Supply and Demand: Puppies as Commodities

by jenna September 9, 2009

I get email once or twice a week asking for advice on finding a Shiba puppy. I’m glad when people ask, because it means they are trying to buy a pup the RIGHT way, but on the other hand, I know there aren’t enough puppies from good breeders to go around and that frustrates me. So many people buy puppies from pet stores and back yard breeders because they don’t know any better, but then – even worse – people who DO know better, to some degree, get frustrated and impatient and end up buying a dog from a less [...]

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Fido’s Fest, Dr. Harvey Cohen, and LURE COURSING!

by jenna September 6, 2009

Snickers and I spent last weekend at Fido’s Festival in Woodstown, NJ. We were there with NYC Shiba Rescue to talk to people about Shiba Inus, Shiba rescue in particular, purebred rescue in general and responsible dog ownership. I really enjoy working at these events. Not only do I get to talk to people about the breed that I absolutely adore and about purebred rescue groups and how important adoption is, we also get to try new things and meet new people. We’ve made friends with rescue groups, vendors and other Shibas at events in the past. Last weekend we [...]

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Fido’s Festival August 29th & 30th

by jenna August 13, 2009

Snickers and I will be at an event in South Jersey in a couple weeks and we’d love to see you there if you’re in the area. Please check out Fido’s Festival taking place August 29th & 30th in Woodstown, NJ. Advanced tickets are only $9 per adult and there will lots of demonstrations, events, experts and shopping! (Dogs and children under 12 attend free.) And, of course, Snickers will be there doing his thing for NYC Shiba Rescue along with some other great NYCSR volunteers and dogs. What more could you want?

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FRUSTRATION

by jenna August 8, 2009

I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like to recently. I’ve started and stopped – and restarted – this particular post a few times over the past several weeks. Most of you already know that my passion in life is the welfare of companion animals – dogs in particular. Second only to my family, my rescue and public education goals are what drive me. Most of my personal goals are wrapped up in my desire to better the lives of as many dogs as possible, in the present and the future. Lately I feel like everything is moving backwards. [...]

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Mr. Murphy Has Left The Building

by jenna July 24, 2009

Murphy went home tonight! Murphy is technically my MSIR foster dog, but my sister has really been the one fostering him since I left Indiana almost five months ago. On one hand he’s been an easy keeper for her; he gets along with her dogs, they eat the same food, he’s easy going. But on the other… well, this is the first time she’s lived with an adolescent Shiba. Just in case playing "you can’t make me" whenever it was time to go inside was not enough to try her patience, he subjected to her to A Great Escape too! [...]

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Visiting Shayna: A Foster Mom’s Reward

by jenna July 5, 2009

I’ve been personally involved with the lives of many rescued Shiba Inus since founding NYC Shiba Rescue two years ago and I’ve felt varying amounts of affection for each and every one of them. Every dog is an individual (just like people) and there’s almost always something lovable about each of them (maybe not so much like people). I believe there are only a few dogs in our lifetimes that truly steal our hearts though. Some people call them "heart dogs." For me, one of those few dogs was a foster – never meant to be a permanent addition to [...]

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Interesting News Story Regarding HSUS

by jenna July 1, 2009

WSBTV in Atlanta aired the following expose’ regarding the Humane Society of the United States. Apparently, they’ve removed it from their website after pressure from HSUS and they’ve posted a clarification. Note the clarification only addresses one small piece of the story. Apparently, the rest of the story stands.

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pawpawty on twitter this weekend

by snickers June 12, 2009

hi gang, snickers here mom haz not had time to let me join the #pawpawty before, but i gets to go this month! a lot of the anipals do stuff at the pawty that animals cant really do – like drink beer and play music and stuff – but thats not how i roll yo (even though just talking to anipals in twitter has already crossed that "cant do" line)! well, moms got that all figured out now. she says i can be security cz i am good at protecting stuff. so, what is the pawpawty you ask? pawpawty is [...]

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Interview with Dog Trainer Colleen Safford

by jenna June 9, 2009

About a week ago, Snick posted about how he spends his days and of course he included how much he loves to go to daycare to play. That led to a discussion a couple days later about the pros and cons of doggy daycare. To round out the topic, today we’re interviewing dog trainer, Colleen Safford, of New York Walk & Train. Jenna: Colleen, you have extensive experience with dogs, including in daycare/boarding environments. Do you feel doggy daycare is recommended for all dogs? Colleen: While it’s lovely to see more options available for “spoiling” our pups, a responsible owner [...]

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Discussion: Doggy Daycare Pros and Cons

by jenna June 3, 2009

Having grown up in the rural south, the first time one of my New Yorker friends mentioned doggy daycare to me, I was astounded. Why would you pay for such a thing??? Heh. Little did I know that in a few short years I would be doing exactly the same thing! (See Snick’s recent post about how he spends his days for more info on that.) Shibas being Shibas, I’ve met a lot of people over the last few years who were surprised Snick goes to daycare, but HE LOVES IT! His daycare in Chelsea called him "a party animal" [...]

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