I'm new, and heres my Shiba!
Hello! I just wanted to post this really quick. My name is Steph and i'm from PA, and I just got my first Shiba Inu puppy over a month ago. His name is Toby and i've registered him for the AKC. :O Hes about 3 and a half months old.
Though, I don't plan on showing him cause I don't feel like he fits to any standard, I will probably train him for agility in the future. Hes incredibly fast!
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that 2nd picture is awesome. He looks like he is brewing up quite a bit of trouble.
Welcome
Welcome to the pack!!
He's very cute, and yes on that second photo he can't be up to no good...
LOL, he is too cute; I do know that look in the second picture. It is the collar and leash. He is working out in his head how he can get out of that LOL.
Goodluck and welcome Steph and Toby. I love his colors.
Ron in New Mexico
Welcome! He looks pretty!! Enjoy him us much as you can while he's still a puppy, they grow really fast.
Hi Steph! Welcome to the forum!
Your Shiba has great color, he is very cute... and I agree with Jessica, that second picture is great, very funny.
Welcome to the forum!
Toby is so cute. He does look like a little troublemaker like everyone is saying.
Sorry for not saying -too- much about myself. xD I was in a rush this morning!
Thank you for all the welcomes!
Hmm. When I got Toby, he was weaned onto a really ... not so great food. He was on Diamond Puppy ( which is the equivalent of Eukanuba, Iams, Purina, ect ), but I immediately grabbed a bag of puppy food that I know is good. After about a month, we've gotten off the Diamond and now hes on Eagle Pack Puppy.
Eagle Pack grows all its own food, and raises its own livestock in its own company. Their food is approved by the FDA, and is human-grade. Very great food. I reccommend it to anyone. Other good foods are Canidae, Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, and Nature's Variety.
Also, about me. xD I'm 18 years old, college bound for a major in Illustration. I work at a local pet store ( which is where I get all my great knowledge of dog foods, and many other things ). I'm trained in handfeeding baby birds, I know basic first aid for animals ( giving fluids, medicine ). I'm pretty much just a kennel person. xD I clean stuff!
I'm very much into art, hence why i'm going into it at college. If your interested in checking out my art, I have a website. http://kizamaji.deviantart.com/
So you really don't sell dogs, you adopt them out.
You're a strong person to acquire a puppy while you're college bound. I wouldn't be able to do it.
Welcome! Oh my goodness, I could just squeeze him, he's so cute! I have to tell you, that second picture immediately induced the west side story picture in my head. Like i'm cool, don't mess with me look!
Enjoy him! My Shiba is 13 months or so and we adopted him in January. We're still learning alot about each other, but I love that dog soooo much.
I'm excited to check out your are too. Enjoy the forums, there are some wonderful people on here.
Ah, i'll only be an hour from home -- so it won't be too bad. My parents have agreed to 'watch' him while i'm away. I do plan on training him on breaks, summer, weekends, ect.
In college, i'm going to major in illustration and hopefully get into writing children's books. I'd love to write books about animals; mostly dogs. It'd be neat to write/illustrate children's books about all the japanese dogs.
Toby has been much of a handful lately. Is it common for teething to start around 3-4 months or so? I've never owned a puppy before; and my previous dog was a Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix. We had to put her down when she was 6 years old, over a year ago. She had lots of health problems.
I just ask, since Toby has been incredibly nippy lately, especially when hes rather irritated. If I keep him on the leash too long, or hold/restrain him for long periods of time. Hes just so darn cute, though! I want to cuddle him so bad. :0
Heres a newer picture of Toby that I took last night. The black around his neck/chest and forehead are starting to really darken up. And this week, the colour on his back started getting more black. I'm wanting him to grow faster now! I want to see what he turns into as an adult. xD
His mother was a Red Sesame and his father was a Black and tan.
If you look closely, you can see the black starting to come in on his back; which wasn't in the older photos from a few weeks ago. :0