We took Shio and Emi to Williamsburg this weekend. Took two snaps...
Shio absolutely hates the heat, but he liked exploring new places and actually only protested once while we were out there.
Emi has come a long way in terms of dealing with the crowd and outside stimuli, but as you can see, she prefers to stick closely to Ting.
Photos taken with Leica M9, C Sonnar 50mm f/1.5.
Happy 5th birthday to our little fuzzball friend, Bocce!
In honor of Bocce's birthday, we are giving away one limited edition bag of Bocce's Bakery's Lobster Roll Treats! If you follow Shio's twitter, you'll already know that we love our Bocce's treats and it's only fair that we share our love with our readers!
Bocce's Bakery makes natural delectable human grade dog biscuits and wherever possible, their ingredients are locally sourced and organic! Best part is that this biscuit company is founded and run by two talented up and coming female entrepreneurs in NYC.
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment wishing Bocce a very happy birthday and tell us what you would be willing to do to win a bag of Bocce's Bakery's limited edition Lobster Roll treats. Wittiest entry wins and contest ends 11:59pm, May 24th. Winner will be chosen on May 25th. Limit one comment per person/dog.
Aaaaand.... go!
It's been over 6 months since Emi first arrived into our home as a foster! I can't believe how quickly time flies. First and foremost, the most important achievement so far in my eyes, is that Emi has finally gotten used to Josh's presence and now adores him. It took a very long time for her to trust him but in April she finally allowed him to be a part of her life. It took a lot of treats and playing fetch in our living room but she will now go up to Josh and cuddle up next to him. In return, Josh has allowed her to fully enter his heart and watching him sing personalized songs to her is priceless!
Shio and Emi's relationship is just as strong as ever. In the 6 months that Emi's been here they've really only had 4 significant arguments. The last one was from March and it was a result of Shio's insistance that both marrow bones were his and Emi wasn't allowed to have one. We've remediated that situation simply by separating the two of them when we give them chew treats.
The biggest problem we have right now is Emi's hesitation when outdoors. She still hasn't gotten accustomed to all the passersby in our neighborhood and is still very skittish when she hears loud noises which is unfortunate because there's constant construction around here. We've started to take her on walks away from the dog run because she's gotten incredibly comfortable there and we want to expand her horizons to build her confidence. We still hire a dog walker twice a week to take the pups around the neighborhood and work on their fears. Our dog walker told us that while with him, she's gotten comfortable enough to let a little girl pet her! Otherwise, when I take her out, it's like the movie '50 First Dates' where Emi needs to readjust and realize that she's been down this path before.
We've tried to fatten her up but Emi remains steady at 15.5 lbs. She is very muscular from running and jumping around all day at home but she's just a very slender gal. Her face has lightened up a little more and there's a little more light in her eyes. She doesn't play with other dogs besides Shio and would rather chase squeaky balls around a park.
UPDATE: NAMI HAS BEEN FOUND!
Please help us bring our dear friend, Nami, home by spreading the word!
Nami slipped her collar while her grandhumans were walking her in Manhattan Beach on May 4th.
We've helped post flyers up all around the Brighton Beach area and are desperate to find little Nami.
Frequent updates on Nami can be found on this website: http://bringnamihome.blogspot.com/
Help us bring Nami home!
UPDATE 5/16/12: The deadline for ordering key covers has now passed. Sorry for those who are just now seeing this post! After posting a photo of my new Shiba key cover through instagram, I received a flurry of responses, many of whom are asking where I bought it from. It was from an order from a website in Japan (ordered by our friend in Hawaii). Since there were so many people that said they wanted one of their own, I've decided that it was time to coordinate a mass batch order so that we can all be properly owned by our Shibas. Prorating the key covers with more people means less that each of us have to spend on the shipping and international fees so let's get started!
1. Figure out how many key covers you want.
2. Leave me a comment on this post and I will email you a link to the order form.
3. Complete the order form and submit.
4. Wait until I email you will the final cost - this may take two months as processing and shipping takes a while from Japan. At this time, we are estimating that the cost will be approximately $8.50 each.
5. Submit payment and I will send your key cover order to you!
You have until May 15th to complete this form.
Any questions can be left in the comments section of this post and I will respond back in a timely matter!