Shiba vs. Siberian

I really like Spitz type dogs, so I am owned by a Shiba Inu and a Siberian Husky. They are both great friends, but have somewhat different personalities.
Which is better – Shiba or Siberian?
You decide – a cookie is at stake!

1. Pretty Face
Shiba Inus look like foxes and Siberian Huskies look like wolves. More ...

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Dog Bite Inhibition

What is bite inhibition?
Bite inhibition basically means training your dog to have a soft mouth.
When they are puppies, dogs automatically learn this lesson from their mother and their litter-mates. When a puppy bites down too hard on a litter-mate, he will get a yelp and play stops while the hurt party licks his wounds. More ...

A Dog’s Halloween – Pumpkin Fun!

It is Halloween time, and while dogs are not allowed to have regular candy, they can have a lot of fun with pumpkins!
Last weekend, I got my dogs a small pumpkin.
I cut the top out and scooped out the insides. Scooping out the insides is a good idea because last year, they made a More ...

Dog Vengeance Poop

It is an old story.
Girl leaves boy. Boy gets lonely and depressed. Boy poops all over girl’s clean carpets.
Girl comes home and is angry and disappointed by boy’s actions. Boy gives girl a very endearing look, and many “apologetic” licks.
Girl forgives boy and the cycle continues.
So is it vengeance poop or something else?
Dogs, it turns More ...

Filed under: dog behavior — Tags: , , , , — shibashake @ 1:00 am

Alpha Male or Alpha Female?

I got an interesting comment from Mark the other day on my Shiba Inu Personality article –

Females are the alpha of this species, not the males. If there are two pregnant females in the pack, they will fight to the death. I think mine really is a cat in dogs clothing. She’s friendly to More ...

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