"He Looks Like a Fox!"

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For every time we were asked if we had red fox at the end of our leash we'd be rich! My bigger problem is that I don't know how to respond to that comment.

Here's a list that I've come up with so far:

1. "Haha... yes he does."

2. "He is. I roped him up from the forest."

3. "Yes. He's a Shiba."

4. "Yup." *Smile*

5. Start walking faster and pretend you didn't hear the person so that I don't have to think of a response.

Sad to say but after 9 months of Shio, I still have not been able to think of a clever response.

Our Furry Houseguest

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For the past week, we've had the pleasure of having a houseguest stay with us. Our dear friend was on vacation and left her little girl in our hands. I was so excited for Shio to have a playmate for a few reasons. 1. To see how he would interact with another dog 2. So he can have a full time playmate 3. So we can have an idea of how life would be with 2 dogs (yes, we've crazily considered getting another Shiba)

My verdict is 1. Wow... she's so much easier to train than Shio! Presumably because she's not a Shiba who's primary goal in life is to make you feel like a crazy person when he cocks his head to one side while you desperately command him to "come here" and 2. it would be quite awesome to have another dog around... on a temporary basis. I'm simply not capable of handling two puppies at this point!