Loki greeting Yun

Here's a clip of Loki greeting Yun after a long day of work. Notice that Loki's ears flap up and down. I refer to this as him "flying".

The Sound of Loki

I finally caught on video the wonderfully unique sound that Loki makes! Be sure to listen carefully.

Poopy!

Today began as a very typical morning. I woke up, took Loki out of his crate, fed him breakfast and then put him outside on the balcony so that he could poop/pee as usual. I sat at my laptop checking my email as he was outside. Then all of a sudden, I hear him scream! I wasn't sure if this was the infamous Shiba scream, but it was a pretty horrifying screech full of panic and terror. He hardly makes a peep when he's given shots! What could cause such a horrific scream?

I ran to open the balcony door and to see what happened.

Did he hurt himself?
Did he get a splinter?
Did he break a bone somehow?

He came inside, but was running in circles, chasing his tail. What?! Finally, I spotted it. There was a small clump of poop hanging off of his butt. After I removed it, he promptly resumed being his perfectly happy self.

Is a terrifying scream really necessary for a small clump of poop?

The Daily Puppy!

Yay! I just got an email saying that Loki is going to be featured on The Daily Puppy on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. So be sure to check it out =)

Unfortunately for those who actually follow this blog, the pictures I submitted are the same as the ones on this blog. So there aren't any new pictures for you. But anyways, I'm happy that more people can revel in Loki's cuteness on The Daily Puppy.

Loki with us

Dirty Puppy Gets a Bath

Today was Loki's second bath with us. The first one was too traumatizing for pictures.

Big head on a tiny body!

Look at all that dirty water. Funny thing is that he went to go drink it as we were washing him. Then as I rinsed him off, he also went to drink some of that water too. Silly puppy!

Who's that in the mirror?

I blow dried him a little bit. But it takes a really long time and he doesn't like it that much. But he put up with us washing and drying him; we did feed him lots of treats along the way. He's a good puppy =)

A month with us

I just realized that Loki has been with us for an entire month now. He arrived in our home on St. Patty's Day - March 17, 2007. In the past month,

• He's had his first bath with us. Terrifying experience I'm sure, but he survived.
  
• He's gone to the vet twice. The first time was his initial exam and the second was for shots. He was well-behaved and calm both times.
  
• He's only ever had one pooping accident. That occurred when I had to leave him home alone for too long, because I had jury duty. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
  
• It's been well over a week since he last peed on the carpet, but we did have one accident on his blanket this past Sunday. Still, he's been fairly easy to potty train.
  
• He's peed on Mike when he first met him.
• He's learned to accept the collar and leash, albeit begrudgingly.
• He's learned to stop whining.
• He's met Mr. Vacuum Cleaner twice. The first meeting went better than the second.
  
• He's fantastic on car rides, since he goes on a car ride almost ever other day.
• Among the dogs that he's met, he's growled at one white fluffy dog, he's growled at another Shiba puppy, been indifferent to a Shih Tzu puppy, and was a bit puzzled by the behavior of a hyperactive Chihuahua.
• He loves meeting people. And people love meeting him! This makes walks with him very time-consuming.
  
• He's become more comfortable in our den and bedroom, but has yet to be comfortable with the kitchen. He loves to walk underneath our desks in the den.
  
• He experienced his first taste of off-leash fun in the fenced backyard of my auntie's home.
• He barks in his sleep sometimes. And also wiggles his limbs in his sleep.
  
• He loves to stretch.
• He really loves to lick our legs after we've showered. Why? We haven't figured it out yet. Maybe it's the soap?
• Most of the time, he understand exactly what you want him to do, he just doesn't want to do it.
• He loves to chase things blowing in the wind.
• He's my funny & silly puppy =)