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• No feathers and low weight? I'd be careful, then. I dont know about chickens in particular, but when I kept birds both of those were immediate cause for concern about infection. It's that way with any animal, really. Low weight and losing fur/feath…

  in It pays to be rural! Comment by DizKaiMo February 2009
• Yay, another Seattle shiba! I'm here in Kirkland. Hokkaido doesn't hate water, but he doesnt like it either. He'll sit nicely for baths but won't willingly jump into a lake or anything. Puddles he has no problem splashing though. I dont have answ…

  in Questions about Shibas.... Comment by DizKaiMo February 2009
• Hahahaha. I love the way the foam pieces are distributed so evenly around him. Looks like he's gloating. :P What a cutie!

  in This one's for LJ... Comment by DizKaiMo January 2009
• Haha, Hokkaido does that. He likes to shred paper and has discovered that the pads pretty much ARE paper. I can't really offer any suggestions. Normally, it'd be the usual....tell her no when she tries...but puppy pads are OBVIOUSLY for times you a…

  in tearing up puppy pads Comment by DizKaiMo January 2009
• I agree wholeheartedly with the suggestion of an exercise pen. I would NOT be able to deal with Hokkaido without it. He has a 4x4 pen, which was plenty of space for him initially. Now that he's a bit bigger (he's at 5 months right now) and a teensy…

  in Updates on Peanut. Might still need help. Haha. Comment by DizKaiMo January 2009
• He is indeed a shiba...even though his name is Hokkaido and we call him Kai for short. :P And yes, the staining is a constant problem with him. I try to keep his eyes wiped out but I'm fighting a losing battle. :(

  in Hokkaido (Lots of Pictures) Comment by DizKaiMo January 2009
• Heh...reminds me of my research on shibas. I expected a puppy who was fearful of people and possibly random objects...instead, he loves everyone he meets. He channels golden retrievers or something. :)

  in One Lonely Shiba = a Mess on the Level of a "Breakup Song Video" Comment by DizKaiMo January 2009
• Hokkaido's right at 12 weeks and he's almost 11 lbs right now.

  in Trying to determine pup size Comment by DizKaiMo November 2008
• Alright, he took to walking...sort of. His new activity, instead of sitting, is eating grass. Any plant he can find, he eats. I've always heard this is indicative of an upset stomach and is intended to induce vomiting, but her never gets sick. Just…

  in Leash Training Comment by DizKaiMo November 2008
• Heh, I probably worded that wrong. I dont have a specific destination I need to be at....I just need him to get up off his fluffy butt. :P

  in Leash Training Comment by DizKaiMo November 2008
• He's right at 12 weeks. I wasnted to make sure I got him pretty young so he would grow up with the kitties. Speaking of the kitties...hehe. He's afraid of Dizzy, and Sumomo won't come down from the refrigerator. Such a set of personalities I have…

  in Leash Training Comment by DizKaiMo November 2008