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Benefits of Dogs and Babies
from Shiba Tail
on Tuesday October 26th, 2010 at 08:03 PM
I was looking at my Google Analytics page for this blog and noticed that someone found mysite by searching for the "benefits of dogs and babies". Although I've talked here about having dogs and a baby and I have been meaning to do a post on babies and dogs interacting,I havehonestly never thought of the benefits of dogs and babies. But there are many! So, to honor this random blog visitor, here's a list of the benefits ofdogs and babies (and if you're the one who found my blog by searching...
Off Leash
from Shiba Tail
on Monday October 25th, 2010 at 04:03 PM
The other day, we took the dogs to a dog beach near our house. It's the perfect opportunity to let them off leash and run aound with other dogs. They had so much fun.
I have it heard time and time again that you can't let Shiba Inus off leash because they will never come to you if they see a small animal to chase. I really believe that this is a fallacy and one that cost Aspen many opportunities to run free with other dogs. Before we knew better we just listened to this so called "rule" about...
Sunday link love
from Shiba Tail
on Sunday October 24th, 2010 at 05:02 AM
Happy lazy Sunday! Here are a few great posts from around the web!
Pets and the holidays:
Should youdress up your pets for Halloween?
One Shibas alternative to Halloween costumes
How to survive the holidays with your pets
Some Shibas and their crazy antics:
http://niko-shibainu.blogspot.com/2010/10/apple-thief.html
http://lokitheshiba.blogspot.com/2010/10/upside-down-bowl.html
http://myfirstshiba.tumblr.com/post/1344708932/some-mornings-are-tougher-than-others-when-i-have
...
Dog Biscuit Experiment #1
from Shiba Tail
on Saturday October 23rd, 2010 at 05:01 AM
Today, I experimented with another dog treat recipe. It's a chicken flavored dog biscuit. It's a mix of different recipes I found online and since I had all the ingredients, I decided to give it a whirl.
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons yeast 1/2 cup warm water 2 tablespoons parsley 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 cup chicken broth 3 tablespoons honey 1 egg 5 cups whole wheat flour
Directions: Preheat oven to 350F.
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in the parsley, garlic, chicken broth, honey, and egg....
Demon Dog from Fleet Street (Puppy Mouthing)
from Shiba Tail
on Friday October 22nd, 2010 at 07:02 AM
Bella the Shiba may look cute, but she has a demon streak. Anyone walking in our door is welcomed by Bella the puppy nipping them with her needle sharp teeth. Its called puppy mouthing and some puppies are just more prone to it than others. Puppies are orally stimulated and learn by biting, mouthing all aspect of their environment (thats why theyre bound to chew up your favorite shoes!). Mouthing people is just one more aspect of this stimulation, but one that must be discouraged.
DO:
Teach...
Dealing with separation anxiety
from Shiba Tail
on Thursday October 21st, 2010 at 11:30 AM
When Aspen was a puppy, he struggled with separation anxiety.
The poor puppy would get so upset when we left the house, he would urinate, howl, bark and whine. It was extremely hard leaving him at all, but one of couldnt always stay with himallthe timedue to our work obligations. Our neighbor, who complained about the whining,recommended we play the radio so he would think that someone was home. So, we decided to blast the 80s for our sad little pup for a few afternoons when we would leave...
Frozen pumpkin yogurt treats
from Shiba Tail
on Thursday October 21st, 2010 at 11:30 AM
My dogs LOVE yogurt. The other day, I bought them yogurt treats from the pet food store and they loved them. I thought it would be fun to try and make them myself. I tried this recipe, which is an adaptation of one I found at this website and the dogs went NUTS over it. Itsa simple and healthy treat that you can feel good about giving your dogs. Im planning on experimenting with baking these little goodies into more of a cookie-like texture instead of frozen, so stay tuned.
Ingredients:
One cup...
A tail of two shibas and the family they own
from Shiba Tail
on Thursday October 21st, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Hi there!I'm so happy to befinally starting a blog. I love reading other people's blogs and I've wanted to get in on the fun for quite some time. In fact, I've set up a few blogs just to give up on them a few days later. Well, I'm bound and determined to keep this blog up and running. I even bought a domain name! So, here we go.
The point of this blog is to chronicle the lives of my family and my dogs. But, mostly the dogs. We have two Shiba Inus - Aspen, who is a little over a year, and...
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