We only gave it to him for 5 minutes, but what a wonderful 5 minutes they were. (We didn't want him to really start gnawing on the bones.)
Loki'sThanksgiving
Yummy yummy! A treat like this only comes once a year.
We only gave it to him for 5 minutes, but what a wonderful 5 minutes they were. (We didn't want him to really start gnawing on the bones.)
We only gave it to him for 5 minutes, but what a wonderful 5 minutes they were. (We didn't want him to really start gnawing on the bones.)
Holiday Shopping
We all went Christmas shopping at a dog-friendly mall in LA, Westfield's Century City Mall. It is an outdoor mall and many of the stores there welcome dogs. We saw lots of other people with their dogs - so cute! One jewelry store (Iridesse) even held an event trying to help rescue dogs. They had a few dogs in their store wearing "Adopt me" signs, and the store was also donating some amount of money to the rescue organization for every customer purchase.
It took awhile for Loki to get used to the crowds of people. It was a bit of sensory overload for him.
Of course our gorgeous & cute puppy got lots of attention! One lady even approached us to ask for stud service! Our little guy is neutered, but he still looks like a stud muffin.
Then for a few minutes, I went into Victoria's Secret while Yun took Loki to browse in Tiffany's.
And you wouldn't believe what happened next. While Yun was talking to a saleslady, Loki decided that right smack in the middle of Tiffany's was the perfect place to poop. Of all places, he chose Tiffany's!!!
Despite not being able to discern what is an acceptable pooping spot, he was able to figure out that shrubbery was the correct place for peeing. He was great the first two times peeing, then the last time, he peed on the Christmas tree. It's hard being a pup. All other trees are acceptable for peeing, why not this one as well?
Lastly, Loki even got to taste some Pinkberry! Pinkberry was (and still is) very popular dessert in LA. They just opened up a store in the Century City Mall, so we went to check it out and see what all the fuss was about. The frozen yogurt part of it got Loki's seal of approval, but not the raspberry topping. (Okay, I know, technically, it's not frozen yogurt, but that's what it looks & tastes like, so that's what I'm going to call it.)
It took awhile for Loki to get used to the crowds of people. It was a bit of sensory overload for him.
Of course our gorgeous & cute puppy got lots of attention! One lady even approached us to ask for stud service! Our little guy is neutered, but he still looks like a stud muffin.
Then for a few minutes, I went into Victoria's Secret while Yun took Loki to browse in Tiffany's.
And you wouldn't believe what happened next. While Yun was talking to a saleslady, Loki decided that right smack in the middle of Tiffany's was the perfect place to poop. Of all places, he chose Tiffany's!!!
Despite not being able to discern what is an acceptable pooping spot, he was able to figure out that shrubbery was the correct place for peeing. He was great the first two times peeing, then the last time, he peed on the Christmas tree. It's hard being a pup. All other trees are acceptable for peeing, why not this one as well?
Lastly, Loki even got to taste some Pinkberry! Pinkberry was (and still is) very popular dessert in LA. They just opened up a store in the Century City Mall, so we went to check it out and see what all the fuss was about. The frozen yogurt part of it got Loki's seal of approval, but not the raspberry topping. (Okay, I know, technically, it's not frozen yogurt, but that's what it looks & tastes like, so that's what I'm going to call it.)
Thanksgiving
We had Thanksgiving at our place this year. It was Yun's first time making Thanksgiving dinner & it was scrumptious! Loki got to eat various scraps of turkey including the yummy organs. Yummy!
To better accomodate our guests, his exercise pen was cut in half for the evening.
Belly rubs from Mike!
To better accomodate our guests, his exercise pen was cut in half for the evening.
Belly rubs from Mike!
Turkey Day is coming!
Wow! A big frozen turkey! Yummy!
After Loki licked all over the plastic packaging, he curled up next to the turkey and just watched it. He's been staring at the turkey ever since we brought it home. He's so funny.
After Loki licked all over the plastic packaging, he curled up next to the turkey and just watched it. He's been staring at the turkey ever since we brought it home. He's so funny.
The Furminator
After reading about so many rave reviews about the Furminator, I bought one off of eBay. (That's where I found the best prices. It's not a cheap item.)
So I tried it out tonight. Loki's no longer blowing his coat, so there wasn't much anyways. But I still got much more undercoat fur with this than with his other brush. Yay!
One day I'll have his fur spun into yarn. It's really expensive, but one day, I'll have it done. Here's one site that does this.
So I tried it out tonight. Loki's no longer blowing his coat, so there wasn't much anyways. But I still got much more undercoat fur with this than with his other brush. Yay!One day I'll have his fur spun into yarn. It's really expensive, but one day, I'll have it done. Here's one site that does this.
Watch Dog
Loki makes a pretty good watch dog. He watches very intently. He's especially good at warning us about children.
Look at how seriously he takes his job!
Hey! Wait a minute here! He's sleeping on the job! What? I guess he doesn't make a very good watch dog after all. What a lazy pup!
Look at how seriously he takes his job!
Hey! Wait a minute here! He's sleeping on the job! What? I guess he doesn't make a very good watch dog after all. What a lazy pup!
