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Snick the Dog
Snickers is a black and tan Shiba Inu. Born Thanksgiving Day, 2003, in upstate New York, Kawakirei BNT Sweet ‘N Nutty (a.k.a. Snickers) was a sweet puppy from the very beginning.
His breeder, Sandra Krupski, chose him for us because he was “the kissiest” boy in the litter. She later wrote
Snickers was a big puppy when born and he loved to eat and looked like it. Because he was so bottom heavy
he was the last to walk. We used to do leg exercises while he laid on his back and stared at me. Then he got his belly scratched and tickled and loved it. It got so he would just flop over every time I walked near him. Best head of the bunch. He was always the most social of the boys… every time I reached down to pick up a puppy, it was always Snickers. He’s always been that special dark sweet treat.
Snick’s pedigree provides a solid foundation for his wonderful temperament. Ongoing training and socialization have built on that foundation. Although he is a Shiba Inu – often known for being snarky with other dogs and antisocial towards humans outside their inner circle – he has continued to be a very social dog.
PS As an adult, Snick is no longer “bottom heavy.” He’s a perfect 23 1/2 pounds!
Some Milestones in Snick’s Life
| Jan 31, 2004: | Nine week old Snickers moved from upstate NY to Hell’s Kitchen, NYC to start the process of changing Jenna’s life. |
| June 2006: | Snickers had so much fun with his two neighborhood Shiba friends, that he started a Shiba Inu meetup group in NYC to make NEW Shiba friends! |
| September 2006: | Snickers appeared in Urban Hund’s fall catalog. |
| October 2006: | Snick passed his Canine Good Citizen test. |
| March 2007: | Snickers appeared in Time Out New York, promoting the first Canine Cocktail Pawty fund raiser for Animal Haven Shelter in NYC |
| March 2007: | Snick and his friends from the meetup group convinced some humans to found NYC Shiba Rescue. |
| September 2007 | Snick and his buddies Benno & Lily represented Shibas at the AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day event in Madison Square Park, NYC. This was Snick’s first big public event (with many more to come). |
| October 2007: | Snickers became a foster brother for NYCSR, hosting his first temporary Shiba sister. |
| April 2008: | Jenna & Snickers became registered Delta Society Pet Partners. (This means he is a “therapy dog.”) |
| May 2008: | Snickers started visiting classrooms at The Gillen Brewer School in New York City as part of their humane education program. This was Snick’s favorite job to date, only ending because he moved to Indianapolis in August 2008. |
| October 2008: | Snickers appeared as the featured Shiba in WoofPatrol.com’s Shiba Inu breed profile. |
| December 2008: | We started weekly visits with participants of the Easter Seals Adult Day Services program in Indianapolis. This was harder for Snickers than visiting with kids, but fun also and a great learning experience. |
| March 2009: | Snick moved to Jersey City, NJ. We hoped to start school visits again but weren’t able to find a local program. We dreamed up the idea for Animals Who Educate. |
| March 2010: | Snick and a few of his Twitter pals, founded The Anipal Times, a daily online newspaper for animals and animal lovers. |
| May 2010: | Snick moved again, this time to Tupelo, MS. |
| August 2010: | Snick enjoyed reading the first ever PRINT edition of The Anipal Times. |
| August 2010: | Jenna & Snickers joined Comfort Creatures in Tupelo… more to come! |
The original “Snick the Dog” blog started on my old site in August 2004 and moved to jennaandsnickers.com in August 2008. These blog entries chronicle the effect Snickers has had on my life, the world around us, and my goals for the future.
You can also check out some of my favorite photos and videos of Snickers.
Blog Entries About (and by) Snick the Dog
Emmie the Super Dog is walking across the country with her pal, Troy Yocum. She recently told Snickers that she has a secret mission for the end of the hike.
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Today has been a good day for dogs and a lazy day for me. Friday, I spent time figuring out what I do, why I do it, and what I really should focus on. Yesterday, I ran errands and did chores – a typical Saturday. Normally, on Sunday, I would work… work on rescue stuff, work on NSCA stuff, take Snick for his shelter visit, answer email, do some web development or updates for clients or one of my clubs/charities, etc. NOT TODAY! I started the day with good intentions, but after making breakfast for me and T, I went [...]
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hai peeples, Snickers here! one of my Shiba friends on Twitter had the brilliant idea to haz a secret santa wif each other. we called it #secretshiba. one peeple drew names for us and told us who to send a gifty to. i opened my #secretshiba gift this morning. it was so much fun, i wanted to share it with you!!! After we were done with #secretshiba we got in the car and went to my grandpeeples house. (this iz the first time in my life i haz lived so close to my grandpeeples. iz very exciting to go see [...]
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hi peeples, snickers here! this my second time to participate in my furriend cokie the cat’s anipal photo hunt. this week the subject is “my second job” meaning the job AFTER taking care of our peeples. after taking care of mom and girl, my job is helping educate people about responsible ownership of companion animals and also about shiba inus. here are some piktures of me doing my job! i haz a third job which is visiting kids in schools and other places as a registered Delta Society Pet Partner (therapy dog) but i dont have any good photos to [...]
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hi peeples, snickers here! today is my birthday! i am seven years old! mom does not like that i am now a “middle aged” doggy but i like the number seven. it sounds mature even though ize as silly and playful as ever. seven seven seven… see? it sounds good! to celebrate my birthday this year mom got this nifty drawing of me from her friend kristin at bohopets.com. it would also seem that mom iz buying me a house because i heard her talking about how she iz going to frame this piccy and hang it on the wall! [...]
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