Shiba Inu Diary – Today, Sephy was the happiest dog in the world. He not only met an awesome playmate, but also a great friend. One of my neighbors found an abandoned puppy while she was driving home from work and she took the puppy in. The puppy was named Kai and she grew up to be a friendly, goofy, adorable dog. Every day, Sephy would wait outside Kai’s house in the hopes that she will come out to play with him. This time, Sephy really got bitten badly by the love bug!
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Shiba Inu Diary – Sephy visits the SPCA and gets to play with Zen who is a very handsome Chow Chow. Poor Zen was a bit shy and I think a bit overwhelmed by Sephy’s crazy Shiba play style. Ultimately though, both dogs had some fun play sessions so it was a great visit for everyone.
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Shiba Inu Diary – Shiba Inu Sephy’s first and only almost-fight at the dog park with another small Shiba. Ultimately, we decided to stop taking Sephy to the park because it was too unstructured for his temperament and he was learning bad habits there. Shiba Sephy does best in small structured play-groups that is well-supervised.
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Shiba Inu Diary – The 3rd part and conclusion to Shiba Sephy’s adventures with his dog walker. Sephy is finally wearing the dog walker down with his Shiba screams and ninja moves. Who will win this battle of wills?
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Shiba Inu Diary – The 2nd part of Shiba Sephy’s adventures with his dog walker. Today, Sephy encounters the dog-muzzle. When the muzzle is on, Shiba Sephy’s mouthing and screaming powers are significantly limited. Is this the end for Shiba Sephy?
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Shiba Inu Diary – The beginning of Shiba Sephy’s adventures with his dog walker. Sephy embarks on an exciting park outing with his new dog walker and a bunch of other dogs. Will Shiba Inu Sephy defeat his new nemesis – Female-that-Walks-Dogs, or will his dog walker tame his wild Shiba spirit?
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Shiba Inu Diary – Sephy goes to the vet to get neutered. The most difficult part of the neutering experience was making sure that Sephy did not bite at his stitches. He did not enjoy wearing the E-collar and was unhappy about the forced reduction in activity.
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Shiba Inu Diary – Sephy shares his views about leash corrections and other aversive based techniques. What do dogs think about leash corrections? Do they make dog walking more pleasant? How well does leash corrections work?
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Shiba Inu Diary – Sephy hates taking baths in the bathtub. He does not like confined spaces, especially when it is also wet and strange. Ultimately, it just makes more sense to give Shiba Sephy his bath in the backyard. We also made it into a fun chasing game and now Sephy loves bath time.
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Shiba Diary – Today, Sephy meets a professional dog trainer for private lessons. This dog trainer is very calm, unafraid, and knows exactly what to do when Shiba Sephy shows aggression. Dog training requires calm energy, good timing, consistency, and proper execution of the techniques.
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