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El Toro!

The above image shows very plainly that Suki and your average plush dog toy don't really mix that well. The upper left was a stuffed heart with a rope loop attached that we got from a friend. The bottom used to be a stuffed rabbit, and the top is a gutted racoon, all of them viciously mauled by the Suki Beast.

So I was out in San Carlos today and I walked into a neighborhood pet store. I found this toy:



El Toro! Ok that's not it's name but I can't help but blurt that name out (in my head of course) when I see this thing. This toy weighs in at about 10 lbs, and it's size rivals Suki's. It's seams are protected by strips of tough nylon weave, and it's skin is constructed in four layers. The top layer is soft fleece, underneath that a layer of woven nylon, underneath that a layer of PVC, and underneath that ANOTHER layer of nylon. I guess that means it's heavily resistant to puppy teeth....and small arms fire....The owner of the shop assured me that this toy would last a good long time. We'll see....

I brought El Toro home to Suki and I think I agree with the owner of the shop. This is one tough dog toy that will take Suki's ravaging for years to come. Hang in there El Toro!

Uh oh, Suki wins!

Graduation Day Puppy Intermediate

Yay! Suki has graduated from intermediate. She is now proficient in many basic commands: sit, down, stand, spin, come, go, rollover, left paw, right paw, take it, leave it and a few others I can't think of right now. Puppy class was such a great investment!

Our last assignment for graduation week was to have our puppies perform a trick for the rest of the class. Suki showed off with a super combo! She did sit, down, rollover, sit, stand, right paw, left paw all in sequence. The class loved it!

At the end of the class the instructor told us that she's never seen such a social, happy, and food motivated Shiba Inu. We're very proud! The next class we will be enrolling Suki in is the Good Citizens class, and from there, on to Agility Training!

Once again, the entire class consisted of only three dogs, including Suki. The graduating puppies were Azie the unknown mix, London the Corgie, and, of course, Suki.

Puppy Intermediate Class!

Today was week one of puppy intermediate class at the SPCA. Suki is
one of only three dogs enrolled, which is great since it allows much
more attention on Suki. Today we worked on loose leash walking!

Big Beach - Little Dog

Can you see how small she is in this big world?

First day at the beach!

We took Suki to the beach at Fort Funston yesterday. We hiked
together for two hours around the fort, and finally ended up at the
water. Doesn't she look happy?

Suki gets sick

Suki was supposed to get spayed yesterday. We dropped her off at the
vet in the morning and went off to work, and the vet called us soon
after and told us the procedure could not take place because suki has
a resperitory infection. She's been sneezing and coughing and we
thought it was just her allergies(which she has had for a while). We
will have her on anti biotics for a couple weeks. To get ready for the
operation, they shaved part of her leg.  Looks funny! Hope it
grows back soon. She'll be back at the vet for her operation next
Thursday.