Taking the plunge...
I'm going to adopt a male, baby, or young adult Shiba Inu. I think Myie would make a great sister to an adopted little boy. She absolutely LOVES all the other dogs around town, and when ever we pass a house where another dog lives, she has to wait and see if her buddies are going to come say hello today. She's grown particularly fond of our neighbor's Yellow Lab. I'd really like her to have some company during the day while I'm at work; and somebody to play with when spend the weekends outdoors. I have been considering this move for about a month now.
So I talked to my fiance tonight, and the only way I could get him to agree to this, was if we got one of the "cool looking Shiba's." LOL... Apparently we want a Sesame...
Anyway, all you wonderful people who work in shelters & aren't too terribly far from NY. PLEASE keep your eyes open for me. I'll be on a constant search myself, but any help would be awesome.
So I talked to my fiance tonight, and the only way I could get him to agree to this, was if we got one of the "cool looking Shiba's." LOL... Apparently we want a Sesame...
Anyway, all you wonderful people who work in shelters & aren't too terribly far from NY. PLEASE keep your eyes open for me. I'll be on a constant search myself, but any help would be awesome.
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I've been trying to figure out where to network her to for a while: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11512503
He is fostered by Kellie of Geigler's Precious Pups, I can give you her email, she's an awesome rescuer.
No deadlines, no hurry, this is not something I am going to rush in to because I definitely want to make the right decision. I just discovered that I may be between jobs shorty which will change our option to move as planned, and if we stay, the result will be fencing in our gigantic back yard. We have an acre and a half, I can hear the dollar signs... I know most rescue place wont let you even adopt without a fenced in yard. So there are a few things we need to figure out in the next week or two.
Rocky is fluffy!
Shelly is super pretty - her eyes are very pretty.
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http://shibarescue.org/national/sam/sam.html
However the color of the Shiba should not be the deciding factor in who you decide to adopt, in fact that should be the least of your concerns. Let Mylie help pick her new brother.
After a proper and effective introduction period, the dogs sort of sort it out themselves, I only try to intervene when I see tensions beginning to start.
When you find a male that sounds like a good match for your lifestyle and situation, letting Mylie meet that dog will give you a very good perspective of their compatibility, and sometimes it works out fabulously, and sometimes it does not.
I posted Rocky and Shelly b/c they meet the criteria of young shiba to keep up with Mylie's energy (and a shiba between 2-5 years old might actually be better to help even out Mylie's energy), they are compatible with other dogs, they are close enough to you in NY that transport wouldn't be an issue and they happen to be beautiful sesames! I can also help you integrate or work with any issues, like people phobias or what not that may come with adopting a shiba.
If you are interested in Rocky, you can email Kellie at the email on Rocky's petfinder page, tell her Jennifer referred you. She has an adoption application, and you can tell her that I can do a home check if she needs it and vouch as a reference and help transport.
Jen, I may be very interested in meeting Rocky, although I do have to figure out what we're doing as far as our home situation goes before we make any final decisions. I'm still working on getting this new job & if that works out, we will be installing a fence rather than moving. He is 6 hours from me, which isn't very far in the grand scheme of things.
Thanks for all the help I will keep everyone posted, & please keep the suggestions coming! Sam is also a beautiful Shiba, but I am pretty far from Oklahoma...
**Edit**
So this is the plan, updated from last night. If I get this job I am up for, we will not go through with plans to move. Instead, we're going to take our large plot of land & build a big garage attached to our house. The garage will have a nice heated room on the back designed specifically for our dogs to play in (I'm already searching the internet fun things to fill the room with, they're going to be so spoiled) while we're at work, where they will have a doggy door to an outdoor fenced in area to come and go as they please. That way we don't have to worry about rambunctious playtime destroying our house! I think this would be GREAT for them, that way we can keep an eye on the pups at all times when they're in the house.
If my job falls through, we're moving and looking for a place closer to the city but still in the country where can can provide similar accommodations for the pups.
I should know by Thursday about the job... I'm excited about looking for a second Shiba! & I think Mylie would LOVE her own room with a brother to keep her company!
If you get the job - can I move in and be one of your dogs? I promise to be good and not mess up my dog room to much.
> side note > The playroom sounds great, but don't be surprised if they sleep the whole time you are gone. I had a webcam to watch our shibas when we went to work and thought I would catch them being crazy - nope - they just sleep. lol.
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The playroom sounds like a cool idea though.
An outdoor kennel may be a much better option.
Well I guess I'm currently lucky to have a retired prison guard as a neighbor who keeps an almost too watchful of an eye on our property. I'm also lucky to live in Aurora, the village where everybody knows everybody else's business, which is slightly annoying, but in times of need you've got 300 people behind you. This is the type of town where, I leave my car unlocked most of the time, and if somebody were ever to try to steal something, all my rich, retired, crazy neighbors with nothing better to do, would hunt him down because chances are they're watching the neighborhood like hawks. It's a nice sense of security, but the thought of somebody trying to steal Mylie still makes me paranoid. Maybe I should get her micro chipped... Especially if we plan on moving from here.
There's always that one chance where she might slip out and you could lose her.
And yes, go get a microchip!
I also believe in micro-chipping. The benefits of a door bolting, not coming when called breed of dog outweighs all other arguments about the chip for me!
Well like I said, we had Ahi with us... She FREAKED OUT at him (teeth showing, barking, lunging, even salivating a little - kinda scary), that set Hilo off too. The guy backed off and said "Yea man, its cool, I catch up with YOU later [looking at and point at Hilo]". Then he noticed my friend, Clay, was reading his license plate and got in his car and took off.
It was hella creepy. I was not that worried since Clay is FREAKING HUGE and Ahi was wigging out, but it did kinda worry us - changed our thoughts on where and when to bring our dogs.
When Ahi freaked out at him he turned white as a ghost... it was kinda cool, tho I would rather not experience that again. Ahi is amazing.
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Just so you know, the Humane Society is running a special on micro chips in August, paid five bucks for Koda’s last week. YMMV