Marcos and Cheree’s Shiba Inu Puppy Adventures Blog

Last week Nicole came over for a girls movie night.  Well Ace, like most other Shiba Inus is a little stand-offish around people, espcially people who he did not really know.  I warned Nicole before she came in the house that Ace may bark at her and completly blow her off, as he does with most guests. 

Well to my Suprise, Ace was attached to Nicole the very first moment she walked in the door!  I was anticipating barking and instead he was so exicted to see her, almost as if he had known her all his life!  When she sat on the coutch, he layed in her lap licking her non-stop!  What was this… he has never even done that with me and marcos!  Well, I guess he must have the same taste in great friends like I do!

Below is a picture of Ace and his New BFF!!!

My Money is on ACE!

Last night was the first time me and Marcos were able to sleep through the night!  Praise the LORD! These last few weeks have been a struggle cause Ace would be waking up every time at 3:00am then 5:00am then again at around 6:00am.  Needless to say me and Marcos were very frustrated at the constant scratching and whining, we just gave in.  Well after we both put our foot down and make a pack we would not get up…. (dont think we are cruel, the books say to do this)… we finally had a breakthrough.

Dont get me wrong the first few nights, almost broke my heart cause I hated hearing him cry at night, but I knew we had to do it.  We both knew that if he got accustomed to us getting up every time he cried, he would keep doing it!!!  Well, the hard part is over and last night was the first time he did not cry!  I think this could have been the best thing we could of done. 

Also as a side note, just yesterday Ace discovered toilet paper!  I was taking a shower… he must have sneaked in the bathroom… and completely unrolled the whole roll of toilet paper!!!  I got out, thought things sounded offley quite (as they do when he is normal up to no good) and found our entire living room COVERED in shredded toilet paper!  He just gave me that look with a big ole’ grin, showing how proud he was of his master piece!  It was so cute I couldn’t even get mad.  I am sure the second time though, will not be so cute.  I really wish I would have taken a picture!!!

Well this first week with Ace has had its ups and downs.  We started off great, all excited, and happy to have a new person in our family.  As I said before, for the most part, he was a very calm and quite.  Well the personality has come out!!!  Now that Ace is a little more accustomed to our house, each day we see more and more liveliness.  Just yesterday, he let out his first bark at me!  At first I was like???  But then I figured out he just wanted my attention.  Still though, I hope this does not become a habit, for my neighbors sake!

Monday we started puppy training classes, and he did great! Listened, wanted to play with the other puppies, and even figured out his name.  I was glad to see that he was not to traumatized from the experience.  I also didnt know if it would be to early to start him in classes but my fears were drops as soon as I saw him calm down and have fun.  The only thing that worried me was that a couple of times he snapped at the other dogs.  The trainer told me, for the most part, he was just playing… but the a couple of times he did it to tell the dogs to “get out of his face”.  I just hope the other pet owners didnt mind.

So now that brings me to today, and the first dog park trip!  I was nervous, thinking… i hope he doesnt snap at the other dogs, but Marcos said it went well.  He met a puggle and they hit it off! Round and round they went chasing each other around the park.  It is good for him to get all this energy out since i know he hates his leash.  The only issues encountered here was the car ride.  I still think he is fearful of the car, which is to be expected.  The whole way there marcos said he DROOLED.  After doing some research I found out that this means he is nervous.  To solve the problem we are going to start taking him on small trips and getting him accustomed to the car.

So thats its so far!  Check back later for more Puppy Adventures!

With much anticipation, the day finally came!  We got our new Shiba Inu puppy Saturday morning, November 29th @ 12:00pm.  The day seemed to go by so slow in the morning, I think from lack of sleep the night before, you know, the tossing and turning you do the night before Christmas day when you are a kid. 

We finally made it to the airport, elated that the flight was arriving an hour early. However this didn’t pan out well cause we still had to wait over an our to have ACE delivered.  Since he was a “live animal” the cargo had to be hand delivered. Below is a picture of Marcos waiting for the puppy at the airport .

After an hour of waiting he was finally delivered!!! I swear, I’m sure like your own kid, I thought he was the cutest thing ever!  The car ride home was a little tricky, he was drooling the whole time! By the time we got home, my shirt was drenched.  Come to find out, he was nauseous from the plane ride and he ended up getting sick in the car.  After that, no more drool.  Ha…. I know… TMI!!!

So pretty much the first day he was very, very, calm and sleepy.  It was to be expected though, he had a long flight, he was in a new place, new smells, and new owners, I would be tuckered out too.  However after a full day of sleep he was up and alert at 4:30 in the morning!! Ha… good thing Marcos was up to take him out for a potty break and get some energy out. 

Now it has been three days and I have to say he is adjusting quite well.  So far he has learned how to stay in his crate when told (all i have to do is point and he goes in), he has learned to go up and down the stairs (even though he is still a little stubborn), and he has learned to go potty on command.  We have only had a few accidents in the house, but for the most part he only goes outside when i point to the grass.  Oh and today, Marcos just told me he learned how to SIT.  Not too bad for only having him for three days! We have also already been asked for our first play date, from a lady we meet in the park who also owns a Shiba.  She thought he was so cute and asked to take a picture with him.  We also had another person from their balcony ask where we got our dog and what type of breed he is.  Man Ace is already a Celebrity!!!

The only thing he does not really like to do yet is go for walks.  Go figure, right? What dog does not like to go for walks.  I think he is still a little scared of the outside world.  We have seen no signs of biting, chewing, or barking… but again, i am not getting my hopes up.  I am just waiting for all these traits to come out.  However so far, he seems like a obedient dog that has a few odd quarks, but overall loves his new home and his new owners.  WELCOME HOME ACE!!!

Ace Refusing to Walk