Emi vs. Shedding
/All this time we thought that Emi did not have much of an undercoat...
Wrong.
Photos taken with Fuji X-E1 + XF 35mm f/1.4.
Shio vs. Shedding
/Did we mention anywhere on our blog that Shio is shedding? Cause he was. and he still is.
Shio is still shedding!
/From this morning:
If I could ask Shio just two questions at this moment (assuming that he was able to respond) they would be:
1. Where the eff does all this fur come from?!
and
2. How are you not bald?!!?
Shio vs. His Winter Coat
/I had some "uh... DUH!" moments last week. 1. After visiting a Shiba breeder, she kept mentioning that Shio's fur was still thick and full. I then realized that we haven't brushed him out in a few weeks so I proceeded to do so the Monday after we met her. I brushed him for a good hour and as a result, raked out a ton of his undercoat. Then, at the height of my frustration, I called the groomer and asked her how much it would be just to comb out his winter coat. She said, "$20." That's dirt cheap. We immediately scheduled him in for a grooming sesh the next day. Uhhhh... DUH! Why didn't I think of this before?
2. After we picked him up from the groomer, the several weeks of protesting and refusing to walk during walks suddenly subsided. Which means that he was extremely hot and bothered by the extra weight he had been carrying around and the poor guy just didn't want to walk with his winter coat on. Uh... DUH! Why had I not realized this before?!
And there you have it. I'm a moron.
Shio's Fur
/It's been two months now and no signs of the end of shedding season. We furminate him and put his fur in a pile next to him.
He turns around and eats the ball of fur.
Do we have the only weirdo Shiba or is this normal?