Loki's growing up!
Look at how much my little baby boy has grown!
Here we are back in mid-April, when he was almost 3 months old. Aww... how I miss that little puppy face.
And here he is at 9.5 months old. Looking all grown up!
You can tell how much bigger he's gotten relative to that electrical outlet on the wall.
Here we are back in mid-April, when he was almost 3 months old. Aww... how I miss that little puppy face.
And here he is at 9.5 months old. Looking all grown up!
You can tell how much bigger he's gotten relative to that electrical outlet on the wall.
What is going on?
I must have jinxed myself for saying that Loki's perfectly potty trained.
We got back from grocery shopping today and then Loki just peed on the carpet right in front of us. I don't understand?!? His last accident was back in June!
He was let outside less than 3 hours ago and he normally can hold it for up to 8 hrs.
I don't get it. I feel like I have an entirely different dog!
We got back from grocery shopping today and then Loki just peed on the carpet right in front of us. I don't understand?!? His last accident was back in June!
He was let outside less than 3 hours ago and he normally can hold it for up to 8 hrs.
I don't get it. I feel like I have an entirely different dog!
The worst kind of destruction
So far, I've always said that Loki's not really destructive. He's never chewed up any of our shoes. All of our furniture is intact. He's only ever destroyed paper. Luckily, they were of no importance anyways. And he's chewed on our remote controls, which still work just fine. Thus, in light of the fact the he's been perfectly potty trained since the end of June and that he's not very destructive, we don't usually crate him at night.
This morning, I found the worst kind of destruction.
Very luckily for us, these cords were connected to the light switch, which was turned off. We're so very glad and lucky that Loki is perfectly fine. Unfortunately, he really does not understand that he did anything wrong. Don't you ever wish you could just talk to your dog?
Here's our hypothesis of why. Because we wanted to sleep in on Sunday, we prepared his breakfast the night before and put it in his exercise pen, where he always takes his meals. This way, all we had to do was open the bedroom door in the morning, he could go eat his breakfast, and we could go back to sleep.
Last night, we put him to bed with us in the bedroom as usual. But the problem was the he knew that there was food in his ex-pen. He whined the entire night and pawed at the door. I got up at 5am, thinking that maybe, just maybe, he had to go pee. But no, he bolted right for the food. He knew it was there. I brought him back to the bedroom, but he continued whining and scratching at the door until 7:30am (breakfast time). So our hypothesis is that he chewed up the cords out of frustration.
Having breakfast ready was a terrible idea that we won't ever try again. He's never even showed an inkling of an interest in any cords before, so it had to be this particular situation. I guess, it's back to no more sleeping in on the weekends for me.
This morning, I found the worst kind of destruction.
Very luckily for us, these cords were connected to the light switch, which was turned off. We're so very glad and lucky that Loki is perfectly fine. Unfortunately, he really does not understand that he did anything wrong. Don't you ever wish you could just talk to your dog?Here's our hypothesis of why. Because we wanted to sleep in on Sunday, we prepared his breakfast the night before and put it in his exercise pen, where he always takes his meals. This way, all we had to do was open the bedroom door in the morning, he could go eat his breakfast, and we could go back to sleep.
Last night, we put him to bed with us in the bedroom as usual. But the problem was the he knew that there was food in his ex-pen. He whined the entire night and pawed at the door. I got up at 5am, thinking that maybe, just maybe, he had to go pee. But no, he bolted right for the food. He knew it was there. I brought him back to the bedroom, but he continued whining and scratching at the door until 7:30am (breakfast time). So our hypothesis is that he chewed up the cords out of frustration.
Having breakfast ready was a terrible idea that we won't ever try again. He's never even showed an inkling of an interest in any cords before, so it had to be this particular situation. I guess, it's back to no more sleeping in on the weekends for me.
Clean up!
Loki's very best command is clean up. This command means we have dropped some food on the floor and his job is to clean it up! Sometimes, it's really yummy food like beef. Sometimes, it's not so yummy food like celery.
When we first got Loki, we were very careful about what he ate. Now after some months have passed, we are less worrisome dog parents. As long as the food isn't on the "do not eat" list for dogs, Loki is allowed to eat anything. And anyways, dogs lived off of human leftovers and scraps for thousands of years.
We're thinking about using this clean up command as a more reliable recall for him. As with most Shibas, his response rate for come is pretty bad. In fact, come is starting to mean, ignore the humans.
So far, we only use clean up to mean clean up, not as a recall. But I think we might be able to turn it into a semi-reliable recall. I'll have to start practicing it outdoors where there are more distractions.
When we first got Loki, we were very careful about what he ate. Now after some months have passed, we are less worrisome dog parents. As long as the food isn't on the "do not eat" list for dogs, Loki is allowed to eat anything. And anyways, dogs lived off of human leftovers and scraps for thousands of years.
We're thinking about using this clean up command as a more reliable recall for him. As with most Shibas, his response rate for come is pretty bad. In fact, come is starting to mean, ignore the humans.
So far, we only use clean up to mean clean up, not as a recall. But I think we might be able to turn it into a semi-reliable recall. I'll have to start practicing it outdoors where there are more distractions.
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