Our own Serendipity Berhardt
Julius Ceasar: Act I. Et tu mommy??
OK, you hear things about Shibas but somehow you just never think YOUR precious Shiba will ever do those horrible things because you (unlike the thousands that came before you) are above that. You picked the good one. Yeah. Right.
If we were to pick one of those horrible long AKC names that you see at the dog shows we would have to go with Drama Queen of Shiba. This morning I took her outside to go potty and (gasp) left her alone for less than a minute. I came back out to find a yelping Shiba with one paw straight out like it was broken. Probably severed and going to have to come off to hear her tell it. As a new mom, and novice staff, I was understandibly concerned. I checked for stings, splinters, felt her paw to see if she had any tender spots - all to no avail. So I set her back down to see if she was maybe, possibly, slightly overreacting. Still, an adament refusal to put her paw to the ground. There was much circling and pathetic whimpering. Still, puppies don't get to go in the house in the morning without doing certain things (I mean, the carpet's not new, but we have to learn about going outside). So she went and I picked her up and took her inside and put the food down. Miracle! Like the laying on of hands in a revival meeting! Food = suddenly mended paw! What a sucker I am.
Yesterday was very exciting. She got on the futon by herself for the first time. Walked on a leash, went outside of the yard under her own power, and met Brigit (T and Daniel's Golden Retreiver). All in all, she was very good and very brave. It was all very exciting and we're looking forward to exploring more today - once the paw heals, of course - oh, wait, which one was it again??
Sharon
OK, you hear things about Shibas but somehow you just never think YOUR precious Shiba will ever do those horrible things because you (unlike the thousands that came before you) are above that. You picked the good one. Yeah. Right.
If we were to pick one of those horrible long AKC names that you see at the dog shows we would have to go with Drama Queen of Shiba. This morning I took her outside to go potty and (gasp) left her alone for less than a minute. I came back out to find a yelping Shiba with one paw straight out like it was broken. Probably severed and going to have to come off to hear her tell it. As a new mom, and novice staff, I was understandibly concerned. I checked for stings, splinters, felt her paw to see if she had any tender spots - all to no avail. So I set her back down to see if she was maybe, possibly, slightly overreacting. Still, an adament refusal to put her paw to the ground. There was much circling and pathetic whimpering. Still, puppies don't get to go in the house in the morning without doing certain things (I mean, the carpet's not new, but we have to learn about going outside). So she went and I picked her up and took her inside and put the food down. Miracle! Like the laying on of hands in a revival meeting! Food = suddenly mended paw! What a sucker I am.
Yesterday was very exciting. She got on the futon by herself for the first time. Walked on a leash, went outside of the yard under her own power, and met Brigit (T and Daniel's Golden Retreiver). All in all, she was very good and very brave. It was all very exciting and we're looking forward to exploring more today - once the paw heals, of course - oh, wait, which one was it again??
Sharon
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