Tuesday, January 22, 2008

And It Begins...

A little bit about this blog...the idea is to keep a diary/journal about the day to day events in raising/owning a shiba inu, or in this case, 2 of them. We missed the opportunity to document our first shiba (Chibi), but figured it would be fun to try to document the second (and all that will happen when we bring the second shiba (Sumo) into the family.

If you want to know what it was like the first time around (even down to the ages/timing of the puppy), take a read through this blog...http://lokitheshiba.blogspot.com/ . This pretty much sums up the macro view of what it was like for us.

We are T-3 days until we are able to pickup Sumo from the breeder. I think we have all that's needed from Chibi's old stuff (collar, harness, leashes, etc.) that she didnt eat or destroy. Anything else, we've purchased from our local Petco/Petsmart.

We're a little nervous, still trying to figure out the best way to introduce the 2 dogs...but after talking to our dog trainer, reading many articles, and talking with friends who have done this, I think we have a pretty good plan....but we'll see. I'm pretty sure the first day is important, but not life altering.

Btw, and it is official, we did pickup the customized dog tag for Sumo today at lunch....Everything is ready...let's see how this goes :)

I'll try to post some additional details later, but just wanted to get started....

-Dad

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