In no particular order, here are a few dog-related societal improvements that I feel would have immense benefits for companion animals and the humans who love them. the psychological benefits of animal companions recognized so that the elderly wouldn’t have to give up their pets when entering assisted living or nursing care facilities dogs proven […]
Playdate With Penny
Snickers and I fostered little Penny in the summer of 2008. She was a great little Shiba girl who got off to a bad start (her original owner didn’t train her, give her any boundaries or instill any self-confidence in her). Our relationship with Penny was a little rocky for the first week or two […]
Update on Murphy
A number of people have emailed me recently asking about Murphy. (I haven’t been doing a very good job of keeping the blog up to date since I moved. Sorry.) We still have Murphy in foster care. He turned a year old a few days ago. He’s WONDERFUL. I have three or four applications for […]
Dealing with Puppy Biting and Chewing
This morning one of Snick’s "anipals" (that’s what the animals on Twitter call themselves), who also happens to be a Shiba puppy, asked: @Snick_the_Dog what did your parents do to help you get over your nipping and teething phase? This was not a question that Snickers or I could answer in 140 characters or less […]
see snickers run. run snickers run!
Last week while I was away for three days, Snickers stayed with my friend Kathy and was a bit mopey and worried. When I took him back this Monday though he was SOOOO excited to be there. Apparently, now that he’s sure I’ll be back in a few days, he’s having a great time. Here’s […]
Quick Status Update From Snickers
hello everybody. mom is worried that you will think we abandoned our website. we did sort of but not forever. me and mom moved again. we moved to a place near the home where we always lived before we moved to the country!!! we are really happy about that but mom has been too busy […]
The Family Dog Should be Family
When I started writing on Jenna & Snickers (.com), I defined my own personal idea of responsible dog ownership. I listed ten basic requirements that I feel our dogs deserve from us. I expanded on one of those in the post about Making the Most of Companion Identification Methods. Today, I want to expand on […]
The Misanthropic Shiba Revisited
The Misanthropic Shiba was one of the sites I read when researching the breed before buying Snickers years ago.
Pending Adoption Pending :)
Murphy doesn’t officially have an adoption pending yet, but I think he will quite shortly. A local couple has applied to adopt him after they – and their Shiba – met him at a Shiba meetup. They’re on vaca this week and when they return the application approval process (home visit and such) will move […]
Playing in the Snow
Snickers, his sister Secret and our foster boy, Murphy, had a blast playing in the the first real snow of the season.