.
  • Hooray!!!! Congrats!! I bet it feels awesome to finally have your puppy with you after your long search and importation process.
  • Congrats! He is absolutely adorable. :)
  • Cute puppy. :)
  • Oh~~~ He's from Shirai!!! That's the kennel that bred Meichan's parents!
    How many pounds is he right now? Do you have a daycare you can send him to so he has other dogs to gnaw on/practice bite inhibition?
  • waw, congrats!!!! He is so adorable!!!
  • Congrats!!!!
  • I like him. Can't wait to see him grow up.
  • So cute! Congrats!
  • edited March 2013
    @rikumom, Yep Saigo is from the same kennel as Kita and Waka!
    He was weighed at 8.5kg when in export quarantine. We will start puppy classes next week. We got him a few chews to divert his biting from people.

    Saigo is doing amazingly well! He's learned to climb and descend stairs, is potty trained (will run to the door and whine if he needs to go, knows peepee and poopoo) and absolutely LOVES baths and getting blowdried after. Has no desire to get at the furniture or anything else he's not supposed to. He's almost too friendly (loves other dogs and people!) and will lick them to death. He's almost too good...i don't want to jinx myself lol !

    He went to "work" with dad today:

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  • Has no desire to get at the furniture or anything else he's not supposed to.
    Meichan was the same way, we have a whole bottle of Bitter Apple that was never opened. She did enjoy gnawing on other pups at social when she was teething, these days she's still mouthy, likes to hold onto us at the wrist when we give her belly rubs so we don't get up :-)
  • Toki didn't start getting on couches until about last summer when we moved into the new house. He must had been around a year old or a little older.

    He was never told not to get on the couch, he just liked being on the couch or bed. Now, he will go on it for about an hour at a time. Just enough time for a power nap and then back to the tile where it is nice and cool.
  • He's just too cute and makes me want to have our little one now! Congrats...I like the sound of everything except the exhaustion! lol We have moved up on Shibakita's list and are now 8th with one ahead of us choosing to delay until late 2014,so we may get our girl this fall, fingers crossed. Will keep you posted......happy puppy parenting!
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