Category Archive for bloglicious
Posted by jenna on February 13th, 2010
In the categories: Snick the Dog, bloglicious
 Today was a good day. Snickers and I started off the afternoon (which is the beginning of our day after all) with romp in the snow covered dog run. Then Snick managed to take me to his favorite liquor store. Yes, I said my dog has a favorite liquor store. Jersey City Wine & Spirits keeps dog treats at the register. I discovered this shortly after moving here when Snickers unexpectedly dragged me in there. I try not to walk by there when I’m not prepared to go in, but sometimes I’m not paying attention and he leads me there. Today was one of those days. Also today, between our time at the dog run and our visit to the liquor store, Snick made a new friend on the sidewalk.
Wherever Snick and I go, people stop us and ask me what kind of dog he is. This is pretty common for Shiba owners, possibly more so for black and tans because they aren’t as plentiful. When we still lived in Manhattan, sometimes the people who stopped us would be fellow Shiba people. (I do this too… stop people on the street to say hi to their Shiba even when Snick isn’t with me.) Many times they would ask something along the lines of "I heard there is a Shiba club or a meetup in the city. Do you know about it?" I would introduce myself as the organizer of the Shiba meetup and give them all the details. Once, a guy stopped us a couple blocks from my apartment and said "I’m sorry to bother you but I’m looking for the Shiba rescue and thought you might know. They’re supposed to be around here somewhere." Of course, the address he was looking for was the mailbox rental around the corner from my apartment. I told him the rescue doesn’t have an office and proceeded to answered all his questions about volunteering for NYCSR. Those incidents aren’t really remarkable though. NYC is just a very big small town so running into people with shared interests is to be expected!
Lately though, people know Snickers from this website. A few months ago, we were at the dog run and I was talking to a couple with an adopted Shiba. I mentioned that I volunteer with NYCSR and we talked about foster dogs and adopted dogs, etc. At some point they asked me Snick’s name. When I told them, one of them said "You’re Jenna & Snickers! I thought you looked familiar!" That was weird.
We had a moment like that today and it wasn’t even a "Shiba person!" During our walk, someone came up behind us, apologized for the intrusion and asked what kind of dog Snick is. When I answered that he’s a Shiba Inu, she said she thought so, that her parents had a red Shiba and that she had only just discovered black and tans. Snickers tends to be very Shiba-like with most people on the sidewalk… meaning, he ignores them completely. So, I said "Snickers, say hello" (which I taught him during school and therapy visits). He went over to her, greeted her and immediately tried to kiss her face. Upon hearing his name, she said "Snickers! I was just reading your blog!" This was at once very odd and very cool to be talking to a stranger who knew my dog from the Internet. She said he was just as beautiful as his pictures (and he is!) and we chatted for a minute. We went our separate ways, but the idea that I’d just met proof that strangers actually visit and read this blog stuck in my head all day. Neat, huh?
Even better? She made a donation to NYCSR tonight! Awesome.
Posted by jenna on June 22nd, 2009
In the categories: bloglicious
I wrote my first blog entry on August 11, 2004, so I have been blogging for almost five years now. Much of that history – including some favorite old posts – are on my other site.
Today, I thought it would be fun to link back to some of the dog-related posts I still enjoy reading from that site, some more for the comments left than for the actual post itself. I hope you’ll read and enjoy at least a few of them. 
- December 19, 2005: Small Dog
- January 16, 2006: Shiba Scream, aka How to Stop Traffic in NYC
- February 13, 2006: Snicks, The Valiant Hunter (or something)
- March 27, 2006: When You Realize What You Don’t Know great discussion in comments
- July 27, 2006: Imagine My Surprise
- October 19, 2006: Casual Breeding is IRRESPONSIBLE insight from a breeder
- February 17, 2007: Next Up: Kaos Needs a Home another great discussion in the comments
- June 17, 2008: Dogs Will Be Dogs (What Else Would They Be?)
Posted by snickers on March 21st, 2009
In the categories: bloglicious
hey doggies and their peeples,
i have this girlfriend schnauzer named Quincy. well, Quincy has a schnauzer friend named Pepper. Pepper’s mom has these websites about postcards. the first one is called dogfessions and mom says it is like postsecret, but for dogs! (peeple can make dogfessions too, but they have to be about dogs.) she has another website called dogvice where us dogs can send in advice for other dogs and their peeple. it is real cool. of course, you have to have your person help you because it is hard for us doggies to make postcards (NO THUMZ).
so, why am i writing about this stuff? because Pepper’s mom sent me and mom an email and asked us to tell you guys about rachael ray’s nutrish “food raiser” campaign. rachael ray’s nutrish has pledged 1 pound of dog food for each card received on dogfessions, dogvice, pugfessions/pugvice, and bullyvice/bullyfessions. The goal is to give 3 TONS of food to both Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue. to do that, they need to get 6,000 postcards from you doggies and your peeple. that’s a LOT of post cards folks!
if you have something to say (and i know you do) check out dogfessions and dogvice today and send in your postcard.
woof!
snickers
Posted by jenna on January 24th, 2009
In the categories: bloglicious
Julie, who writes The Misanthropic Shiba, has had a site about Shibas for a long time. It was one of the sites I read when researching the breed before buying Snickers years ago. Over the years it has evolved into a fancy (in a good way) site with a lot of information – a real Shiba resource – but there will never be anything quite like her original breed description, aka RANT.
Today, Julie retrieved the text of her original page and re-posted it on the new site. Take a look at The ORIGINAL Misanthropic Shiba (and then wander around the rest of the new and improved site. It’s pretty good too!
Posted by jenna on November 2nd, 2008
In the categories: bloglicious
Starting today, I’ll have occasional guest posts on Jenna & Snickers (.com). Yay!
Our first guest posting is by the Fabulous Miss ~T~, otherwise known as Jaqi (her real name), writing about how much more difficult owning a puppy was than she expected it to be. Read and enjoy!
Posted by jenna on October 19th, 2008
In the categories: bloglicious
If you haven’t already read Our Mission for this website, please take a minute to do so and then come back.
Done? OK, great.
Now… what suggestions do you have to help me build this website as a resource? What information can we include to help educate current and potential dog owners about responsible dog ownership? There’s already a lot of info on the web… but what isn’t there? Or isn’t easy enough to find? Or isn’t well presented? How will people find this website? Why will they stay?
Pages I could add?
Blog topics to blog about?
How can I encourage more conversation and visitor input?
How can we make new visitors feel welcome to join in?
I’d love to hear any and all suggestions you may have, either in the comments (preferred) or via the contact page.
Thanks!!!
Posted by jenna on August 16th, 2008
In the categories: bloglicious
Dear World,
There are many factors that contribute to the overpopulation and mistreatment of companion animals in the United States. I believe the key to change is education. This website is my next step in attempting to do my part to educate the public.
Please take a look and let me know what you think. There will be many more blog posts and pages of information added as time goes by. I hope you’ll stick around, contribute your opinions, and become part of the experience!
Sincerely,
Jenna (& Snickers, of course)
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Today was a good day. Snickers and I started off the afternoon (which is the beginning of our day after all) with romp in the snow covered dog run. Then Snick managed to take me to his favorite liquor store. Yes, I said my dog has a favorite liquor store. Jersey City Wine & Spirits keeps dog treats at the register. I discovered this shortly after moving here when Snickers unexpectedly dragged me in there. I try not to walk by there when I’m not prepared to go in, but sometimes I’m not paying attention and he leads me there. Today was one of those days. Also today, between our time at the dog run and our visit to the liquor store, Snick made a new friend on the sidewalk.
